Amazon announced on Wednesday that it was laying off dozens of workers in its communications and sustainability departments, and earlier this month, the company let go of 200 employees from its North America stores team. It’s only the beginning. In September, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that the company would be eliminating excess layers of … Read more
Leaked documents have suggested that Amazon workers in Germany will be allowed to request working-from-home arrangements for up to two days a week. As with many companies, work-from-home arrangements became common at Amazon during the Covid 19 pandemic lockdowns. However, in September Amazon announced its RTO (Return To Office) mandate, a plan to shift its … Read more
Amazon corporate employees have threatened a “soft quitting” revolt in response to CEO Andy Jassy’s mandate that they return to the office five days a week. Jassy, 56, who was appointed as Jeff Bezos’ successor after the 60-year-old business magnate stepped down as Amazon CEO in 2021, issued a company-wide statement announcing that employees will … Read more
Amazon.com is adding artificial intelligence visionary Andrew Ng to its board of directors, a move that comes amid intense AI competition among start-ups and big technology companies. The Seattle company said Thursday that Ng, a managing director at the Palo Alto, California-based AI Fund, will replace a seat vacated by Judy McGrath, a former CEO … Read more
