Amazon Lays Off 14,000, Tells Survivors to 'Lean In on AI' Like It’s Therapy
On October 23, 2023, in Edison, New Jersey, Amazon dropped the corporate guillotine on 14,000 employees—specifically hitting its devices division that makes Kindles, Fires, and Echos, as if to say 'Alexa, out of office until further notice.' VP Tapas Roy, whose name sounds like the gourmet dish of mass layoffs, sent a heartfelt memo urging survivors to 'lean in on AI,' because apparently robots will do your job better while you drown in severance anxieties. HR chief Beth Galetti blessed this purge blaming AI’s 'accelerated innovation,' perfectly timed as 2025 is already shaping up like a Black Mirror episode approved by Jeff Bezos’ AI overlords. Not much clarity on exactly how many Kindle crafters got 86’d, but employees in the U.S. and Canada got notified, while others wait for ‘consultations,’ Amazon’s corporate version of musical chairs but nobody’s winning.
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Amazon fires 14,000, then tells remaining workers to 'lean in on AI,' because who needs humans when your toaster can launch a startup faster than you can say unemployment?
Nothing says job security like being told to 'lean in on AI' right after HR sends you an eviction notice dressed as a memo.
Amazon's plan: Fire thousands, replace enthusiasm with algorithms, and convince survivors AI is their new coffee break buddy.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/28/2025 | Author: Ashley Stewart
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