Amazon lays off ‘small number of staffers’, pharmacy division impacted

Amazon has carried out yet one more spherical of layoffs, relieving an unspecified variety of workers.

Confirming the event in a assertion, Amazon stated it laid off a ‘small number of staffers’ from its pharmacy division.

“Like many businesses, we were always improving our processes, for both quality and efficiency, and identifying how we can deliver on the best customer experience. As a result, we have made the decision to adjust resources and a small number of roles have been eliminated on the Amazon Pharmacy Services team,” the assertion quoted Brad Glasser, the tech large’s spokesperson, as saying.

Meanwhile, in response to Semafor, which reported the unique story, the corporate has terminated the providers of as many as 80 individuals.

Amazon entered the pharmacy sector 4 years in the past, and, in 2020, launched Amazon Pharmacy, a standalone prescription supply service.

Amazon layoffs

In January, the Jeff Bezos based and Andy Jessy helmed organisation carried out the most important layoff in its historical past, slashing its workforce by 18,000. Then, in March, it laid off 9,000 employees. Founded in July 1995, its whole world worker power, as of December 2022, stood at greater than 1.5 million.