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Amazon employees went through a harrowing time at the start of the year, with over 16,000 roles eliminated. Now, a new viral social media post claims a second wave of cuts is coming. The new post claims the 16,000 figure

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is merely 'Phase One,' with internal documents allegedly showing another 14,000 cuts planned for Q2.

AI workflows replacing human jobs

An account called Tech Layoff Tracker posted on X, claiming the 16,000 figure is merely 'Phase One,' with internal documents allegedly showing another 14,000 cuts planned for Q2. The post - citing anonymous VPs and directors - also alleged that entire AWS teams are being replaced by two or three senior engineers running AI workflows, and that departing engineers were unwittingly used in \"knowledge transfer sessions\" to train the AI agents that replaced them.

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The post has not been independently verified, and Amazon has not publicly responded to the claims.

The tweet's framing, while dramatic, aligns with what reporters have already confirmed. Reuters, citing unnamed sources, had previously reported that Amazon planned a broader restructuring totalling 30,000 corporate jobs across two rounds - meaning further cuts were always part of the plan. Separate from the corporate restructuring, Amazon has also laid off robotics staff in recent weeks.

\"Internal Slack shows leadership celebrating 'operational excellence' while badges get deactivated in real-time. They're calling it 'right-sizing for the AI era' in the all-hands. But the P&L sheets I'm seeing show $280 million in salary savings this quarter alone. The knowledge extraction is complete. If you're still at Amazon and haven't started job hunting, you're already dead,\" the post reads.

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The Internet has reacted with fear and anger:

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The part about knowledge transfer sessions is true and I’ve been part of several https://t.co/AHtaz9gHQ8
— fan (@redrocket95) March 12, 2026\n

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You don't hate these ghouls enough. https://t.co/otg5u5EqPa
— Vinh Nguyen 凯文荣阮 (@nguyenkvvn) March 12, 2026\n

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I've always wanted to work at Amazon. It was like my dream.

\n Now I've realized that they like to terminate people like crazy.

\n What leadership of yours @ajassy https://t.co/qw84yR6h9A
— Fernando (@fernandochang95) March 12, 2026\n

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Sixteen thousand is phase one. Fourteen thousand is phase two. The real number is everyone who can be replaced.

\n Here's the part that should keep you up.

\n The engineers spent their final two weeks building the prompt libraries that trained their replacements. They thought they… https://t.co/SEInODRu44
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— BullBrezza | Macro & Crypto (@BullBrezza) March 12, 2026\n

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I'm sure the future won't be a thousand uberwealthy with a million slaves and 7.9 billion \"too lazy to work\" homeless stinking up the countryside with their mass dieoff https://t.co/gmFUXgjIjs
— I'm S.A. Barton, and I worry about the future (@sabartonwrites) March 12, 2026\n

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And here we were worried it was only gonna take entry level jobs…

\n Can’t wait for this bubble to pop and employers to realize AI, while as great as it is, isn’t at a place where it can replace the thousands you’ve just let go. https://t.co/jsOBasrsA7
— Maekshyft (@Maekshyft) March 12, 2026\n

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Amazon laid off 16,000 employees earlier this year

Amazon has confirmed that 16,000 roles across the company have been eliminated, with most US-based employees given 90 days to find a new internal role before severance kicks in. Senior VP Beth Galetti framed the cuts as an effort to strengthen the organization by \"reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.\"

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CEO Andy Jassy has been blunt about AI's role in shrinking Amazon's workforce, writing previously that efficiency gains from the technology would allow the company to reduce headcount - saying it would \"need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today.\"

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Amazon To Reportedly Lay Off 14,000 More Employees In Q2, New Viral Post Suggests

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