Amazon will lay off more than 18,000 employees

NEW YORK, KOMPAS.com – Giant ecommerce from the United States, Amazonia, will execute PHK or termination of employment of more than 18,000 employees. This layoff plan was announced by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in a memo distributed to all employees.

“This is a difficult decision. We are well aware that this layoff policy is difficult for many people. We do not take this decision lightly or underestimate the impact it has on the lives of those affected,” he said. . CnnThursday (5/1/2023).

In November 2022, Jassy disclosed that layoffs at Amazon would continue through early 2023. The company will also notify affected workers of the layoff policy effective January 18, 2022.

Amazon’s business is growing rapidly, especially during the pandemic, as consumers shift their lifestyles to online shopping for everything. The company founded by Jeff Bezos has also significantly increased its hiring.

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However, as businesses begin to recover after the pandemic, Amazon is now facing a transient condition where people start shopping in-person or offline again and cut back on online purchases.

On the other hand, the condition of high inflation and the weakening of the US (US) and also world economy, led to a sharp contraction in public consumption, also in terms of purchases through e-commerce.

Jessy, in her memo, said Amazon executives had recently met to determine efficiency measures and appropriate strategies to maintain the company’s business continuity.

“This year’s review is more difficult given the uncertain economy and we have been recruiting rapidly in recent years,” he said.

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According to him, the layoffs will help Amazon pursue long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure. Jessy also stressed that this decision was difficult for the company.

In addition to Amazon, the condition to reduce the number of workers has also been implemented by other technology companies. Someone like Meta, Facebook’s parent company, recently announced the layoff of 11,000 employees, the largest in the company’s history.

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