Amazon layoffs: Employees in US, UK and Canada to feel the heat. Check list of departments likely to be impacted

Amazon is planning to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees, beginning tomorrow, Reuters reported citing sources. The cuts would total nearly 10% of the company’s corporate jobs. The tech giant has been cutting costs since growth slowed after the pandemic. Recently, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a blog post to employees that efficiency gains from artificial intelligence would allow the company to eventually have a reduced human workforce.

The cuts come as the US job market has showed warning signs for months, especially for young tech workers and amid widespread concerns that generative AI could eventually replace many human workers.