It's still 8k extra job loses in our industry... we should be kinda scared and worried
Why? It's 1.2% of Amazon's workforce, which is basically nothing.
10k here, 20k there, next thing we're talking real numbers.
As others pointed out it's very likely that more people quit in any given month.
you seem to be implying these would be the same people and that those quitting normally would not be replaced
> it's very likely that more people quit in any given month
18k quit in a given month? Nope.
There are thousands job cuts and hiring freeze in this industry. While 1.2% is nothing, that 1.2% won't have easy time to get re-hire when there's a massive layoffs in the specific industry they're on + hiring freeze + recession coming up.
I meant the headline kind of implying 18,000 fresh job cuts like the comment I was replying to was saying.
Obviously, layoffs in the tech industry should concern all of us.