Amazon employee returns to India after losing job, says he is trying to go back to the US
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon employee returns to India after losing job, says he is trying to go back to the US

India Today  

Amazon fired thousands of employees earlier this year, and the move impacted many families across the globe. This is what happened with an Indian-origin Amazon employee who lost his job in the US and returned to India. Amazon employee loses job The ex-Amazon employee mentioned in his LinkedIn post that he was working as a Software Development Engineer at the company in its US office. After losing my job at Amazon, amidst the mass layoffs, I have applied to more than a thousand positions, got rejections from almost all of them. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in the blog post announcing the second round of layoffs, had called it a 'difficult decision'.

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Amazon Layoffs: Firm to cut 14,000 corporate jobs this year?
1 week, 3 days ago

Amazon Layoffs: Firm to cut 14,000 corporate jobs this year?

Live Mint  

Amazon Layoffs: E-commerce major Amazon Inc. is set to lay off 14,000 managerial jobs by early 2025 as the trillion-dollar company aims to cut costs. While this may not be a fresh round of firing, it may be recalled that back in September 2024 Amazon's Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy announced his plans to increase the ratio of individual contributors …

Amazon fires more employees, says layoffs will help company move faster
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amazon fires more employees, says layoffs will help company move faster

India Today  

Amazon is firing more employees in a fresh round of layoffs. The move is Amazon's part of a broader strategy to cut bureaucracy and improve the company's efficiency, helping teams move faster and get closer to customers. Since taking over from founder Jeff Bezos, Jassy has overseen a series of job cuts and has scaled back on several ambitious projects …

Amazon workers plan 'soft quitting' revolt after CEO Andy Jassy requires return to office 5 days a week
6 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers plan 'soft quitting' revolt after CEO Andy Jassy requires return to office 5 days a week

Daily Mail  

Amazon corporate employees have planned to revolt by 'soft quitting' after CEO Andy Jassy announced that they all must return to the office five days a week. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, 56, announced Monday that employees will be expected to come into the office five days a week starting in January. Last August Jassy said company workers who defied his …

Amazon eliminated his role months ago, he is still getting a salary for doing nothing
1 year, 2 months ago

Amazon eliminated his role months ago, he is still getting a salary for doing nothing

India Today  

Amazon made headlines last year for laying off thousands of employees across the globe. And now, an Amazon employee has described in a blog post how he no longer has a role to play in the company but is still getting a salary. In the blog post, the employee referred to a practice called "silent sacking" and said that many …

Layoffs Reached All-Time High in 2023, India Ranked 2nd After US for Firing 18,000 Employees
1 year, 2 months ago

Layoffs Reached All-Time High in 2023, India Ranked 2nd After US for Firing 18,000 Employees

News 18  

Layoff-fyi, a website that tracks jobs globally, has revealed that 2.61 lakh people lost their jobs in 2023. According to statistics, here are the estimated numbers of individuals fired country-wise: United States: 179.2 Thousand India: 16.4 Thousand Germany: 13.1 Thousand Sweden: 11.1 Thousand United Kingdom: 9.4 Thousand Around 4,700 individuals were laid off in the ed-tech sector, followed by the …

Amazon employee gets fired after 12 years of service, says he is leaving a place he called home
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon employee gets fired after 12 years of service, says he is leaving a place he called home

India Today  

Be it a new employee who just started working or a senior with several years of experience, nobody has been safe from the layoffs wave that took over the tech world earlier this year. Major IT giants like Amazon, Meta, Twitter, Google and Microsoft, amongst others, collectively fired thousands of employees across the globe, impacting many lives. An Amazon employee, …

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gives final warning to employees still working from home: Story in 5 points
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gives final warning to employees still working from home: Story in 5 points

India Today  

In a move that has sent ripples through the corporate world, Amazon, the global tech giant, has taken a firm stance on bringing its employees back to the office for a minimum of three days a week. Some of them have chosen to leave the job instead of returning to work from home culture.Now, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has issued …

Amazon lays off more people and inadvertently unveils new strategy to mass fire employees
1 year, 8 months ago

Amazon lays off more people and inadvertently unveils new strategy to mass fire employees

Firstpost  

Layoffs continue at Amazon, as the e-commerce giant recently terminated over 80 employees from their pharma division. However, it seems that Amazon may have inadvertently revealed their new playbook for mass layoffs Amazon is continuing its layoffs, with recent reports indicating that the company has terminated employees within its Pharmacy business unit. This year, Amazon has experienced significant layoffs, with …

Tech Layoffs: Amazon India lays off around 500 people in HR, tech support and web services teams
1 year, 10 months ago

Tech Layoffs: Amazon India lays off around 500 people in HR, tech support and web services teams

Firstpost  

Amazon India has conducted a new round of layoffs that have affected employees in the Amazon Web Services and People Experience and Technology Solutions divisions, according to sources working in the company. Also read: Tech Layoffs: Amazon starts terminating more people, this time from HR and Amazon Web Services HR, tech support and web services teams get the pink slip …

Amazon lays off 500 employees in India: Reports
1 year, 10 months ago

Amazon lays off 500 employees in India: Reports

Hindustan Times  

According to reports, Amazon has laid off around 500 employees in India, with their termination coming as part of the 9,000 global job cuts announced by CEO Andy Jassy in March. The India layoffs have been carried out across verticals such as Amazon Web Services, Human Resources, reports said citing people familiar with developments. Amazon Digital Kendras shut down As …

Laid off Amazon India employee says she is grieving, turns to LinkedIn for job search
1 year, 10 months ago

Laid off Amazon India employee says she is grieving, turns to LinkedIn for job search

India Today  

Amazon India employees are slowly getting impacted by company-wide layoffs. A former employee at Amazon's Bengaluru office is deeply affected by the layoff and is struggling to find a job. In a post on LinkedIn, former employee Srishti Dasgupta who worked as a senior compliance associate, wrote that she has been struggling to process the layoff for over 20 days. …

Amazon India lays off employees in HR, web services departments: details inside
1 year, 10 months ago

Amazon India lays off employees in HR, web services departments: details inside

India Today  

Amazon India has laid off hundreds of employees in recent weeks, as part of a larger round of layoffs at the company. People in a variety of roles, including Amazon Web Services, People Experience and Technology Solutions, and other business units have been affected in the layoffs. Towards the end of April, a memo by AWS CEO Adam Selipsky revealed …

Amazon layoffs continue as company fires 500 employees across verticals in India
1 year, 10 months ago

Amazon layoffs continue as company fires 500 employees across verticals in India

India TV News  

Amazon layoffs continue as company fires 500 employees across verticals in India Amazon Layoffs: While announcing 9,000 job cuts, CEO Andy Jassy stated that the decision was based on ongoing priority analysis and economic uncertainty in an online note to employees. The world's largest online retailer Amazon has laid off approximately 500 employees across various verticals in India, said sources. …

Tech Layoffs: Amazon starts terminating more people, this time from HR and Amazon Web Services
1 year, 11 months ago

Tech Layoffs: Amazon starts terminating more people, this time from HR and Amazon Web Services

Firstpost  

Amazon has begun laying off employees once more, this time from their numerous HR departments as well as its AWS or Amazon Web Services technical teams. Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky and Human Resources Director Beth Galetti told staff in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica of the layoffs. Jassy has proved that two of Amazon’s largest and …

Amazon layoffs: CEO Andy Jassy opens up about 27,000 job cuts, AI and more
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon layoffs: CEO Andy Jassy opens up about 27,000 job cuts, AI and more

India TV News  

Amazon layoffs: CEO Andy Jassy opens up about 27,000 job cuts, AI and more Amazon layoffs: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy acknowledged that some of the actions, like firing 27,000 employees, are tough, but the decision will be good for the business. Amazon layoffs: Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, in an annual letter sent to the company’s shareholders talked about …

Amazon India employee loses job after 6 months of joining, says parting ways is not easy
2 years ago

Amazon India employee loses job after 6 months of joining, says parting ways is not easy

India Today  

Amazon announced large-scale layoffs in January this year and around 18,000 employees across the globe were impacted by the move. An Amazon India employee had earlier described the upsetting atmosphere at the office after the layoffs began and wrote that some people could be heard crying in the office as well. Amazon India employee loses job Sharing his layoff story …

Many Amazon India employees called back to office from remote locations urgently, fired after they reached
2 years, 2 months ago

Many Amazon India employees called back to office from remote locations urgently, fired after they reached

India Today  

Earlier this month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced cutting 18000 jobs globally, which is around 1 per cent of the total workforce. It was earlier in January 2023, when impacted Amazon India employees received an email from their senior managers asking them to attend a one-to-one meeting scheduled the next day, some impacted Amazon India employees told India Today Tech. …

Indian Google employee laid off in 10 months of joining, holds H1B visa and has limited time to find a new job
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian Google employee laid off in 10 months of joining, holds H1B visa and has limited time to find a new job

India Today  

Big tech layoffs, whether at Google or Amazon, have been brutal as most employees were informed abruptly, and in some cases, on a Friday right before the start of the weekend. The layoff has also affected many Indian workers in the US who now have to find a job in less than two months to save their H1-B visa. After …

Amazon to lay off staff in U.S., Canada, Costa Rica by end of day
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon to lay off staff in U.S., Canada, Costa Rica by end of day

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc. will cut some jobs in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica by the end of Wednesday as part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters. The layoffs are the latest in the U.S. technology sector, with companies cutting their bloated workforce and slashing costs …

After India, Amazon to layoff employees in THESE countries
2 years, 2 months ago

After India, Amazon to layoff employees in THESE countries

India TV News  

Amazon layoffs: As part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant Amazon will cut some jobs by the end of Wednesday in various countries including the United States, Canada and Costa Rica, reports said. Amazon.com Chief Executive Andy Jassy stated earlier this month that the e-commerce and human resources divisions would be most affected by the …

Techie sells home and car to join Amazon in Europe, fired
2 years, 2 months ago

Techie sells home and car to join Amazon in Europe, fired

India TV News  

Techie sells home and car to join Amazon in Europe, fired Tom Mboya Opiyo was among the 18,000 people impacted by Amazon's mass layoffs. An IT professional from Kenya sold his home and his car to join Amazon in Europe got fired by the company just four days before he was set to move there. Tom Mboya Opiyo was among …

Layoffs at Amazon, Twitter, Ola, and more: 91 tech companies fired over 24,000 employees in 2023
2 years, 2 months ago

Layoffs at Amazon, Twitter, Ola, and more: 91 tech companies fired over 24,000 employees in 2023

India Today  

The tech industry is currently struggling to sail through the ongoing economic slowdown. According to statistics by Layoffs.fyi- a site which tracks all tech startup layoffs, 91 tech companies around the globe have fired around 24151 employees in January 2023. In a recent blog post, CEO Andy Jassy confirmed that Amazon is continuing layoffs while firing around 18000 employees across …

Amazon Layoffs: Sacked Employees Break Down In India Offices, People Left 'Crying'
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon Layoffs: Sacked Employees Break Down In India Offices, People Left 'Crying'

ABP News  

As Amazon announced to lay off 18,000 employees globally including nearly 1,000 in India, reports have surfaced that some of the impacted employees broke down and were left "crying in the office" when they heard they have been asked to go. On Grapevine, a community app for Indian professionals, an Amazon India employee posted sad scenes at offices, including people …

‘People crying in Amazon India office, 75% of my team is gone’: employee amid layoffs
2 years, 2 months ago

‘People crying in Amazon India office, 75% of my team is gone’: employee amid layoffs

The Hindu  

Describing gloomy scenes at Amazon India’s offices, a post purportedly made by an employee on the anonymous community app for Indian professionals, Grapevine, said people are “crying in the office”. Atmosphere at Amazon India as layoffs take place: "You can hear people breaking down and crying in the office" "75% of my team is gone, I'm still employeed but don't …

Lost my father and now job: Indian software engineer who worked at Amazon for 5 years gets laid off
2 years, 2 months ago

Lost my father and now job: Indian software engineer who worked at Amazon for 5 years gets laid off

India Today  

Amazon has begun layoffs globally, including India. As India Today Tech previously reported, the company has started informing impacted employees through email, and the process is said to go on for a couple of more days. Impacted by ongoing Amazon layoffs, Sharma tried to motivate hundreds of other employees through the post and urged everyone to stay positive. India Today …

Amazon starts layoffs in India: Over 1,000 employees to be handed pink slips
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon starts layoffs in India: Over 1,000 employees to be handed pink slips

Live Mint  

As Amazon starts its second round of layoffs, it is expected that over 1000 employees in India will be handed the pink slip, as per a TOI report. The layoffs are likely to happen across various departments, including tech, human resources, and others likely to be handed pink slips. In last week's blog post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that …

Amazon India Plans To Lay Off Around 1,000 Employees In India: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon India Plans To Lay Off Around 1,000 Employees In India: Report

ABP News  

E-commerce giant Amazon plans to lay off approximately 1,000 employees in India as part of its largest global retrenchment exercise, reported news agency PTI. On Thursday, the company announced that it would cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing an ‘uncertain economy' and the fact that the retail giant has ‘hired rapidly over the last several years.’ The …

Amazon to lay off around 1,000 staff in India
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon to lay off around 1,000 staff in India

The Hindu  

E-commerce company Amazon plans to lay off around 1,000 employees in India as part of its biggest retrenchment exercise across the globe, according to sources. "The decision to eliminate 18,000 job roles across the globe will impact about 1,000 employees in India," the source said. When contacted, an Amazon India spokesperson did not offer any comment but shared the blog …

Amazon India to lay off around 1,000 staff
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon India to lay off around 1,000 staff

Live Mint  

E-commerce company Amazon plans to lay off around 1,000 employees in India as part of its biggest retrenchment exercise across the globe. The e-commerce company Amazon has announced the lay-off of over 18,000 roles across the globe due to uncertain economic conditions. "The decision to eliminate 18,000 job roles across the globe will impact about 1,000 employees in India," the …

Amazon plans to fire as many as 1,000 employees in India, report says
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon plans to fire as many as 1,000 employees in India, report says

India Today  

Amazon has finally confirmed the exact number of employees who will be sacked in the coming weeks. The tech giant has asserted that the jobs of a lot of people will be affected, so it will be providing separation payment, transitional health insurance benefits, and external job placement support. Interestingly, the company didn’t have any plans to reveal its layoff …

Will Amazon layoffs lead to an exodus of Indians from the US?
2 years, 2 months ago

Will Amazon layoffs lead to an exodus of Indians from the US?

Firstpost  

The great layoff continues. After Twitter, Meta and other tech giants carried out mass layoffs in the last months of 2022, Amazon, the online giant that employs 1.5 million people globally, announced that after the mass layoffs in November — they had cut over 10,000 jobs then — they will be letting go of another 18,000 employees. “These changes will …

Amazon teammate ’leaks info’ on layoffs hours before CEO Andy Jassy’s message
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon teammate ’leaks info’ on layoffs hours before CEO Andy Jassy’s message

Live Mint  

Hours before Amazon.com announced laying off over 18,000 employees, a teammate 'leaked info' regarding the issue and made social Chief Executive Andy Jassy's message. Since November, the Seattle-based company began layoffs in its devices division as it was targeting 10,000 job cuts in gadgets as well as its human-resources and retail divisions, Reuters had reported. In the message shared by …

Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers

NPR  

Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP Amazon is laying off 18,000 employees, the tech giant said Wednesday, representing the single largest number of jobs cut at a technology company since the industry began aggressively downsizing last year. In a blog post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote …

After over-hiring, Amazon to lay off 20,000 employees in coming months: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

After over-hiring, Amazon to lay off 20,000 employees in coming months: Report

Hindustan Times  

Amazon is planning to size down its workforce by laying off 20,000 employees in the coming months reportedly after over-hiring during the pandemic. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy earlier wrote an open letter to employees informing about job cuts. Then Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote an open letter to employees giving information about role eliminations and cost-cutting measures. “We communicated the …

Amazon likely to fire hundreds of workers in India next month
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon likely to fire hundreds of workers in India next month

India Today  

Amazon will reportedly layoff hundreds of workers in India as the e-commerce company is planning to close down some of its operations in the country. According to report from Bloomberg, Amazon is quitting its meal delivery business in India, and it will also stop providing doorstep deliveries of packaged consumer goods to small business. A person who is familiar with …

No Employee Was Sacked, All Exits Were Voluntary. Amazon India Tells Labour Ministry: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

No Employee Was Sacked, All Exits Were Voluntary. Amazon India Tells Labour Ministry: Report

ABP News  

Amazon India told the labour ministry that it has not laid off any employees and has only let go of those who accepted the severance package and existed on their own, a report by the Economic Times revealed. Amazon’s response came after a petition by a Pune-based employee union claimed that Amazon forcibly terminated a large number of employees in …

Union Labour Ministry Summons Amazon India Over Latest Layoffs By Company
2 years, 4 months ago

Union Labour Ministry Summons Amazon India Over Latest Layoffs By Company

ABP News  

The labour ministry of the central government has summoned Amazon India to appear before the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner in Bengaluru on Wednesday in connection with the alleged forced terminations by the company, reported by news agency IANS. According to the report, the development comes after a complaint filed by the employee union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate in which …

Amazon CEO says layoffs will extend into next year
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon CEO says layoffs will extend into next year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The mass layoffs that began in Amazon’s corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday. In a note sent to employees, Jassy said the company told workers in its devices and books divisions about layoffs on Wednesday. Jassy said this year’s review is “more difficult” due to the economic landscape and …

Amazon India likely to layoff few hundred employees: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon India likely to layoff few hundred employees: Report

Live Mint  

Employees in the tech companies are hit by a tough season of layoffs and hiring freeze. Amazon could likely to layoff a few hundred jobs from its unit, multiple people aware of the matter have told Economic Times. Earlier on 15 November, reports had said that Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off around 10,000 employees in corporate and technology …

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