New Delhi: A big wave of concern is going to hit Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, from today i.e. Tuesday, October 28. It is reported that the company is going to fire about 30,000 of its corporate employees. This will be one of the biggest layoffs in Amazon’s history, leaving thousands of employees and their families in shock. The decision comes as a blow to thousands of employees who have returned to work after the festive season. The company has taken this step to control its rising expenses and to correct the excessive recruitment done during the Corona epidemic. Why was this big decision taken? Amazon says that in the last few years, especially during the time of Corona, the company had recruited very rapidly. But now that the situation has changed and the demand in the market has reduced, the company wants to balance its operations by reducing its staff. However, this is not the first time. Amazon has been gradually reducing the number of employees in different departments for the last two years. But this time the figure is the biggest till date. 30,000 jobs, the biggest blow till now. Even at the end of 2022, Amazon had fired about 27,000 employees, but this time firing 30,000 people will have a huge impact on the company’s corporate staff. This is approximately 10% of the company’s total 3.5 lakh corporate employees. Who will be affected? This layoff will affect many departments of Amazon, including: Human Resources (HR), which is called ‘People Experience and Technology’ in the company. Devices and Services Department. Operations Division. According to reports, the company made this layoff Complete preparations have been made. Managers of the affected teams were given training on Monday itself on how to talk to their employees after sending the email on Tuesday morning. Is AI snatching away jobs? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also believed to be another major reason behind this huge layoff. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy had already indicated that the number of managers in the company will be reduced and due to the increasing use of AI, more jobs may be reduced in the future. A market expert says, “This step of Amazon shows that the company is now succeeding in doing the work better and faster with the help of AI in its teams. This is the reason why it is now needing fewer employees.” This pressure on the company is also It wants to recoup the billions of dollars it has invested in AI as soon as possible, and cutting expenses is a part of this.