Nicholas Lee Plumb, a Texas Republican candidate, who announced that he was affected by the latest layoff of Amazon, shared an internal message claiming that it was sent to him by a former colleague, where a discussion about a new engineering team in India was going on. "We are also forming a new engineering team in India to accelerate product development while supporting operational and data engineering needs," the purported message read. The claim, not verified, went viral as many similar claims surfaced that only US employees in certain teams were impacted etc.
Amazon announced reductions of 16,000 and called it the organizational changes that started in October. "The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon, and we're again working hard to support everyone whose role is impacted. That starts with offering most US-based employees 90 days to look for a new role internally (timing will vary internationally based on local and country level requirements). Then, for teammates who are unable to find a new role at Amazon or who choose not to look for one, we'll provide transition support including severance pay, outplacement services, health insurance benefits (as applicable), and more," Beth Galetti, senior vice president of People Expertise and Technology at Amazon wrote in her blog.
