E-commerce giant Amazon has announced it will cut “just over 18,000” jobs, due to the current “economic uncertainty” and “rapid” hiring in recent years.
This decision comes after a similar decision made by ‘Twitter’ and ‘Meta’ and other companies operating in the digital business, due to economic crises and financial pressures.
Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy announced the news in a letter to employees, which was also posted on the group’s website.
In November, several US media outlets reported that the company plans to lay off about 10,000 employees. Amazon confirmed the job cuts at the time without disclosing the number.
The online retail giant has taken on a large number of users following the outbreak of the Covid pandemic and the demand for online shopping has doubled. And between early 2020 and early 2022, the number of Amazon employees around the world doubled.
At the end of September, the group had 1.54 million employees worldwide, not counting the seasonal staff that the company hires during the periods of greatest demand for its services, especially during the Christmas holidays.
