Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs,

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Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs, according to a new report

In a rare move for the online retail giant, Amazon is laying off hundreds of corporate workers in its Seattle headquarters and elsewhere, according to a Seattle Times report.

The corporate cuts come after an eight-year hiring spree, taking the company from 5,000 in 2010 to 40,000 in its Seattle headquarters and gobbling up several retail businesses throughout the country.

However, according to the report, Amazon’s rising employee numbers over the last two years left some departments over budget and with too many staff on hand. In the last few months, the company implemented hiring freezes to stem the flow of new workers, cutting the number of open positions in half from the 3,500 listed last Summer.

scottalanmiller

But hopefully adding thousands in a new office.

PenguinWrangler

@scottalanmiller said in Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs,:

But hopefully adding thousands in a new office.

I would think this would happen due to restructuring, in anticipation of the new HQ. Have they announced where it will be?

scottalanmiller

@penguinwrangler said in Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs,:

@scottalanmiller said in Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs,:

But hopefully adding thousands in a new office.

I would think this would happen due to restructuring, in anticipation of the new HQ. Have they announced where it will be?

I've not seen it announced yet. Seems like it would be big news when they do.

JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said in Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs,:

@penguinwrangler said in Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs,:

@scottalanmiller said in Amazon is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs,:

But hopefully adding thousands in a new office.

I would think this would happen due to restructuring, in anticipation of the new HQ. Have they announced where it will be?

I've not seen it announced yet. Seems like it would be big news when they do.

It has not been announced. A narrowed down list was announced in January I believe.