Amazon Employees Rebel Against CEO Andy Jassy’s Return-To-Office Mandate: ‘Going Backwards’

18 Sep 2024

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's recent memo detailing a return-to-office (RTO) mandate has ignited significant criticism from employees. Jassy, who succeeded Jeff Bezos as CEO in 2021 during the pandemic's peak, announced the company's decision to revert to a pre-COVID office structure. The mandate signals a move away from the hybrid...

Amazon lays off 500 employees in India

16 May 2023

Amazon has laid off approximately 500 employees in India as part of the 9,000 global job cuts announced by CEO Andy Jassy in March. According to reports citing people familiar with the developments, the layoffs in India have occurred across verticals such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Human Resources...

Amazon to layoff 18,000 employees

05 Jan 2023

Citing economic uncertainty Amazon on Thursday said it will lay off over 18,000 employees. CEO Andy Jassy issued a statement and said, "Between the reductions, we made in November and the ones we're sharing today, we plan to eliminate just over 18,000 roles. Several teams are impacted; however, the majority...

Amazon could layoff 20,000 employees

05 Dec 2022

Amazon is planning to lay off around 20,000 employees from the company in the coming months. Meanwhile from several regions, the employees will be fired from distribution centers including their technology staff and corporate executive. Earlier, CEO Andy Jassy hinted at the layoff but the number of employees to be...