Amazon announced Wednesday it will eliminate 16,000 corporate positions as part of an organizational restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and streamlining operations. Bloomberg reports that Amazon announced Wednesday it will eliminate 16,000 corporate positions as part of an organizational restructuring. Jassy’s memo, which was also made public, highlighted the potential impact of AI on both corporate workers, such as software developers, and employees in Amazon warehouses. The corporate workforce comprises roughly 350,000 personnel, meaning the latest cuts represent approximately 4.6 percent of that segment of the company’s headcount. Word of the impending layoffs reached some Amazon employees before the official announcement.