2. Andy Jassy, Amazon
Amazon started the new year with layoffs affecting more than 18,000 employees. This is the largest group of tech workers to face job cuts in recent months.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced the layoffs in a message shared with employees. He made waves for what he didn’t say — whether the layoffs include Amazon Web Services (AWS). It was revealed late in the week that AWS would appear to be unaffected by the cuts.
Nonetheless, AWS implemented a hiring freeze last year which it has yet to lift.
Read Edward Gately’s reporting about who was mostly impacted by the job cuts.
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