<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tech giant Amazon is reportedly gearing up to shed 30,000 corporate jobs this week in a major shake-up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The huge lay-off represents 10 per cent of the company's corporate workforce, and is part of an efficiency drive by chief executive Andy Jassy, reports </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/amazon-targets-many-30000-corporate-job-cuts-sources-say-2025-10-27/" rel="" target="_blank" title="Reuters"><span>Reuters</span></a><span>, citing three people familiar with the subject.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Impacted staff will be notified by email on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT), as the technology giant strives to claw back expenses and compensate for overhiring during the pandemic.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/meta-cutting-600-ai-jobs-but-hiring-more-still-report/3183228e-4be8-44a5-a902-1813cf99c125" rel="" target="_blank" title="Meta cutting hundreds of AI jobs - but hiring more at the same time"><strong><span>Meta cutting hundreds of AI jobs - but hiring more at the same time</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The job shedding represents Amazon's largest mass lay-off since 2022 when it cut about 27,000 positions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In June, Amazon bosses warned employees that artificial intelligence (AI) would lead to the company having a smaller workforce in the future.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a blog post sent to employees, Jassy said efficiency gains from AI would enable a reduction in the human workforce.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/amazon-to-shed-30000-corporate-jobs-reports-say/56351462-b63f-4802-943e-e42cfbdaa250" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As we roll out more Generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done. We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs," he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company," Jassy said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Amazon has been contacted by 9news.com.au for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong><span></span></div></div>