The wave of layoffs at Amazon will hit thousands more people than originally expected.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday evening the company planned to eliminate “just over” 18,000 roles.
In November, when news of layoffs first broke, Amazon said the number of impacted roles remained fluid as leaders evaluated each part of the business, part of a months-long cost-cutting review. At the time, it was expected the layoffs would impact about 10,000 people and that the job cuts would extend into the new year.
