Amazon now plans to layoff 20,000 employees soon, report says
•Amazon plans to layoff 20,000 employees in the company, which is twice as much as was previously reported.
• The layoffs will take place in the coming months and will include distribution center workers, technology staff as well as corporate executives.
• This doesn't come as a surprise, considering Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy recently confirmed that Amazon is preparing to layoff employees in several departments.
• In November, a few internal sources told The New York Times that the company was planning to sack 10,000 employees.
• Now, a fresh report is claiming that this number has increased and that Amazon plans to fire people at all levels across several regions including senior most positions.
Amazon now plans to layoff 20,000 employees soon, report says
Amazon managers have reportedly been told to assess the work performance of employees, so that the company can start the layoff process of about 20,000 people, according to sources.
