The cuts would amount to about 10% of the white-collar workforce of the online giant.
Amazon’s job cuts come as large companies in the US are looking for ways to reduce or slow their workforce growth, including by employing artificial intelligence. Rising prices, tightening labour markets and the ebb and flow of President Trump’s trade war have prompted business leaders to look for ways to tighten their belts without hurting growth.
More and more large companies are betting that they can grow without hiring. Read this article on the subject.
Below: in front of the Seattle headquarters in 2016
