Good grief, those were supposed to be the two growth businesses.
From Seattle's own, GeekWire, March 20:
Amazon is laying off another 9,000 employees — read the CEO’s memo
Amazon is cutting 9,000 jobs over the next few weeks in its second round of layoffs over the past three months.
In a note to employees posted to the company’s blog, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the cuts will mostly affect AWS, PXT (People Experience and Technology), Advertising, and Twitch.
“This was a difficult decision, but one that we think is best for the company long term,” Jassy wrote.
Amazon in January announced a 18,000-person layoff, the largest in the Seattle company’s history.
“For several years leading up to this one, most of our businesses added a significant amount of headcount,” Jassy wrote. “This made sense given what was happening in our businesses and the economy as a whole. However, given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount.”....
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