Amazon fires employees in one of its most surprising moves yet.
Just imagine you wake up in the morning and get ready for your office & you get a message from your company: “You are fired.” That’s what happened to 14,000 Amazon employees who found out before breakfast that their jobs were gone. Yep, layoffs by SMS are now a thing. Here’s what went down 👇
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📱 Layoff by text: Two messages went out. One tells employees to check their email, and another one shares HR support info.
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👥 14,000 jobs gone: This round of layoffs affected around 14,000 employees.
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🔒 Instant lockout: Company badges and system access were deactivated immediately.
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🏬 Retail teams hit hardest: Most cuts targeted Amazon’s retail management divisions.
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🤖 AI shift behind it: Amazon says the move is part of streamlining and adapting to AI changes.
👉 Why this matters: The way Amazon fires employees shows how automation and AI are reshaping not just work, but how companies end it too.
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