Amazon employees hit by fresh job cuts across several teams
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- Amazon employees reported a new round of job cuts across several parts of the company, with affected workers notified via email.
- Cuts impacted customer service, marketplace support, and engineering roles in Amazon's retail business, including in India and the UK.
- Fewer than 1,000 employees were affected, according to a person familiar with the matter.
- The layoffs are part of Amazon's ongoing cost overhaul, even as the company plans record spending on AI infrastructure.
- An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the elimination of 'a small number' of roles in its Stores business.
- Employees have been anxious about further cuts, with some leaders scaling back planning due to uncertainty.