Amazon may have trouble recruiting after massive layoffs

Amazon has long been a popular company to work for . Online shopping continues to grow, and Amazon's two main sources of profit - cloud services and advertising - are growing even faster. If you find a white-collar job at Amazon, your career is basically secure . But last month, everything changed.

At the end of November, Amazon announced the start of layoffs, which are expected to be the largest layoffs in its history, up to 10,000 people, accounting for about 3% of the total number of office employees . Internal rumors say that the number of layoffs may continue to increase.

Some media said that the actual goal may be to lay off 20,000 people. There are also reports that Amazon has canceled some offers that have already been issued , which has seriously affected Amazon 's reputation in the technical talent job market - its position in the job market is already facing challenges.

An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the news but declined to disclose specific figures. However, even if we don’t know how many offers Amazon has canceled , it is still enough to shock people .

The question in the minds of job seekers now is: "Should we only join profitable departments now, or join the 'safer' department?"

However, in addition to the recession and the slowdown in e-commerce growth, Amazon's real problem lies with itself. Between 2019 and 2021, Amazon's workforce doubled, adding 800,000 employees in just two years.

Craig Berman, Amazon’s former communications chief who left the company in 2018 after 14 years, said, “No company has hired at the scale that Amazon has in the last decade.”

Amazon's current situation has sounded the alarm for job seekers. Some said they had expected the job to allow them to stay in the United States on a work visa. One job seeker who received a job offer in September had his offer rescinded in late November. Another employee who was scheduled to start a technical position in the retail department in January next year also had his offer rescinded the second month after receiving it.

“I think the worst thing for Amazon is that they’ve tarnished their reputation,” said one person familiar with the matter.

Job seekers choose Amazon mainly because the tech giant offers much higher salaries. If the salary level is the same, most job seekers will choose other companies with better benefits.

Although the layoffs of 10,000 people only account for about 3% of Amazon's total workforce, for most Amazon employees and those who once regarded it as a dream employer, the balance in their hearts has slowly tilted.

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