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Amazon will axe another 9,000 jobs in second wave of cuts

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Amazon is set to make 9,000 more job cuts in the second phase of its operating plan.

CEO Andy Jassy wrote a memo to staff on the company's website confirming more job cuts following the announcement it would cut 18,000 jobs in January.

He said the move is "a difficult decision, but one that we think is best for the company long term."

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His message said: "As part of our annual planning process, leaders across the company work with their teams to decide what investments they want to make for the future, prioritizing what matters most to customers and the long-term health of our businesses.

"For several years leading up to this one, most of our businesses added a significant amount of headcount.

"This made sense given what was happening in our businesses and the economy as a whole.

"However, given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount.

"The overriding tenet of our annual planning this year was to be leaner while doing so in a way that enables us to still invest robustly in the key long-term customer experiences that we believe can meaningfully improve customers’ lives and Amazon as a whole."

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He said the company was continuing to make "re-prioritization decisions that sometimes led to role reductions" as part of the plan.

He added: "As our internal businesses evaluated what customers most care about, they made re-prioritization decisions that sometimes led to role reductions, sometimes led to moving people from one initiative to another, and sometimes led to new openings where we don’t have the right skills match from our existing team members.

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"This initially led us to eliminate 18,000 positions (which we shared in January); and, as we completed the second phase of our planning this month, it led us to these additional 9,000 role reductions (though you will see limited hiring in some of our businesses in strategic areas where we’ve prioritized allocating more resources).

"To those ultimately impacted by these reductions, I want to thank you for the work you have done on behalf of customers and the company. It’s never easy to say goodbye to our teammates, and you will be missed. To those who will continue with us, I look forward to partnering with you as we make life easier for customers every day and relentlessly inventing to do so."

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