Amazon To Have Mass Lay-offs - Largest Staff Reduction In Company History, 20,000 Employees

Amazon to fire 20,000 employees – the largest staff reduction in company’s history

Belle Carter

People with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that multinational e-commerce and tech giant Amazon will be laying off 20,000 of its employees, including top managers, data scientists, software engineers and other corporate workers.

This represents the largest staff reduction in the company’s history.

The latest update from sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, included that the employees who will be laid off will receive a 24-hour notice and severance pay in accordance with their company contracts.

"There is a sense of fear among employees in the company as the news has come out,” a corporate staff who was told directly about the layoff effort revealed. “There is no specific department or location mentioned for the cuts; it is across the business.”

The retail company allegedly cited the wrong manpower forecast and hiring spree during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the cause of the mass layoff.

According to the New York Times, the cuts will focus on the online shopping giant’s devices organization, including the voice assistant Alexa, as well as on its retail division and human resources. (Related: Amazon to fire 10,000 employees in biggest layoff in company’s history.)

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