Wed, 28 Jan 2026

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs

The message was apparently sent in error hours before workers were expecting thousands of job cuts to be announced.

* Amazon sent an email apparently in error to employees informing them of a new round of global layoffs, but it was quickly cancelled.
* The email mentioned layoffs in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica as part of efforts to "strengthen the company".
* The layoffs are reportedly the second round this year, following 14,000 job cuts announced in October.
* Employees had been expecting another major round of layoffs after a former employee estimated that Amazon intended to cut around 30,000 roles total.
* Laid-off workers were invited to reapply for open positions at Amazon, but the number of available roles was limited, and those who didn't move to another role received severance pay based on their length of service.
* This is part of a broader trend in tech industry layoffs, with an estimated 700,000 people having been let go over the last four years.
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