Amazon Prepares For Mass Job Cuts As Sales Slow

Amazon is preparing to cut thousands of office jobs amid slowing sales and concerns about an economic downturn. <br />US media reported that the reductions could affect roughly 3% of the office staff at the e-commerce giant - or about 10,000 people. <br />The cuts are expected to affect divisions such as personal devices and e-commerce. <br />Amazon did not respond to a request for comment. <br />The company had already introduced a hiring freeze and halted some of its warehouse expansions, warning it had over-hired during the pandemic. It has also taken steps to shut some parts of its business, cancelling projects such as a personal delivery robot.