Jassy stated the reductions came after a broader review of the company’s performance. The new round of job cuts comes after Amazon announced it would lay off close to 10,000 people in November which included members of its hardware and services, retail and human resources teams. More LayoffsĪmazon has commenced a second round of layoffs with plans by Jassy to reduce the company’s headcount by 18,000 in 2023, according to a statement on its website. In addition to shuttering AmazonSmiles, the company is also conducting its largest reduction in employees in its history. The decision to shut down AmazonSmiles comes as CEO Andy Jassy has conducted a wide review of the company’s expenses due to slowing growth in its retail division after the pandemic. “With so many eligible organizations-more than 1 million globally-our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.” “After almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped,” the company said.
The e-retailer said it has donated close to $500 million to charities since the program’s inception in 2013. On its website, the e-commerce giant says it “will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change-from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disaster.”Īmazon claims that the charity program did not reach the success it had envisioned with the average donation to charities being less than $230. In an announcement, Amazon states it plans to wind down AmazonSmiles by Feb. The e-retailer’s charity allows shoppers to donate a percentage of eligible purchases on the site to their chosen charity organization. Amazon will discontinue its charity program called AmazonSmiles as the company continues to find ways to cut costs, which have included mass layoffs.
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