Amazon has confirmed it will cut about 16,000 jobs worldwide. This news comes after a mistake. An email about job cuts was sent to employees by accident. Amazon quickly took back the email. These job cuts follow earlier layoffs of 14,000 workers in October. The company is making big changes.
The accidental email went to staff in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica. It showed plans for changes before they were ready. We do not know everywhere the cuts will happen. However, the first email suggests cuts will be international. Amazon has about 1.5 million workers globally. Around 350,000 of them are in office jobs. The company wants to work better and reduce bureaucracy.
Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at Amazon, spoke about the timing. She said, "Many teams finished their changes in October. Other teams finished later." This means these new job cuts are part of a longer plan. The goal is to "strengthen the company." It also aims to create a simpler way of working.
A draft email from Colleen Aubrey, a senior vice president for AWS, was also seen. It was in a meeting invitation. The invitation was reportedly called "Send project Dawn email." Project Dawn is thought to be the name for these layoffs. This shows planning was happening. However, it also shows a mistake in communication.
These job cuts affect many people. They also change Amazon's work culture. Amazon grew very fast. Now, it is making changes because of the economy. The company wants to be more flexible. It is cutting management layers. This should help teams work more directly. People will watch how these changes affect Amazon's new ideas and how employees feel.