About 16,000 roles cut across the company
Source-backed update · Announced reduction · Amazon
EventAnnounced January 28, 2026
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Amazon · Jan 28, 2026Supports: SVP Beth Galetti's message to employees said the reductions would impact approximately 16,000 roles, with most US-based employees offered 90 days to look for an internal role, followed by severance and transition support.Open the sourceFOX 6 Milwaukee (with AP) · Jan 28, 2026Supports: Reported the roughly 16,000 cuts as Amazon's latest round of mass layoffs in three months, after about 14,000 were cut in October.Open the source
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Which teams, countries and locations are affected is not specified beyond the company saying the cuts are across Amazon.
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