6000 Got Laid Off at AWS Today in AMER Region…
Is this the end? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-starts-round-layoffs-aws-151744662.html 6k from internal Amazon slack channel. I have friends at AWS. #tech #aws #amazon
Amazon Starts Round of Layoffs in AWS Cloud Division(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. has started laying off employees in its cloud services operation amid slowing sales growth in its most profitable division. Most Read from BloombergTesla Drops Model Y Starting Price Below the Average US VehicleUK BlockYahoo Finance
Amazon extends WFH till 06/2021
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/21/amazon-coronavirus-work-from-home-policy-extended-through-june-2021.html
Amazon employees can work remotely through June 2021Amazon will allow employees who can work from home to do so through June 2021, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. "We continue to prioritize the health of our employees and follow local government guidance," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. "Employees with work that can effectively be done from home can continue to do that work from home through June 30, 2021."CNBC
Layoffs at Amazon and Google are "garbage"
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-amazon-layoff-reports-garbage-110000924.html
Google and Amazon layoff reports are ‘garbage information’—two of Wall Street’s top minds say companies are clinging to workers insteadBob Elliott, co-founder of the investment firm Unlimited, argues it’s important to “contextualize” tech layoffs with the wider economic data that shows a resilient labor market.Yahoo Finance
Amazon throws in the towel
Epic fail https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-pulls-plug-cashierless-system-154640497.html
Amazon Pulls Plug on Cashierless System in US Grocery Stores(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out technology from grocery stores, a retreat from an ambitious system designed to let shoppers skip the line.Most Read from BloombergA Million Simulations, One Verdict for US EconoYahoo Finance
‘People crying in office’: Amazon India employee describes scene amid layoffs
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/amazon-india-employee-describes-office-scene-amid-layoffs-9865181.html
‘People crying in office’: Amazon India employee describes scene amid layoffsAn Amazon employee has described grim scenes at the company’s India offices amid widespread job cuts.Moneycontrol
Massive Alleged Amazon scandal leaked
Read all about it here while it’s still up Talks about amazon allegedly illegally forcing PIP on undeserving employees to meet targets https://finance.yahoo.com/news/manager-amazon-boss-encouraged-quit-180800983.html Tc 215 3 yoe
I was a manager at Amazon. My boss encouraged me to quit after I defended a high-performing employee who was about to get the lowest performance rating.Giving employees low performance ratings just to fill a quota “makes me feel untrustworthy and disingenuous,” a former Amazon manager said.Yahoo Finance
Leadership principles taken to another level :)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-employees-used-amazon-complain-215022745.html #amazon
Google employees who used to work at Amazon complain to each other just how ‘frugal’ their former employer was: No second monitors, no MacBooks, and splitting one bagel between two people at office meetingsIn an email thread of ex-Amazon employees, a Googler said Amazon workers had to split a bagel because there wasn’t enough budget for more.Yahoo Finance
Amazon CEO Andy's pep talk
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-issues-120929398.html Amazonians, how do you feel after this pep talk? Tc 300
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy issues a rallying cry to his remaining workers after mass layoffs: ‘We will be misunderstood and underrated’The boss at the online giant said it is a “really difficult time” but insisted the company’s best days are “unquestionably” ahead.Yahoo Finance
Amazon splitting one bagel between two people at meetings
Is this real? https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/google-employees-used-amazon-complain-215022745.html
Ex-Amazon leader says you aren't getting hired because you aren't relatable.
https://news.yahoo.com/former-amazon-senior-leader-says-192905269.html
A former Amazon senior leader says the reason you’re not getting hired is because you’re not being relatable in interviewsBrandon Southern explains why candidates should use the first phone call as a “fact-finding” mission to gather as much information about the company and team as possible.Yahoo News
Just realized Jeff Bezos is on our side
In the hindsight he was the first and only top level guy to forewarn about #layoffs. Looking at the timing of his “don’t make big purchase” news followed by Amzn announcing 10k layoffs in Nov, he was actually telling us about Jan 2023 Tech layoffs and further more to come this year. https://www.abc...Read more
Amazon confirms it has begun laying off employeesAmazon confirmed on Wednesday that layoffs had begun at the company, two days after multiple outlets reported the e-commerce giant planned to cut around 10,000 employees this week.CNN
Amazon to take over JC Pennies and Sears Stores
Maybe it's not the end of malls?
https://money.yahoo.com/amazon-taking-over-empty-jc-penney-stores-means-the-end-of-the-mall-former-retail-ceo-155616339.html
Layoffs at AWS
Folks at AWS who got impacted, I'm really sorry to hear this news and I hope you all get back on the feet soon. Please drop a message on this thread and I hope the Blind community will help with the referrals. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-services-lays-off-tech-134553173.html The impacted...Read more
Amazon Web Services lays off several hundred tech, sales staffThe impacted staff include a few hundred each at AWS’ sales, marketing and global services division and the physical stores technology team, the cloud-computing arm of Amazon said. “We’ve identified a few targeted areas of the organization we need toYahoo Finance
Amazon Layoffs in July
Someone predicted before that Amazon will do major layoffs in July after prime day. They started today with 80 layoffs in pharmacy org. July is not over yet https://news.yahoo.com/amazon-lays-off-80-workers-230451163.html
Amazon lays off about 80 workers in pharmacy divisionThe move comes after the e-commerce giant made big investments in its prescription drugs and healthcare businesses in recent years.Yahoo News
Microsoft will generate 500 Billion USD in sales by 2030 : Nadella
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/26/microsoft-ceo-nadella-said-revenue-would-reach-500-billion-by-2030.html #microsoft #google #amazon #meta #tech
Microsoft CEO Nadella said last year goal is to reach $500 billion in sales by 2030, court filing showsA court filing released on Monday showed that last year Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella provided a goal for his company’s top-line financials through 2030.CNBC
Amazon to lay off 10,000 workers as soon as this week
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-to-lay-off-10000-workers-as-soon-a-this-week-report-165308894.html
Amazon to lay off 10,000 workers as soon as this week: New York TimesAmazon is expected to lay off some 10,000 employees, according to The New York Times.Yahoo Finance
Banana place still having layoffs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-services-lays-off-tech-134553173.html The impacted staff include a few hundred each at AWS' sales, marketing and global services division and the physical stores technology team, the cloud-computin...
Amazon Web Services lays off several hundred tech, sales staffThe impacted staff include a few hundred each at AWS’ sales, marketing and global services division and the physical stores technology team, the cloud-computing arm of Amazon said. “We’ve identified a few targeted areas of the organization we need toYahoo Finance
Amazon, Goldman Sachs India employees flood social media with layoff news
https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/amazon-goldman-sachs-employees-flood-social-media-with-layoff-news-123011500634_1.html
Amazon, Goldman Sachs employees flood social media with layoff newsLayoffs: Professional networking platforms, such as LinkedIn and Grapevine, were full of stories of layoffsBusiness Standard
Amazon doing amazon things
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-duped-millions-consumers-enrolling-141223359.html
Amazon duped millions of people into enrolling in Prime, US FTC saysThe FTC has accused Amazon of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Prime service without their consent and making it hard for them to cancel.Yahoo Finance
IIT, NIT graduates with shorter stint laid off in latest round of Amazon India job cuts
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/amazon-india-layoffs-iit-nit-graduates-with-shorter-stint-laid-off-in-latest-round-of-job-cuts-11673797097003.html
Amazon India: IIT, NIT graduates with shorter stint laid off in latest job cutsIIT and NIT graduates who had 1 year or less time in the company were the latest to get laid off in latest round of job cuts.mint