<div id="readability-page-1"><div>Late in the U.S. cash session, Reuters dropped a startling headline: Amazon is preparing to take a Javier Milei-style axe to its corporate workforce, planning to slash upwards of 30,000 jobs as soon as tomorrow.<img height="319" width="500" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/CS_Associate_1265_800x510._CB1679426133_-1.jpg/query-aXRvaz1QeElacmhjQg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/CS_Associate_1265_800x510._CB1679426133_-1.jpg/query-aXRvaz1QeElacmhjQg"/>Reuters, citing three people familiar with the matter, said the 30,000 corporate job cuts set to begin tomorrow will amount to approximately 10% of Amazon's corporate workforce of about 350,000 employees. However, the cuts represent a relatively small share of the company's total workforce, which includes about 1.55 million warehouse and delivery workers.The planned layoffs are aimed at reducing costs and reversing pandemic-era overhiring.<img height="272" width="500" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/Snag_3c645016.png/query-aXRvaz02Q0VxeGtUSw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/Snag_3c645016.png/query-aXRvaz02Q0VxeGtUSw"/>If confirmed, this would be Amazon's largest round of layoffs since it cut about 27,000 jobs beginning in late 2022.Shares of Amazon fell after the report, reversing some gains in the cash session.<img height="306" width="500" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/2025-10-27_14-59-14.png/query-aXRvaz1ubDJUNjAwVg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_mobile/public/inline-images/2025-10-27_14-59-14.png/query-aXRvaz1ubDJUNjAwVg"/>Just wait until AI-related job losses begin to pick up for the e-commerce giant...</div>Loading recommendations...</div>

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Amazon is set to cut approximately 30,000 corporate jobs, starting tomorrow, which represents about 10% of its corporate workforce of 350,000. This move aims to reduce costs and address overhiring during the pandemic. If confirmed, it would be Amazon's largest layoff since late 2022 when 27,000 jobs were cut. Following the news, Amazon's shares fell, reversing earlier gains.

- Amazon is reportedly planning to cut over 30,000 corporate jobs, approximately 10% of its corporate workforce, as part of a cost-reduction strategy.  
- This move follows a trend of layoffs aimed at reversing pandemic-era overhiring and would mark Amazon's largest job cuts since late 2022.  
- The announcement led to a decline in Amazon's shares, reflecting investor concerns about the company's workforce adjustments and potential future impacts from AI-related job losses.  

Amazon Plans To Axe 30,000 Corporate Jobs, Cuts Begin Tuesday