Amazon fires 14,000 employees:Termination letter states, ‘all access closed, if you are in the office, security will escort you out’

E-commerce company Amazon has laid off 14,000 of its corporate employees. Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at the company, sent termination letters to these employees via email on Tuesday, October 28. Galetti wrote in the email that all employee access has been immediately terminated. For those currently in Amazon offices, security will assist them in exiting the building if needed. Affected employees will receive 90 days of full salary and benefits, a severance package, and job placement assistance. Largest layoff since 2023 This is the largest cut after the layoff of 27,000 employees at Amazon in 2022-2023 following the COVID-19 pandemic. These layoffs account for approximately 4% of the company’s 3.5 lakh (350,000) white-collar (corporate) employees, even though the company earned a profit of $18 billion (approximately ₹1.6 lakh crore) in the quarter. CEO had created an anonymous complaint line CEO Andy Jassy had said that with the increasing use of AI tools, there is a possibility of further job reductions, especially in tasks that involve repetition and routine work. Earlier this year, he had created an anonymous complaint line to identify those who were not performing, which received approximately 1,500 reactions. Estimated savings of ₹1 lakh crore by 2027 Internal documents have revealed that these robots will save up to 30 cents (approximately ₹2.5) on picking, packing, and delivering each item. A total saving of $12.6 billion (approximately ₹1 lakh crore) could be achieved between 2025 and 2027. Plan to automate 75% of operations Amazon’s plan is to build warehouses where fewer humans work. These warehouses will be designed for superfast delivery. The company’s robotics team’s final plan is to automate 75% of operations. People are searching for Amazon layoffs Amazon is laying off approximately 30,000 corporate employees to improve operations and balance the over-hiring that occurred during the peak demand of the pandemic. Following this, people are continuously searching about the company. Looking at the graph of the past few days, it is clear that the graph for ‘amazon layoffs employees’ has suddenly increased rapidly.