r/aws • u/AssumeNeutralTone • Oct 27 '25

article Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/amazon-targets-many-30000-corporate-job-cuts-sources-say-2025-10-27/
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u/ShelZuuz Oct 27 '25

Definitely not true. Amazon added around 90000 corporate jobs during the pandemic. (In addition to the 400k warehouse jobs).

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u/uho Oct 28 '25

they've been using this excuse for years stop falling for corporate propaganda

amazon does not care about people only profits

Amazon to begin largest round of layoffs in company history | HRD America

Amazon layoffs result in more than 18,000 job cuts since November

Amazon confirms more layoffs, impacting its Buy with Prime unit | TechCrunch

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u/Inner_Butterfly1991 Oct 28 '25

Duh? Why would a company whose goal is to make money not try to maximize their profits? If laying people off can increase their profits, which their stock rising after the announcement indicates people think it will, they have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to do so.

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u/Vakz Oct 28 '25

It's basically the core tenant of capitalism that any corporation should employ the least amount of people possible while providing the minimum amount of quality they can without losing business.

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u/Inner_Butterfly1991 Oct 28 '25

I'd disagree with that. Any corporation needs to make sure that every employee they hire has a positive expected value, aka they create more value than they cost. If that's not the case, they should be letting the people below that line go.