The year 2023 was not a good year for those working in the technology sector. Many companies laid off thousands of employees due to rising costs, for example. For example, Twitch announced today that it would lay off 500 people, equivalent to 35% of its total workforce. Such a step also came from Unity yesterday.

Now it has been revealed that such a move will come from another company. According to information obtained from The Information, Amazon will again lay off a large number of its employees.

Hundreds of Prime Video and MGM employees will be laid off

According to information received, Amazon’s new layoff step is the company’s film and TV series platform. Prime Video and the film studio purchased for $8.5 billion in 2022 from MGM will be. It is not clear how many people will be laid off, but the information received is “hundredsHe says people will lose their jobs.

An email from company president Mike Hopkins caused the news to spread. The message said the company is increasing investments in our most effective products, while others Reducing or stopping investments in certain areas It was indicated that he wanted this and therefore the workforce was reduced.

Amazon today started sending emails to its employees in the US. It said those in other regions will be notified before the end of the week. Although ‘hundreds’ are mentioned, it is not known exactly how many people will be affected. The company will, among other things, provide compensation to dismissed employees and support with career transition.

Amazon will lay off 27 thousand employees in 2023

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen such moves from Amazon. The tech giant plans to hire 18,000 people by 2023, with a total of 9,000 people. 27 thousand employees He was fired. This made it the company that made the most layoffs last year.