alt Hacker NewsDoesn't say it's programmers though but middle management:
> Amazon slashed 14,000 white-collar jobs in late October, with CEO Andy Jassy stressing the need for the company to eliminate *excessive bureaucracy* by trimming operational levels and reducing the number of managers.
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Rebelgecko • yesterday at 10:52 PM
Seems sus, even if they got rid of half the managers, would that add up to the layoffs they've done?
maximedupre • yesterday at 6:02 PM
Ah thanks for clearing that up.
iLoveOncall • yesterday at 9:29 PM
Yes but this is a lie, a vast majority of the cuts in both rounds from October and today have been individual contributors, not managers.
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I woke up to two of my engineer friends telling me they got laid off, so it’s not all middle management