The head of Amazon’s hardware division has confirmed that the tech behemoth is laying off workers. Dave Limp, Amazon’s Devices & Services organization leader, informed his team that the company would “consolidate some teams and programs” and that “some roles will no longer be required.”
“It pains me to have to deliver this news as we know we will lose talented Amazonians from the Devices & Services org as a result,” Limp wrote in a note to staff shared by Amazon.
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“While I know this news is tough to digest, I do want to emphasize that the Devices & Services organization remains an important area of investment for Amazon, and we will continue to invent on behalf of our customers.”
Limp did not say how many employees would be affected, but according to an earlier report in The New York Times, up to 10,000 jobs could be lost as a result of the layoffs.
Limp said that Amazon was providing employees with “a package that includes a separation payment, transitional benefits, and external job placement support.” He added that some workers may be able to find different jobs within Amazon.
An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement that “some teams are making adjustments,” but did not elaborate on how each team or employee would be affected by the cuts.
“As part of our annual operating planning review process, we always look at each of our businesses and what we believe we should change,” the spokesperson said.
“As we’ve gone through this, given the current macro-economic environment (as well as several years of rapid hiring), some teams are making adjustments, which in some cases means certain roles are no longer necessary.
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“We don’t take these decisions lightly, and we are working to support any employees who may be affected.”
Amazon is the latest tech behemoth to lay off a large number of employees in recent weeks. Last week, Meta laid off 11,000 employees in its first-ever mass layoffs, and Twitter laid off roughly half of its employees and thousands of contractors.
