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AWS sheds more jobs as Jassy's automation layoff prophecy comes true

The Register · last updated

Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy’s predictions that automation would cost jobs at the company have proven accurate at Amazon Web Services.

Amazon confirmed to The Register today that jobs will go at several teams at AWS, though the company declined to provide specifics on numbers, or which teams were involved. We understand around 100 jobs are at stake.

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