The document describes pay, benefits, severance and other topics for staff who are losing their jobs in this round of layoffs.

Amazon said it would lay off 16,000 corporate employees in 2026 on top of the 14,000 layoffs in 2025 with AI top of mind for CEO Andy Jassy and Amazon executives.

Amazon has announced plans to lay off approximately 16,000 corporate employees globally as part of a broader organizational restructuring. On January 28th, 2025, Amazon employees received a message from their CEO,

The notifications state that employees will receive full pay and benefits for 90 days.

An internal email referring to a new wave of redundancies was sent to a number of Amazon employees before being cancelled.

Amazon layoffs hit 16,000 corporate employees to remove bureaucracy as AI changes the world, cutting 30,000 Amazon employees since October.

Amazon sent a notice out to staffers in an apparent error acknowledging "organizational changes" at the company.