Amazon to lay off 18,000 corporate and tech workers, more than previously expected

Amazon’s cuts into its corporate and tech ranks will affect more than 18,000 employees — a number significantly greater than the 10,000 who were reportedly expected to be cut when its layoffs first began in November. "These changes will help us pursue our long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure; however, I’m also optimistic that we’ll be inventive, resourceful, and scrappy in this time when we’re not hiring expansively and eliminating some roles," Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to employees.