The period of exit from the pandemic was difficult for technology companies that, on several occasions, went through several massive layoffs in their workforces. This is the case of Amazonthe electronic commerce giant that will reduce its workforce by at least 18,000 workers.
Several teams within the North American company are going to be affected, but mainly they are roles within the departments of human resources and Stores Amazonwhich are the own brands that the page has. “The companies that manage to maintain themselves over time are the ones that go through different stages. They are not in a constant expansion mode every year,” Andy Jassy, CEO of the company, said in a statement.
Amazon It is one of the companies that grew the most in the world due to the global pandemic that began in 2020. Well, it made it easier for several people to be able to buy without the need to physically go to a store or have contact with other individuals. “This year’s review was more complicated than on previous occasions, in part, due to the economic instability in which the world finds itself and the fact that we have hired very quickly in recent years,” said the leader. from the tech giant.
The possibility of mass layoffs was not alien within the company, as it had been mentioned on several previous occasions. In November, it was Jassy himself who pointed out that “the layoffs were getting closer,” under the arguments he mentioned in the letter that was delivered to the company’s employees.
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The technology industry is going through a difficult time in recent months, the result of a massive expansion after the pandemic. At that time, many of these companies grew greatly due to the need for people to stay at home.
The closest example of this situation is Twitter, which was the first to fill the headlines for having fired almost half of its staff after Elon Musk took over as the new owner of the social network.
