{"id":2626,"date":"2026-01-28T15:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:47:35","slug":"amazon-slashes-16000-corporate-roles-in-latest-phase-of-a-broader-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=2626","title":{"rendered":"Amazon slashes 16,000 corporate roles in latest phase of a broader reset"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>Amazon said it&#8217;s cutting about 16,000 corporate roles as part of a broader move to cut bureaucracy.<\/li>\n<li>The company previously cut 14,000 jobs in October, citing cultural and efficiency shifts.<\/li>\n<li>CEO Andy Jassy has been pursuing a cultural reset focused on reducing management layers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amazon\u00a0said it is eliminating around 16,000 corporate roles globally, marking its second round of mass\u00a0job cuts\u00a0since October, when it shed 14,000 roles.<\/p>\n<p>The latest layoffs were announced on Wednesday by Amazon&#8217;s senior vice president of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, who described the move as part of broader efforts to cut back on bureaucracy inside the company.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I shared in October, we&#8217;ve been working to strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy,&#8221; wrote Galetti in a memo that was shared on\u00a0Amazon&#8217;s blog. &#8220;While many teams finalized their organizational changes in October, other teams did not complete that work until now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Galetti added that Amazon would offer &#8220;most&#8221; US-based employees 90 days to search for a new role internally. Those who are unable to find a role or choose not to will be given support, including severance pay and health insurance benefits, she added.<\/p>\n<p>The cuts underscore Amazon&#8217;s push to operate more efficiently as it reshapes the organization amid rapid advances in AI. While the company initially linked the October\u00a0layoffs\u00a0to AI-driven changes, CEO Andy Jassy later said those reductions were more about\u00a0cultural fit\u00a0than cost savings or automation.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, some Amazon employees\u00a0received a calendar invitation\u00a0regarding job cuts that had apparently been sent early.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Amazon also\u00a0announced\u00a0it would shutter its Amazon Go and Fresh stores, citing its failure to create a &#8220;truly distinctive customer experience with the right economic model.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amazon employs more than 1.5 million people globally, though its corporate workforce represents a relatively small share of that total, at roughly 350,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Amazon has trimmed\u00a0management layers, tightened spending, overhauled performance systems, and ordered most corporate employees to\u00a0return to the office\u00a0five days a week.<\/p>\n<p>Galetti acknowledged the numerous cuts in the memo, but didn&#8217;t rule out further changes ahead. &#8220;Some of you might ask if this is the beginning of a new rhythm \u2014 where we announce broad reductions every few months,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s not our plan. But just as we always have, every team will continue to evaluate the ownership, speed, and capacity to invent for customers, and make adjustments as appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That\u00a0cultural reset\u00a0accelerated after the pandemic, when Amazon&#8217;s explosive growth slowed. The company moved to rein in costs by shutting down unprofitable initiatives and shrinking what executives described as a bloated workforce. Last year, Jassy said efficiency gains from AI would eventually\u00a0reduce\u00a0Amazon&#8217;s head count.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s moves mirror a broader\u00a0trend across Big Tech, where companies have cut thousands of jobs while ramping up AI investment.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft said last year it would\u00a0eliminate\u00a0about 15,000 positions, with CEO Satya Nadella telling employees the company needed to stay focused on its AI transformation. Meta has also made AI-driven cuts, telling employees in its risk organization last year that their roles were being replaced by\u00a0automation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>ekim@businessinsider.com<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0or Signal, Telegram, or WhatsApp at\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>650-942-3061<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>here&#8217;s our guide to sharing information securely<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on\u00a0Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon said it&#8217;s cutting about 16,000 corporate roles as part of a broader move to cut bureaucracy. 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