Andy Jesse, CEO of the internet company, said in a press release that American online retailer Amazon will lay off more than 18,000 employees, instead of the 10,000 previously announced. placed on the organization’s website.
The New York Times in mid-November 2022 reportedThat Amazon plans to lay off about 10,000 people soon.
As Jesse explained, the decision at the time was made against the background of an unpredictable situation in the economy and based on the 2023 planning in connection with the hiring of a large number of employees over the past two years. He also noted that management had warned of a possible increase in the number of employees who could be laid off.
The retailer’s CEO said about 18,000 people will be fired from its sales and hiring departments. Additionally, according to Jesse, company management also made the “difficult decision to additionally eliminate” several positions.
As before registered As of September 2022, Amazon employed 1.5 million people, most of whom worked in the company’s warehouses, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Forbes, the former American magazine reportedfive billionaires lost a record amount of money in 2022. One of them is Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. Amazon lost $85 billion due to the 50% drop in the value of its shares.