Thread regarding Amazon.com layoffs

Go to jobs.now to see hidden jobs intended for H-1B and PERM. Once Americans apply, they're paused to H-1B/PERM.

But now comp is much lower because of AI, tariffs, bad economy, including high inflation, Trump. India provides cheap labor. And anyone has skills thanks to AI.

@a3 - depends on the department. we bring in 1m techies to the states every year, they all get well paying jobs - well above the national average. that's 1m jobs someone domestic may be getting. now, there will be people that say we do not have those skills, and that is the point we can argue. we are not even trying to fill those jobs domestically, there is a number of things we can do to achieve this but we do not do it. finally, 80% of h1bs go to india and this is not healthy in any sense, people would have much less issues if this was to be distributed among other nations but we do not do it. we do it when it comes to other visas but not for h1bs - that part is cornered by indian tech companies (and a bunch of american ones which bring folks from india). i've worked for 10+ years for a company that was providing outsourcing services and i've seen it all...

Think is that way trump using tariffs ?

Assume Amazon and its subsidiaries were trying to replace US citizens. Over the last four years, they had 43420 approved H-1B visas. At least 30% of them were for employees that are no longer at the company given super high attrition rate, silent RTO layoffs. So you have just 10% of corporate employees, and 2% of overall employees replaced by H-1B workers. A drop in the bucket. And probably less now because Trump is in office.

In 2024: Amazon had 9,265 approved H-1B visas.
In 2023: Amazon had 11,299 approved H-1B visas.
In 2022: Amazon had 12,444 approved H-1B visas.
In 2021: Amazon had 10,412 approved H-1B visas.

Someone during 1.5 years campaign trail was using crafted words like we dry out job shippers and cast out out sources etc.. but right after election used words like I loved H1b and used H1b all the time that’s why we have them.

Now do some more research and u will know what’s the game and who these folks support.

30 senators cried that Microsoft replace US citizens where they had opportunity to fix this issue with single line in big beautiful bill like 500 pct tax/tariff on companies who having more than 5 pct workforce overseas. Fees to keep H1b visa 25k if no parole tax paid and $250 k minimum wage for any temp worker in STEM.

Why all fake crying folks in DC , not being simple bill like Every job in STEM must be given to US citizens with 2 years training if needed. Let’s see which DEM and GOP oppose it.

People says JD did these set up for many cheating firms with the help of his partner, is it true? Do some research.

Companies are doing this cheating because laws and policies allow them to do by design. Every law passes with their blessings only. That’s why election time big funding happens. Spread the words and one day deaf ears will wake up.

Of course companies offshore work to cut costs at the expense of quality. Did you just realize that? Jass-hole's primary goal has been to cut costs across the board even if it means sacrificing on innovation. 34% growth in 4 years.

You are crying for something folks in DC know since ages. It’s by design to benefit their political donors only.

First congressional report on H1b conducted in 2002 with all the issues mentioned above. After that 100s’ more review conducted. Surprisingly by both Dems and GOps.

Number of bills both in senate and house submitted by both Dems and GOPs over the years to fix H1b/ L1/OPT/ CPT etc..

Everyone knows what you are saying and funnily it’s all true but million dollar question-

Any action taken ?
You know your answer.

Why?
You know now.

Keep spreading these to as many as possible. May be one day we will see some action. Hope so . Good luck !!

It makes no difference whatsoever. Just a relatively small number of H1B employees in a 1.5M employee company. Even the H1B talent gets laid off and AI replaces most workers.