”The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon,” said Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon. “That starts with offering most US-based employees 90 days to look for a new role internally. The tech giant said it is making the move in furtherance of “reducing layers, increasing ownership and removing bureaucracy”. However, despite announcing a further 14,000 job cuts just three months ago, the company is not planning regular reductions at intervals, Galetti said. “Some of you might ask if this is the beginning of a new rhythm, where we announce broad reductions every few months.

Source: Irish Independent January 28, 2026 15:11 UTC