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SeattleFeb 13, 2018
AmazonwhoruFoo

Amazon first layoff

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/02/12/amazon-makes-rare-round-layoffs-seattle-headquarters/329643002/ Thoughts?

Amazon makes rare round of layoffs at Seattle headquarters
Amazon makes rare round of layoffs at Seattle headquarters
USA TODAY
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Microsoft rubble! Feb 13, 2018

They're still hiring more than they're firing.

Microsoft hskf81 Feb 13, 2018

This is true. However Amazon still has the highest attrition rate in Tech

Amazon hotsizzle Feb 13, 2018

Facebook: 2.02 years Google: 1.90 years Oracle: 1.89 years Apple: 1.85 years Amazon: 1.84 years Twitter: 1.83 years Microsoft: 1.81 years Airbnb: 1.64 years Snap Inc.: 1.62 years Uber: 1.23 years

Microsoft XKBH16 Feb 13, 2018

Guess day zero is finally over!

JW Player ninenein9 Feb 13, 2018

It doesn’t say what kind of jobs these were, like are they laying off engineering/product?

Amazon uuy4fx Feb 13, 2018

I would be shocked if any SDE ends up unemployed

Jet ReviewTime Feb 13, 2018

Isn’t this just standard purge low performers?

Microsoft Strcat Feb 13, 2018

No, that’s been happening forever. This is more rapid.

Amazon uuy4fx Feb 14, 2018

We didn't purge anyone last year, we have some catching up to do.

Facebook Ithetcg Feb 13, 2018

What this for SWEs?

Amazon uuy4fx Feb 13, 2018

Is not the first

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Bht8 Feb 13, 2018

Great now hire me 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍💻

Amazon Man2man Feb 13, 2018

Clear the bar first

Juniper ~/var/log Nov 20, 2018

Dont work for amazon, I am ex amazon, bad company 😃

Amazon whoruFoo OP Feb 19, 2018

Hoping for more details as to which team, which roles got impacted? Did they get any severance pkg