In its second round of mass layoffs since its CEO announced last year that artificial intelligence would reshape its workforce, Amazon announced Tuesday that it is cutting about 16,000 jobs.
As noted by CNN, the first cuts announced in late October trimmed about 14,000 jobs.
Beth Galetti, senior vice president of People Experience and Technology, announced the cuts on the company’s website. She said Amazon was “working to strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.”
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Galetti said employees have 90 days to find a new job at Amazon, and that severance pay and other supports would be extended to workers getting the axe.
“While we’re making these changes, we’ll also continue hiring and investing in strategic areas and functions that are
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