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‘It’s culture’: Amazon CEO says massive corporate layoffs were about agility — not AI or cost-cutting

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s latest big round of layoffs — about 14,000 corporate jobs — wasn’t triggered by financial strain or artificial intelligence replacing workers, but rather a push to stay nimble. Read More

Amazon layoffs hit software engineers hardest in Washington

The layoffs of software engineers reflect a striking shift for an industry that has traditionally relied on coders to help build and maintain the backbone of digital platforms. Read More

Filing: Amazon cuts more than 2,300 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs

Amazon will lay off 2,303 corporate employees in Washington state, primarily in its Seattle and Bellevue offices, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department that provides a geographic breakdown of the company’s 14,000 global job cuts. Read More

Amazon layoffs reaction: ‘Thought I was a top performer but guess I’m expendable’

On social media and elsewhere, impacted employees and others reacted to Amazon’s decision to cut 14,000 corporate and tech workers across numerous divisions. Read More

Amazon confirms 14,000 corporate job cuts, says push for ‘efficiency gains’ will continue into 2026

Amazon confirmed Tuesday that it is cutting about 14,000 corporate jobs in an efficiency push expected to continue into 2026, impacting more jobs in the future. Reuters reported Monday that the number of layoffs could ultimately total as many as 30,000 people. Read More

Amazon reportedly set to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees in massive workforce cut

The sweeping workforce reduction is intended to reduce expenses and compensate for over-hiring during the pandemic, according to a report from Reuters. Read More

OfferUp hit with new round of layoffs as marketplace plans to simplify its offerings

The company did not disclose the number of employees affected or the number of remaining staff. The layoffs come less than a year after OfferUp cut 22% of its staff last December. Read More

Boundless Immigration cut staff days before it announced acquisition of European competitor

Boundless Immigration laid off an undisclosed number of employees shortly before announcing its acquisition of a Europe-based competitor. Read More

Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO

Smartsheet has cut more than 120 jobs amid a leadership transition and its $8.4B private equity takeover, as the Bellevue-based software company accelerates its push into artificial intelligence. Read More

Starbucks closes tech-infused flagship roastery in Seattle as part of broader shake-up at coffee giant

Starbucks closed its flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, nearly 11 years after the location opened as an… Read More

Microsoft cuts 42 more jobs in Redmond, continuing layoffs amid AI spending boom

The ongoing trickle of smaller layoffs marks a departure from the traditional corporate mantra of “cut once, cut deep.” Microsoft’s approach has naturally left some employees feeling nervous about whether their job will be next. Read More

Salesforce lays off 93 employees in Washington state as Benioff touts AI-driven efficiencies

Salesforce is laying off 93 workers in Washington, according to a notification filed Wednesday with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More

Protesters deny planting listening devices inside Microsoft exec’s office; company fires four workers

A group that infiltrated Microsoft’s headquarters building this week disputed the company’s account of the incident — describing their sit-in… Read More

Filing: Rec Room layoffs impact 141 employees at Seattle gaming startup

A major round of layoffs at Rec Room impacted 141 employees at the Seattle-based startup according to a Worker Adjustment and… Read More

Rec Room lays off half its staff in major shakeup at Seattle startup

Seattle-based startup Rec Room, once valued at $3.5 billion, is laying off about half of its staff in a sweeping… Read More

New filing: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington

T-Mobile laid off 121 workers in Washington, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department posted on Friday. GeekWire previously… Read More

Reports of stricter Microsoft return-to-office policy add to post-layoff uncertainty

Is Microsoft about to shake up its workforce again? A new report this week by The Verge is adding to… Read More

Seattle’s LevelTen Energy to lay off workers amid shrinking support for U.S. wind and solar power

Seattle-based LevelTen Energy, a startup facilitating the deployment of clean energy projects, is laying off 60 workers according to a… Read More

New round of layoffs at Glowforge impacts multiple teams at Seattle laser engraver maker

A new round of layoffs has hit Seattle laser engraver maker Glowforge. Co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro told GeekWire that the… Read More

Microsoft reaches $4 trillion valuation — for a moment, at least — after big earnings report

Microsoft’s market value touched $4 trillion for the first time, becoming only the second U.S. company to cross the milestone,… Read More

Microsoft cut product R&D jobs, added operations roles over the past year, new filing confirms

Microsoft’s global headcount remained steady at 228,000 employees over the past year, but the mix of roles changed notably, reflecting… Read More

Amazon cuts hundreds of AWS cloud jobs after strategic review, says AI wasn’t the main factor

Amazon confirmed Thursday morning that it’s cutting jobs within its Amazon Web Services cloud division after a review of its… Read More

Tech hiring trends: Corporate layoffs create opportunity for well-positioned startups

Microsoft is laying off thousands of workers. Meta is writing $300 million checks to snag top AI engineers. And there’s… Read More

Fintech giant FIS lays off 133 people at Seattle-area office

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a global financial company offering various banking services, is laying off 133 employees at its… Read More

Job search giant Indeed lays off 92 workers from Seattle office amid integration with Glassdoor

Recruiting and job search platform Indeed is laying off 92 employees from its Seattle office as part of broader cutbacks… Read More

ByteDance lays off 65 Seattle-area workers

ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok, is laying off 65 workers based in Bellevue, Wash., according to a new filing… Read More

Microsoft cuts another 4% of its workforce, about 9,000 jobs, in continued efficiency push

Microsoft will reduce its global workforce by another 4% — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games… Read More

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 lays off workers in Washington state

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies laid off an undisclosed number of workers as tariff uncertainties and new federal policies… Read More

Latest Microsoft layoffs target engineering, product and legal roles, records show

Software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, product marketers, and legal staff were most impacted by Microsoft’s latest round of… Read More

Microsoft makes additional job cuts, laying off more than 300 in Washington state

Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Microsoft statement. Microsoft is making another round of layoffs, a few weeks after cutting nearly… Read More