“#Amazon has outlined plans to cut a further 16,000 #jobs across its corporate workforce, as the #tech group steps up efforts to reduce costs amid increased spending on #AI.

In a message to staff on Wednesday, senior executive #BethGaletti said the company was making “organisation changes”, including “#reducing layers . . . and #removing bureaucracy”.

The changes will affect about 16,000 jobs, and “most” #US based #employees would be given 90 days to look for a new role internally or offered severance pay, she added.”

#WhiteCollar / #ZeroHourWork <https://archive.md/XO9Qo> / <https://www.ft.com/content/c6055c9d-5229-4cfc-9f75-c7d96e021929> (paywall)