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Amazon Says It Will Cut 14,000 Corporate Roles To Remove Layers

(Tuesday October 28, 2025 @06:00AM (msmash) from the breaking-news dept.)


Amazon said on Tuesday it would reduce its corporate workforce [1]by approximately 14,000 roles as part of an effort to remove bureaucracy and organizational layers. Beth Galetti, the company's senior vice president of people experience and technology, told employees in a memo that the cuts followed earlier work to strengthen teams by reducing layers and increasing ownership.

The company said it would offer most affected employees 90 days to find new roles internally and that recruiting teams would prioritize internal candidates. Those unable to find positions at Amazon will receive severance pay, outplacement services and health insurance benefits, the memo added.



[1] https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-workforce-reduction



Oh, the middlemanity ! (Score:1)

by greytree ( 7124971 )

People who want to make stuff stay out of management.

People who want to manage want to manage from the top.

No-one wants to be a sad middle manager.

Re: Oh, the middlemanity ! (Score:3)

by jrnvk ( 4197967 )

In many ways, sadly, the only way to succeed in corporate America is to eventually become a manager. Outside of startups and specialty organizations, people who build things rarely get compensated well.

Cut 14,000 Corporate Roles... (Score:2)

by jddj ( 1085169 )

...To Remove Lawyers.

So much better.

Re: (Score:2)

by Shakes Fist ( 10502847 )

That's what I read and did a double-take!

Re: Cut 14,000 Corporate Roles... (Score:2)

by jddj ( 1085169 )

Do it with a steamroller for a flatter organizational structure.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Score:1)

by kaboojan ( 4836945 )

So they're sending the Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B on their way?

Excellent (Score:2)

by Krakadoom ( 1407635 )

But could you add some roles in customer service instead then maybe? Getting anywhere with them is impossible.

As predicted (Score:2)

by Shakes Fist ( 10502847 )

The collapse of the middle-class starts rolling...

14k is a lot of dead meat in corporate layers.... (Score:2)

by bsdetector101 ( 6345122 )

Found that out years ago during layoffs.....company runs just fine or better w/o all the fluff. Comes down to who actually is "hands on" in dealing your product whatever it is ! Kinda like working at Merial on 2nd shift and I was the lead in running the area after supervisor left. Things ran great for most part, management just wouldn't fire the slackers ! Brought in 5 supervisors aka "babysitters" who knew nothing about running the job. For the most part they let me do my job and keep things going. But

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