Amazon is laying off another 16,000 staff and is reported to have accidentally emailed one of its teams a day early with the news.
Amazon posted the news publicly via a note from Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience, earlier today.
Galetti said the mass layoffs are about “working to strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy,” which she previously raised in October 2025, at which point around 14,000 were let go.
The next round of layoffs, which brings the total up to 30,000 over the past four months, are reported by Reuters to be impacting the Prime Video team, along with Amazon Web Services (AWS), retail and HR.
“The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon, and we’re again working hard to support everyone whose role is impacted,” wrote Galetti. “That starts with offering most US-based employees 90 days to look for a new role internally (timing will vary internationally based on local and country level requirements). Then, for teammates who are unable to find a new role at Amazon or who choose not to look for one, we’ll provide transition support including severance pay, outplacement services, health insurance benefits (as applicable), and more.”
Galetti added that it is “not our plan” to turn four-monthly layoffs into “the beginning of a new rhythm – where we announce broad reductions every few months.” “But just as we always have, every team will continue to evaluate the ownership, speed, and capacity to invent for customers, and make adjustments as appropriate,” she added. “That’s never been more important than it is today in a world that’s changing faster than ever.”
In an embarrassing moment for Amazon, numerous outlets are reporting that bosses accidentally alerted the AWS team a day early about the layoffs, having sent a commiseration email and meeting invitation by mistake. According to Reuters, the email sent on Tuesday signed by Colleen Aubrey, senior vice president of applied AI solutions at AWS, incorrectly said that impacted employees in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica had already been informed they had lost their jobs.
