What Amazon’s layoffs mean for the rest of corporate America

16,000 jobs down. How many more to go?

The sequel to Amazon’s mass layoffs last fall came yesterday with another round of deep job cuts. I’d love to tell you it’s an isolated incident, but it feels representative of a broader shift across tech and corporate America.

AI is ushering in a new era for workplaces, and companies are adjusting accordingly. As the ones closest to the tech (and spending the most on it), Big Tech would be the first to evolve. Make no mistake: Where Big Tech goes, the rest of the business world will likely follow.

So what can we glean from Amazon’s layoffs? Fortunately, my colleagues Eugene Kim and Ashley Stewart are crushing it with scoops. Their stories provide context about Amazon’s decision and how that translates to your own workplace.

Let’s dive in:

No one is safe: Internal Slack messages Ashley viewed show how many teams were bitten by the layoff bug. That includes…