Amazon is about to lay off about 10,000 workers

This e-commerce company can take this big decision this week.After Twitter, Meta, now Amazon. These two companies have laid off thousands of workers in a recent notice

This time, Amazon is going to lay off workers to reduce the cost of the company. According to several media reports

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The company has not turned a profit in the last few quarters. So this time Amazon wants to reduce costs by laying off workers

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According to a New York Times report, as early as this week, nearly 10,000 workers may be out of a job

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If 10,000 workers are fired at once, it will be the largest layoff in Amazon's history. Around 16 lakh people are working in Amazon all over the world

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Meanwhile, Amazon has previously hinted at layoffs, warning workers in some of the company's unprofitable units to seek opportunities at other units within the company all over the world

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The e-commerce firm had warned a few weeks ago that the company's growth had slowed during the holiday season. But other times this is the time when the highest sales are seen

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he New York Times reports that Amazon's growth has slowed to its lowest level in two decades since the Covid situation normalized

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