Alexa, do I have a job? Staff in corporate and technology positions in line of fire
Online megacorp Amazon is the latest tech giant to be linked with sweeping layoffs following reports that up to 10,000 redundancy notices will start to be distributed to employees from this week.
Loquacious unnamed sources faimilar with the process told The New York Times that cuts are coming in corporate and technology jobs at Amazon’s devices organization, which would include reductions to the Alexa team, as well as in retail and human resources.
The total number of people that could lose their job has yet to be finalized, although the indication is that 3 percent of Amazon’s corporate workforce and less than 1 percent of its global headcount will be affected, equating to circa 10,000 individuals.
Amazon is renowned for having a high staff attrition rate that it maintains partly through performance improvement plans (PIPs). According to various sources, Amazon regularly «PIPs» between 6 and 10 percent of its workforce during review periods, and is known for its extremely grueling and cutthroat environment.
