Amazon Prepares For Major Layoffs Among Office Workers, Media Reports Say. Amazon is reportedly preparing to cut up to 30,000 corporate jobs as early as this week, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. The layoffs, part of a major cost-cutting drive led by CEO Andy Jassy, would represent around 10% of the company’s corporate workforce. If confirmed, this would mark Amazon’s largest round of job cuts since 2022, when 27,000 positions were eliminated. The company has declined to comment on the reports. Amazon currently employs around 350,000 corporate staff out of a total workforce of more than 1.5 million globally. Like other tech giants, the company expanded rapidly during the pandemic but has since shifted focus to streamlining operations and investing in artificial intelligence. Mr Jassy said earlier this year that AI tools could replace certain roles, adding that “we will need fewer people doing some of the jobs being done today.” [Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT]