Imagine finding out you’re being laid off because of an accidental email. 📩

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Imagine finding out that you're being
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laid off by an email and that the email
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itself was sent by accident. So, Amazon
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have just confirmed 16,000 new job cuts
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globally, taking their total white
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collar layoffs to 30,000 in the space of
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just 6 months. And staff at Amazon Web
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Services were reportedly sent a calendar
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invite titled Project Dawn and a draft
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email meant for those being let go
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before the official announcement was
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even ready. Amazon has since said that
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the email was sent in error. Chief
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executive of the company, Andy Jasse, is
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aggressively unwinding pandemic era
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hiring sprees and warning that AI could
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put more roles at risk. So, if you're in
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tech right now, the message is clear.
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The era of growth at all costs is
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officially over. So, is this a necessary
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correction from Amazon or is the tech
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giant cutting too deep? Let us know what
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you think in the comments.

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