Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs next week as part of a plan to remove 30,000 white-collar positions, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The company cut 14,000 jobs in October and plans to match that number in the coming round. The layoffs could start as soon as Tuesday.
According to Reuters, the cuts will affect workers in Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video, and human resources units. An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment. The sources asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the plans.
Company Culture Drives Cuts
Amazon tied its October job cuts to the rise of artificial intelligence software. The company said in an internal letter that AI is the most transformative technology since the Internet. It enables companies to innovate much faster than before.
But CEO Andy Jassy later told analysts during the third-quarter earnings call that the reduction was not financially driven or AI-driven. He said the cuts were about culture because the company has too much bureaucracy. The company has too many people and too many layers, he explained.
AI Efficiency Goals
Jassy said earlier in 2025 that he expected Amazon’s corporate workforce to shrink over time. The company would gain efficiencies from the use of AI. Corporations are increasingly using AI to write code and automate routine tasks. They want to save costs and cut reliance on people.
Scale of the Layoffs
The full 30,000 jobs represent a small portion of Amazon’s 1.58 million employees. But they make up nearly 10 percent of the firm’s corporate workforce. The majority of Amazon workers are in fulfillment centers and warehouses.
This would be the largest layoff in Amazon’s three-decade history. The company trimmed about 27,000 jobs in 2022. Workers affected in October were told they would remain on the payroll for 90 days. That period expires on Monday. During that time, they could apply for jobs internally or seek other employment.
