Amazon is launching one of its largest corporate layoffs in years as artificial intelligence transforms how the company manages efficiency and staffing.
The tech giant plans to eliminate as many as 30,000 corporate roles beginning this week, part of a broader effort to trim expenses and streamline operations following heavy pandemic-era hiring, reports Reuters.
While the number accounts for a fraction of the firm’s 1.55 million employees, it represents about 10% of Amazon’s 350,000 corporate workforce. Sources familiar with the matter say the reductions will affect multiple divisions including human resources, operations, devices and services and Amazon Web Services.
The latest round of job cuts is Amazon’s largest in about five years, when it trimmed its labor force by roughly 27,000.
In June, CEO Andy Jassy said AI systems would likely lead to more job cuts as automation takes over repetitive and routine tasks.
News of Amazon’s workforce reduction has caught the attention of angel investor and All-In Podcast host Jason Calacanis. In a new post on X, Calacanis says the shift represents a broader white-collar disruption unfolding across industries.
“Amazon layoffs aren’t just about robots in factories, it’s about middle managers and those with rote jobs being replaced with AI faster than we expected.”
The angel investor also urges people to start working on their own projects, believing that AI will eventually displace a large number of jobs.
“No one is coming to help you —you’re on your own. Become a founder, do a startup with the smartest two people you know before it’s too late.”
Last week, reports emerged that Amazon was exploring the idea of replacing hundreds of thousands of US jobs with robots in the coming years. By 2033, Amazon expects to sell twice as many products while keeping its US headcount flat — eliminating the need for more than 600,000 potential hires.
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