Amazon rare job cuts at its headquarters

E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. is cutting several hundred corporate jobs from its Seattle headquarters and global operations. “As part of our annual planning process, we are making headcount adjustments across the company...small reductions in a couple of places and aggressive hiring in many others,” an Amazon spokesman said. “For affected employees, we work to find roles in the areas where we are hiring.” Currently, the company has 3,900 corporate jobs open in Seattle and 12,000 such positions open worldwide. The company continues hiring as Amazon’s global headcount stood at 566,000 in December,  66 percent higher than the last year.
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