Amazon recently revealed another set of job cuts, reducing positions within the ‘Buy with Prime’ section. That means, about 30 positions will have to go in this department. However, Amazon emphasised that the unit will continue to be high priority, with plans to consistently invest resources in Buy with Prime.
This announcement closely follows the news of job cuts announced on both Twitch(the live-stream platform) and Audible (the audio-book division) by the tech giant just a week ago.
In 2022, Amazon launched Buy with Prime to provide stores/ retailers that aren’t on Amazon with shipping and delivery services through Amazon’s delivery system. About two years later, on 19 January, 2024, Amazon has shared news about reducing jobs in this Buy with Prime service. It plans to cut about five per cent of the total employees, which could impact around 30 jobs, according to sources cited by Reuters.
The company has promised to assist the laid-off staff members in finding new jobs within or outside the company. This latest round of job cuts comes after Amazon let go of about 500 employees from Twitch earlier this month.
In January, Amazon also made adjustments to its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios to be more flexible with their content. The company is cutting back on areas that aren’t doing well and putting more resources into projects that are likely to have a bigger impact.
Last year, the e-commerce firm let go of 27,000 employees in two rounds of job cuts. In the first round, about 18,000 were rendered jobless, while in the second round, about 9,000 were let go.
