Are they targeting the tech and data scientist as well?

He gives $100M away to Dolly, while the Engineers at his company suffer on pay cuts and layoffs and then takes credit as someone so righteous. I call BS. Also fire Andy Jassy for not being transparent about the news. He has a good poker face.

It's a big blue button. Also you can go to this URL: https://www.thelayoff.com/amazon-com?sort=active

I have accepted an offer with Audible (Software Development Engineer) and I am concerned about layoffs now. I've already quit my current job, I've been with tis employer for about five years now. Anyhow, do you think Audible jobs are safe and are new... — read more 

In the middle of October, my recruiter extended an offer to me with a start date in January, and I immediately emailed my acceptance of the position. Because my start date has been pushed back, I was informed that the background check will be... — read more 

Why does big tech like Amazon hire H1Bs into tech lite positions. Positions like program/project mgmt, product, tam, solutions architect, etc. H1b program was designed for specialized skill sets. These roles aren’t technically difficult or... — read more 

I am very worried because I have been trying unsuccessfully to find a better job for a long time. It will be even more difficult to get it if I become jobless. On the other hand, although it is always a bad time to be laid off, in any case it... — read more 

Students are spending thousands of dollars to get into Computer Science and allied majors. Are there far more people than what industry needs?

I thought there would be more rumors about cuts before they were officially announced, but this time there were almost no rumors (or at least I didn't hear any of them), so I was quite surprised by this. Are you too?

There's nothing on Slack outside of what can be found in the media. Anybody who tells you they know what's going on is most likely lying unless they're really high up on the food chain. I keep checking everywhere for more info but so far there's... — read more 

From what I've been reading, software engineers are safe from these cuts? Or am I too naive to think that?

Am I missing something?

Stared with my onboarding/embark plan and HR training about two weeks ago... I am a data engineer, L5... I am super-stressed and I just started. I spent 11 years with the company that I've left, I should have not makde the move. Oh, well - cannot... — read more 

Friends who also work at Amazon have informed me that the whole Artificial Intelligence team that worked on Robotics was let go last week. They have requested that they look for roles within the company if that is at all possible. However, they are... — read more 

Godspeed... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/technology/amazon-layoffs.html

"After pausing corporate hiring earlier this month and scrapping certain projects, the Journal reports that the chief executive has told employees in certain unprofitable segments to seek roles elsewhere within the company as more projects are due to... — read more 

Based on Amazon's hiring procedure, which includes both technical and behavioral requirements, I've always assumed that employees there are intelligent and trustworthy. How did these people end up on PIP? I am aware that management needs to trim the... — read more 

Tech giants are opting for layoffs. I'm honestly on the edge of my nerves and I've never been more anxious because I don't have much savings, and the situation on the job market is difficult and I haven't been able to get a new offer for a long... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3901147-amazon-pauses-corporate-hiring-amid-economic-uncertainty

Employees said the company plans to lay off about 30 workers who can’t switch from day shifts to a night shift. It’s the latest in a string of walkouts at local Amazon warehouses over workplace conditions... — read more 

$94.16....that's a drop of about 43 percent over the last year... https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMZN

Amp layoffs announced today. Three months to find another role internally otherwise out with severance.

https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/27/amazons-income-dipped-in-q3-2022-as-the-economy-took-its-toll/ https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/wall-st-loses-over-200-billion-value-after-report-amazon-2022-10-27/

So I have had a weird interviewing experience from AWS. It happened the first time and I didn't see any red flags but now I am beginning to think this might be a scam running on LinkedIn. So, the modus operandi is as follows- A sourcer recruiter... — read more 

"Hausfeld will allege that Amazon uses an algorithm to favor its own products and third-party sellers who use its storage and delivery services. Its lawsuit will focus on Amazon’s “Buy Box”, in which items are more visible to... — read more 

How hard is it to move from proserv Cloud architect to SDE/SDM roles? I am at L6 with AWS proserv, working here since 2 years! Now would like to move to more technical side for the growth and pay both! How hard is it to move to SDE teams in AWS, AWS... — read more 

But the fight is far from over, and the stakes are higher than ever. https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2022/10/i-went-on-strike-to-cancel-my-student.html

Amazon has closed down or canceled plans to open 44 facilities in the US in 2022, according to MWPVL International, which maintains a tally on Amazon’s facilities. These are mostly its last-mile delivery stations. Amazon has also delayed the opening... — read more 

Anyone working in that organization and can shed light on the culture and room for growth?

Amazon does not do traditional layoffs! But don’t let that trick you, teams are and will be receiving mandatory % of members being put on PIP, regardless of the performance. This is being actively done for last 4 months.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/technology/amazon-freezes-corporate-hiring.html

9-2-22: $127.51 9-2-21: $173.90

Team I’m currently on is going through a reorg. I’m only 4 months in at AWS. Manager says I’m way ahead of schedule in development. Have been assured job isn’t in jeopardy. Just would love insight on how reorgs work? Are you presented with... — read more 

It's not like this is the only company I've worked for that has a problem with favoritism. However, it has become widespread here and managers no longer even hide the fact that they give unfair support to certain employees while they treat others... — read more 

That's a nice preview of what'll be coming our way very soon.

How much was Amazon involved in this? https://www.axios.com/2022/08/01/corporate-america-strikes-back

This will accelerate plans for layoffs. The leadership is in panic mode since they're not used to seeing the numbers drop this way. Just look at the price increases and additional fees and whatnots they've been adding left and right. Major cuts are... — read more 

Amazon aggregator SellerX, which is worth over $1bn and has secured the backing of investors such as BlackRock and Sofina, has laid off staff — as a wave of layoffs sweeps the industry. SellerX, based in Berlin, has cut around 28 jobs, a person... — read more 

I guess the feeling of being PIPed is awful, maybe even worse than being laid off, if only because of the uncertainty. It wouldn't surprise me if those who were put through PIP were put under so much more pressure and intentionally overwhelmed that... — read more