Amazon May Lay Off 30,000 Employees After News The Company Plans Mass Automation, Report Says
ToplineAmazon is preparing to lay off up to 30,000 corporate workers, Reuters reported Monday, news that comes less than a week after internal strategy documents suggested the company would replace 600,000 workers with robots, artificial intelligence and other automation tools by 2033. A worker at an Amazon fulfillment center. Getty ImagesKey FactsAmazon, the second-largest employer in the country, is planning to cut as much as nearly 10% of its corporate workforce to "compensate for overhiring" during the ...