Amazon Cuts About 14,000 Corporate Jobs

Amazon announced plans to eliminate roughly 14,000 corporate roles in a restructuring intended to reduce bureaucracy and shift resources toward AI, automation and strategic cloud investments; earlier reports had suggested cuts could reach 30,000. In an internal memo, senior vice president Beth Galetti described this generation of AI as highly transformative and said the company must operate more leanly with fewer layers. Most impacted employees will typically have a 90-day window, subject to local law, to apply for internal roles before receiving severance and outplacement support, and Amazon said it will continue hiring in key areas even as it seeks efficiencies. Company sources said some teams — including parts of AWS and blockchain work — were not affected, and managers were briefed on how to notify staff. The reductions amount to about 5% of Amazon's corporate workforce if the 14,000 figure holds and are the largest cuts since the 2022–23 layoffs.