Amazon said on Oct. 28 it will eliminate about 14,000 corporate positions as part of a broad restructuring effort designed to flatten management layers, reduce bureaucracy, and redirect resources toward artificial intelligence (AI) and other strategic priorities.
Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology, announced the layoffs in an internal memo to employees, describing them as part of an ongoing effort to make the company stronger, faster, and more innovative, while operating “like the world’s largest startup.”
“The reductions we’re sharing today are a continuation of this work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets,” Galetti wrote….