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January 2026
Reason: Anti-bureaucracy push and AI agent investment; flattening management layers
January 2026
Reason: Anti-bureaucracy push; flattening management layers globally
January 2026
Reason: Global restructuring of 16,000 corporate roles; India teams in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad affected across AWS, retail, Prime Video, HR
November 2025
Reason: AI automation of warehouse and operations roles
October 2025
Reason: Management layer reduction; cost optimization
October 2025
Reason: Global 14,000 job cuts; 800-1,000 employees in India impacted; shift toward AI-driven automation
October 2025
Reason: AI investment priority and corporate restructuring
August 2025
Reason: AWS India teams impacted in global shift toward AI-driven services; Bengaluru and Hyderabad offices affected
March 2023
Reason: AWS, PXT, Advertising, Twitch affected in second round
March 2023
Reason: Multiple rounds of cuts across AWS, Twitch, retail; post-pandemic overcorrection
November 2022
Reason: Over-hiring during pandemic; Alexa division and retail cuts
November 2022
Reason: Post-pandemic correction; overhiring during COVID boom
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Cuts more jobs across retail operations
Additional corporate workforce reduction
AI automation of warehouse and operations roles
Global 14,000 job cuts; 800-1,000 employees in India impacted; shift toward AI-driven automation
AI investment priority and corporate restructuring
Global restructuring of 16,000 corporate roles; India teams in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad affected across AWS, retail, Prime Video, HR
Anti-bureaucracy push and AI agent investment; flattening management layers
Multiple rounds of cuts across AWS, Twitch, retail; post-pandemic overcorrection
Post-pandemic correction; overhiring during COVID boom
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