Amazon is cutting another 16,000 jobs as the technology giant continues to remake itself in “a world that’s changing faster than ever,” as noted in a memo to staff Wednesday from Beth Galetti, who leads human resources operations for the company.

The e-commerce giant appears to have inadvertently tipped off some employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday, Jan. 28, by sending an errant email.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) just announced 16,000 job cuts worldwide, the second massive layoff in four months following 14,000 cuts in October. Combined, that’s 30,000 corporate roles eliminated in 120 days.

Analysts and AWS watchers agree that the roughly 15,000 cuts are caused by ‘culture’, but there is disagreement about what that actually means.

The tech world was rattled on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as Amazon officially announced the elimination of 16,000 corporate roles.

By Greg Bensinger Jan 28 (Reuters) - Amazon confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts on Wednesday, completing a plan for around 30,000 since October while leaving open the possibility of further reductions.

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