Hi AWS fishes. How bad are layoffs at Amazon? Hearing news of more than 10000 people getting laid off. Are they happening within AWS as well? I am about to join AWS in few weeks and getting bit worried considering the situation. Thanks.

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Well based on data I wouldn’t classify AWS as “the profitable segment”. But besides e-commerce, it is one of the profitable segments. Again with the extra aggressive hiring in the recent past - there could be revisions though…

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Wild how often that mistake is made in this app

AWS should be fine. Mostly impacted are on the Alexa team.

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AWS is like their only profitable segment, you’re chilling

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Amazon corporate is 300k people. Layoffs are concentrated in specific teams. Some are safe, some are not.
As others have said AWS is highly profitable.

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They have like 1.6 million employees, so it’s barely a drop in the bucket.

Also, like said above, it’s mainly teams on failing/underperforming products and services.

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