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Amazon sent a notice out to staffers in an apparent error acknowledging "organizational changes" at the company.
An internal email referring to a new wave of redundancies was sent to a number of Amazon employees before being cancelled.
The e-commerce giant appears to have inadvertently tipped off some employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday, Jan. 28, by sending an errant email.
The layoffs mark the second round of mass cuts at Amazon since last October, when the company laid off roughly 14,000 employees across its corporate workforce.
Amazon has begun notifying employees affected by its latest round of layoffs, with emails outlining severance packages, their access card functionality, paid transition periods and job placement support.
Amazon employees were shaken after a premature internal email hinted at fresh layoffs, as the company prepares further corporate job cuts.
An accidental internal calendar invite tied to Amazon's "Project Dawn" has fueled employee anxiety, raising new questions about looming layoffs and deeper corporate restructuring.
Amazon mistakenly sent email to cloud employees about upcoming layoffs amidst efforts to streamline operations.
Amazon plans to lay off 16,000 employees, impacting teams like AWS and Alexa. An employee used an AI tool to list potentially affected areas.
Amazon slashed 14,000 white-collar jobs in late October, with CEO Andy Jassy stressing the need for the company to eliminate excessive bureaucracy by trimming operational levels and reducing the number of managers.