Amazon Web Services (AWS) is cutting hundreds of jobs in its sales, marketing and global services organization as well as the physical stores technology team.
The job cuts are a result of a strategic shift in how Amazon uses some applications in its own stores and third-party stores. AWS has identified duplication in some roles such as program management and sales operations which spurred layoffs.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is cutting hundreds of jobs in its sales, marketing and global services organization as well as the physical stores technology team. The job cuts are a result of a strategic shift in how Amazon uses some applications in its own stores and third-party stores. AWS has identified duplication in some roles such as program management and sales operations which spurred layoffs. However, the company is also hiring for priorities including core areas of their business.
AWS is shifting toward more digital training and training programs run by external partners.
The AWS physical stores technology teams are also being laid off. These layoffs will affect AWS developer teams who create technology for Amazon's physical retail stores.
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AWS is cutting hundreds of jobs inside its sales, marketing and global services organization while also laying off hundreds of employees from Amazon's physical stores technology team.
The $97 billion Seattle-based company said the layoffs were needed to streamline some business units while shifting efforts toward more key strategic areas.
These new AWS employee layoffs will mostly impact employees inside AWS's training and certification and sales operations teams.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that AWS has identified a few targeted areas of the organization they need to streamline in order to continue focusing their efforts on key strategic areas. However, this statement contradicts itself as it implies that these layoffs are necessary for optimization and yet also states that they will impact hundreds of roles in specific areas. Secondly, the author claims that AWS is shifting towards more digital training and training programs run by external partners with a new focus on self-serve training. This statement is misleading because it suggests that this shift was not happening beforehand when in fact, AWS has been offering online courses for years. Lastly, the article states that these layoffs will affect employees inside AWS's physical stores technology teams but fails to mention any specific details about how many roles are being affected or what those roles entail.
The statement 'Within our training and certification organization, we have evolved our strategy to prioritize investing in self-serve digital training and delivering instructor-led training through AWS Training Partners' is misleading because it suggests this shift was not happening beforehand when in fact AWS has been offering online courses for years.
The statement 'AWS has identified a few targeted areas of the organization we need to streamline in order to continue focusing our efforts on key strategic areas' contradicts itself as it suggests these layoffs are necessary for optimization and yet also states that they will impact hundreds of roles.
The statement 'we expect these role eliminations to impact several hundred roles in specific areas of the sales, marketing and global services organization and a few hundred roles in the physical stores technology team' is deceptive because it implies that only a small number of employees will be affected when in fact hundreds are being laid off.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that AWS is the world's No. 1 cloud market-share leader with 32 percent global share of the cloud market without providing any evidence or sources for this claim.
> Once all processes related to this action are complete, we expect these role eliminations to impact several hundred roles in specific areas of the sales, marketing and global services organization and a few hundred roles in the physical stores technology team. <
> AWS is shifting toward more digital training and training programs run by external partners, with a new focus on self-serve training. <
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The article reports that AWS is laying off hundreds of employees from its sales, marketing and global services organization as well as the physical stores technology team. The layoffs are being made to streamline some business units while shifting efforts towards more key strategic areas. This can be seen as an example of monetary bias, where the company's decision to cut costs is prioritized over maintaining a diverse workforce.
Several hundred roles in specific areas of the sales, marketing and global services organization
several hundred roles in the physical stores technology team
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Mark Haranas has a conflict of interest on the topics of AWS and layoffs as he is an employee at Amazon Web Services. He also has a financial tie to the company as it was reported that Google Workspace Partners were distraught over renewal margin cut effective April 1.
Mark Haranas is an employee at Amazon Web Services, which means he may have a conflict of interest on topics related to AWS.
The article reports that Mark Haranas has a financial tie to the company as it was reported that Google Workspace Partners were distraught over renewal margin cut effective April 1.
. Amazon's cloud computing division is laying off hundreds of employees in its physical stores technology and sales and marketing units.
The AWS spokesperson said the company decided to make cuts to the store technology division as a result of a broader strategic shift in the use of some applications in Amazon's owned as well as third-party stores.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when stating that Amazon executives expressed optimism in February about the market reaccelerating. This statement is not supported by any evidence and relies solely on the word of a company executive without providing any context or data to back up their claim.
Amazon executives expressed some optimism in February when they said the market is starting to show signs of a reacceleration.
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Annie Palmer has a conflict of interest with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as she is reporting on the company's cloud computing division and its recent sales growth deceleration. She also reports on AWS unit's cashierless checkout systems and its Dash smart carts, which are products that AWS includes in their technology portfolio.
Annie Palmer has a conflict of interest with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as she is reporting on the company's cloud computing division and its recent sales growth deceleration. She also reports on AWS unit's cashierless checkout systems and its Dash smart carts, which are products that AWS includes in their technology portfolio.
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Annie Palmer has conflicts of interest on the topics of Amazon Web Services and cloud computing division. She also reports on physical stores technology and sales and marketing units.
Amazon Web Services is cutting several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing and Global Services organization.
The company is shifting its focus to self-serve digital training and training programs run by external partners.
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The layoffs will mostly affect training, certification and sales personnel.
AWS is shifting toward more digital training and training programs run by external partners.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that AWS will cut 'several hundred' jobs in its Sales, Marketing and Global Services organization and a few hundred jobs on its Physical Stores Technology team. However, this statement is misleading as it implies that all of these employees will be laid off when only some of them are affected by the cuts. Secondly, the author states that AWS is shifting its focus to self-serve digital training and external partner programs instead of in-person sales operations. This statement is deceptive because it suggests that AWS has decided to eliminate all in-person sales operations which is not true as some roles will still be retained for program management and sales operations. Thirdly, the author claims that these changes are preparing the organization for the future, aligning with its strategy and priorities, reducing duplication and inefficiency. However, this statement is misleading because it implies that AWS has a clear strategy which may not be true as there is no mention of any specific goals or objectives. Finally, the author claims that these changes will have an impact on every individual affected but does not provide any details about how they will be affected.
The author claims that AWS is shifting its focus to self-serve digital training instead of in-person sales operations which suggests they have eliminated all in-person sales operations. This statement is deceptive because it implies a complete shift away from traditional methods when only some roles are being retained for program management and sales operations.
The author claims that these changes will reduce duplication and inefficiency but does not provide any details about how this will be achieved.
The statement 'AWS will cut several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing and Global Services organization' is misleading as it implies all employees of this group are being laid off. However, the article states that only some roles within this group such as training and certification sales operations will be affected.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the opinions of executives in AWS without providing any evidence or reasoning for their claims. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the layoffs as 'difficult' and 'necessary', which could be seen as a form of emotional manipulation.
The company said it’s shifting its focus to self-serve digital training and training programs run by external partners.
He added, “We recognize the effect this has on every individual impacted.”
AWS was among the Amazon divisions impacted by the company’s overall reduction of 27,000 jobs in two major waves of layoffs last year.
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Todd Bishop has a conflict of interest on the topics of Amazon Web Services and Sales as he is an employee of AWS. He also has a personal relationship with the company as he reports for Geekwire which covers technology news related to Microsoft, Google, Apple and more.
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Todd Bishop has conflicts of interest on the topics of Amazon Web Services, Sales, Marketing and Global Services organization. He also reports on AWS identity and checkout teams within the Physical Stores Technology organization.
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, The job cuts will affect several hundred people from the sales, marketing and global services team for AWS,
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Amazon Web Services is laying off several hundred employees as the company shifts its strategy in some parts of the business.
The decision to layoff hundreds of people from AWS's sales, marketing and global services team was made because Amazon found duplication in some roles. It also shifted to prioritize self-serve digital training and delivering instructor-led training through AWS training partners.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is laying off 'several hundred' employees from its sales, marketing and global services team for AWS as well as a few hundred roles from the AWS physical stores technology team. However, this statement contradicts itself by stating that these cuts will affect only a few hundred people in total. This suggests that there are fewer than several hundreds of layoffs happening at Amazon. Secondly, the author claims that 'duplication' was found in some roles within the sales and marketing team for AWS but does not provide any evidence to support this claim or explain what duplication means specifically. Thirdly, the article states that Amazon is shifting its strategy in some parts of its business by prioritizing self-serve digital training over instructor-led training through AWS partners. However, it fails to mention that this shift may be due to cost cutting measures rather than a strategic decision made solely for innovation purposes.
The statement 'several hundred' employees are being laid off contradicts itself by stating that these cuts will affect only a few hundred people in total. This suggests there are fewer than several hundreds of layoffs happening at Amazon.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a topic of interest for Amazon. The company has recently announced layoffs in its sales marketing global services team for AWS cloud computing division physical stores technology team.
. Amazon noticed that shift across its broader business as well, as it exceeded analyst expectations and its own estimates for the fourth-quarter and full-year earnings from 2023. Last year, Amazon reported $30.4 billion in net income, up from a $2.7 billion loss in 2021.
. The decision is part of a strategic shift in how Amazon uses some applications in its own stores and third-party stores.
