Andy Jassy just put corporate America on notice. The man on Bezos’ Iron Throne fired off an internal memo letting everyone know: if your job can be replaced by a robot that doesn’t take bathroom breaks, you’re officially on borrowed time. Boom, mic drop. 

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In Jassy’s exact words: ‘We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs. It’s hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce.” Translation: If you’re not actively learning how to prompt AI tools while mainlining youtube videos on the subject and dodging calendar invites, you might want to add “Open to work” on your LinkedIn profile. Unfortunately the days of getting paid six figures to turn Amazon logos 7 degrees to the left on a PowerPoint slide are absolutely cooked. 

Additionally, he even told employees to “get more done with scrappier teams.” In other words: work harder, with less, and for the love of God, don’t ask for more headcount… unless you want to get hit with a pink slip. Of course, Amazon isn’t the only Bit Tech player guillotining its employees. Shopify’s CEO basically told staff to come up with reasons why a robot shouldn’t do their work before asking for help. Klarna’s CEO brags about a 40% headcount drop, blaming AI (and “natural attrition,” aka people rage-quitting before the bots take over). 

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With that said, Amazon’s workforce is still a massive unit… with 1.56 million full- and part-timers, plus enough contractors to fill a small country. But since 2022, the company’s already axed 27,000 jobs, while cutting 200 in North America stores in January, 100 more in devices/services in May, and God knows how many will vanish in the next “organizational refresh.” Cue the Hunger Games feel. 

The crazy part about Jasseys newfound roast, is that Wall Street absolutely loves this. Fewer warm bodies on payroll means margins get ‘roided up. AI is the main character in 2025, and everyone else is just an extra. Case in point: Jassy straight-up called generative AI a “once-in-a-lifetime reinvention of everything we know,” and said it’s “saving companies lots of money.” Translation: shareholders are about to be very happy, while HR departments are about to be very busy… updating the “outplacement services” FAQ.

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Meaning, Amazon’s AI push is a full send blitz. They’re building data centers left, right, and twice on Sunday, deploying AI to handle inventory, forecast demand, and micromanage warehouse bots that don’t unionize (yet). The tech’s moving so fast it’s hard to keep up. But regardless, the message for investors is clear: AI-driven cost-cutting is real. Expenses go down, productivity (theoretically) goes up, and the inevitable “AI-powered” product line gets announced at AWS re:Invent with pyrotechnics and a side of layoffs. 

And yet, this is only the beginning. Where will AI be in six-months? And how much more will corporate jobs be at risk? At some point, everyone will be forced to be an investor… so just be glad you’re already in the trenches now. In the end, the future is scrappier, leaner, and apparently allergic to middle management. Until next time, friends…

At the time of publishing, Stocks.News holds positions in Amazon as mentioned in the article.