Andy Jassy, I'm following up with you after our return-to-office conversation on 10/19/2023. I want to ensure the expectations and next steps are clear. During our discussion, I sought to understand if there are any particular challenges you are... — read more 

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/08/1204579029/the-challenges-for-amazon-sellers

Amazon filling about 1K jobs shortly after manufacturing layoffs Meanwhile, the Amazon fulfillment center in Davenport is expected to help soften the blow from the Quad-Cities layoffs. The retail giant plans to employ about a thousand... — read more 

Is Amazon hiring newly-minted edX grads? https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/09/2u-crash-exposes-latest-wage-of-edugrift.html

Let's close some stores just so we can open some more a few months later when it turns out they do make money after all. Great thinking ahead from our... — read more 

For the gang who opted not to show up in the office at least 3 times a week, do we know if the layoff will be under PIP/no compliance with management or just a new mass layoff to keep us humble and recycled?

Dave Clark, 20+ year Amazon vet joins as CEO of Flexport Amazon works out a deal with Shopify to partner on logistics, on the condition that Shopify exits logistics, i.e. sells Deliverr, a notoriously overpriced acquisition and unprofitable... — read more 

What are the implications of signing severance agreement when it comes to rehire. My understanding is one could re-apply/interview/return to the same role/level within 1year of leaving the company. Does anyone know if LR'd employee from AWS (not... — read more 

One of the most political, depressing, and mismanaged companies in the modern era: 50+ VPs departed in the past two years. High profile names like: Charlie Bell, Wei Gao, Dave Limp, Teresa Carlson, Dave Clark, Jay Carney MASSIVE investment... — read more 

To join Amazon, I left a really good job that begged me to stay, even offering an instant promotion and significant raise to keep me. I left because the work/product at Amazon seemed exciting and innovative, the pay was great, and most importantly... — read more 

Amazon, frequently under the microscope for its pioneering but often criticized management techniques, now requires its employees to commit to office work at least three days a week. This new policy will necessitate some employees to uproot their... — read more 

Reddit users are reporting Zone Leads have been let go with more potential re-organization on the way... — read more 

I know pharmacy was hit for sure, not sure about anything else.

Hi there, My name's Yowei Shaw and I'm a journalist working on a story for the podcast This American Life (www.thisamericanlife.org) about layoffs, after getting laid off myself from NPR... — read more 

Preparation for next layoffs going on

https://fortune.com/2023/06/04/amazon-unfazed-remote-workers-protest-return-to-office-mandate/

Hello, Assuming I am in good standing and no focus thing is in place: Is there any push back or concern If I have an internal offer and I request a transfer after only 7 months with a team? Should I wait closer to 1 year?

Joined 10 months ago as an SDE2. So did my manager and an SDE1 on the team. 2 others are SDE3. Small team. 2 people were on PTO this week. Had to pick up stuff one of them was doing while also finishing whatever I had to finish this sprint. It was a... — read more 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/25/nvidia-ai-stock-gpu-chatbots/

https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/is-amazon-amzn-making-money-from-layoffs-27408bcd93fc

I hope everybody in Seattle joins. They need to know we won't stand for this.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/20/amazon_mandates_return_to_office/

It's an awful place to work and people are finally figuring it out. We have people from my team jumping ship. Some even returned to Cisco.

Can somebody please explain to me the point of layoffs if this is the end result? Woman laid off by Amazon rejoins same team after 4... — read more 

Sources aware of the matter noted that the current downsizing round is part of the layoffs announcement made in March by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, which were to impact 9,000... — read more 

In an LT meeting a VP mentioned that layoff wave is reaching EU in days and not weeks. And it will be announced all at the same time (France, UK, Germany, etc.) rather than country by country. Anyone else got any hint of this?

I guarantee you that from this point on the culture is going to become even more toxic - even if you don't think it's possible - and you will find yourself considering quitting more and more. They'll do everything in their power to make us walk away... — read more 

A London-based artificial intelligence researcher who accepted a role as an applied scientist with Amazon in May 2022 says he went through an eight-month U.S. visa process and relocated to Seattle only to have the offer withdrawn before he could... — read more 

Did people RTO in droves?

Is it always the sub-L7 people that are laid off or has it ever hit the big wigs?

Some try to comfort me by saying that it is possible to find an even better job if a person has skills. Is that really so? Luckily I have some savings because I don't think getting a new job will be easy at all given the current state of the... — read more 

Is anyone else who is entirely virtual concerned this week with RTO starting up? I'm a little hesitant to sit comfortably, I know my whole org is virtual and maintains it at every chance that we will stay virtual. However, with a large emphasis... — read more 

why you are overselling yourself to the company, why not leave before they ask you to or make you go ? nowadays one should leave when the first hint is received that they are not needed.

I heard even directors got the axe in the layoff. It appears they are just doing what they do best is cut throat? The market won't accept so much money going to the worker bees. Laid off L5, L6 and L7 mainly? what division is being tasked the AI? I... — read more 

Jim McGinn Jim McGinnJim McGinn • Following• Following Chief Technology Officer – M Corp | Global Technology Business Builder & Leader | Cloud Evangelist | Cloud Leader| Cloud Innovator | Cloud SpeakerChief Technology Officer – M Corp | Global... — read more 

Seem to have been notifications in Ireland today? What's happening anywhere else? Have consultations started yet? Look after each other. This is bad.

No one deserves to be told in such an ugly way that there is no place for them here. I mean, people with enormous knowledge and talent who were dedicated to the company for years were cut totally inhumanely. A bitter taste will remain after such a... — read more 

Fellow folks from AWS who were laid off, where are you applying for jobs? I've been looking and the situation looks bleak. Everybody is laying off, few are hiring, and those looking for employees are hoping to find people with 20-plus years of... — read more