Amazon: Amazon India to reportedly lay off 500 employees – Times of India

Amazon India As part of its new round of layoffs, it has started laying off some more employees. According to a report in The Economic Times, Amazon is laying off employees across various businesses in India.
Reports suggest that the company has laid off at least 500 employees in India. The affected employees belonged to various businesses including Amazon Web Services (AWS), human resources and support functions. The report further states that the new layoffs are part of the company’s additional layoffs announced by Amazon’s CEO Andy Jesse In March this year. JC confirmed that this round of layoffs will affect approximately 9,000 employees globally.
The report also suggests that as part of the restructuring, some seller onboarding operations have also been discontinued in tier-2 cities such as Kochi and Lucknow. Amazon has experienced its second round of layoffs in recent months. In response to the global slump in tech stocks including Amazon, the company previously revealed in January that around 18,000 employees would be laid off.
Last month, Amazon laid off employees from its cloud computing and human resources departments. CEO of Amazon Web Services Adam Selipsky And human resources chief Beth Galetti sent memos to employees in the US, Canada and Costa Rica. According to a report by CNBC, which cited an employee currently working at the company, some AWS teams were affected by previous rounds of layoffs, and it is speculated that the recent job cuts may be related to AWS’s professional services. Will also affect the branch. This department provides assistance to customers in resolving issues with their cloud infrastructure.