After news broke last week that another round of mass layoffs was impending at Amazon, employees were waiting for the hammer to drop. Late Tuesday night, it did—seemingly by accident.
An assistant to the vice president of AWS Solutions reportedly inadvertently sent a calendar invite to a handful of employees for a “Project Dawn” meeting—referencing the name of the company’s stated efforts to enhance efficiency—with an accompanying message about job cuts. The event was quickly cancelled.
The next morning, Amazon confirmed it was laying off 16,000 workers. The news comes a few months after the tech giant slashed 14,000 jobs, and the same week UPS announced 30,000 layoffs and Dow cut 4,500.
With layoffs predicted to continue at many organizations this year, Dr. Jasmine Escalera, career expert at Zety, notes that the manner in which the message is delivered is paramount to preserving morale among retained employees and maintaining a positive employer brand.
“The way…
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