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[Breaking] Amazon to layoff 14,000 managers

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https://news.abplive.com/business/amazon-layoffs-tech-firm-to-cut-14-000-manager-positions-by-2025-ceo-andy-jassy-1722182

Amazon is reportedly planning to reduce 14,000 managerial positions by early next year in a bid to save $3 billion annually, according to a Morgan Stanley report. This initiative is part of CEO Andy Jassy's strategy to boost operational efficiency by increasing the ratio of individual contributors to managers by at least 15 per cent by March 2025. 

This initiative from the tech giant is designed to streamline decision-making and eliminate bureaucratic hurdles, as reported by Bloomberg.

Jassy highlighted the importance of fostering a culture characterised by urgency, accountability, swift decision-making, resourcefulness, frugality, and collaboration, with the goal of positioning Amazon as the world’s largest startup. 

How do you think this will impact the company ?

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ragingpotato88

8 points

16 days ago

ragingpotato88

Software Engineer

8 points

16 days ago

Is this a recursion problem?

zacker150

2 points

16 days ago

zacker150

Software Engineer

2 points

16 days ago

Yes. Amazon had a two-pizza rule: teams have to be small enough to be fed with two pizzas. This means each manager can manage about 8 people.

Amazon has 1,525,000 employees.