Amazon is preparing for a mass firing. According to reports, the e-commerce giant is preparing to purge thousands of corporate jobs. The move comes amid reports and claims that Amazon is at breakneck speed racing towards automation.
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A corporate bloodbath is headed for Amazon. According to reports, the e-commerce giant is set to begin a mass purge today that is expected to see thousands of jobs cut. Reuters estimates that the total number of job losses expected to be announced will top 30,000. The move comes amid other reports that suggest Amazon is at record speed racing towards higher-grade automation compared to using actual humans for working purposes.
The news comes after Amazon CEO Andy Jessy earlier this year began his ‘cost-cutting’ measures that at the time he admitted were accelerating in part due to artificial intelligence.