Important Announcement: Layoffs

Jeffy sent the following email to Amazon employees earlier today. Greetings, fellow Amazonians! I'm Jeffy McBezos and I come bearing bad news. Recently, I made the tough decision to lay off 5% of our workforce due to the remote nature of our business. As you know, Amazon is a company whose success relies heavily on being able to deliver products quickly and accurately, and unfortunately, with everyone working remotely, it's just not feasible to maintain the same standards of efficiency. I realize that this is a painful time for everyone and that it has been difficult to find a balance between our need to keep operations running smoothly and keeping our valued employees on staff. I want to emphasize that I take full responsibility for this decision. As CEO, it is my job to ensure that Amazon continues to operate efficiently and remain competitive in the market. I know this news is hard to hear and I apologize, but I want to thank all of you for your hard work and dedication to the company. I'm confident that we will come out of this stronger and more innovative than ever before. Sincerely, Jeffy McBezos CEO, Amazon