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Amazon may lay off up to 20,000 employees to streamline costs: Report

In the last few days, Amazon has reportedly asked the managers to identify performance problems among the employees

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Following a hiring spree during the pandemic, Amazon may now lay off 20,000 employees in the coming months across various departments. Employees from all the rankings in the company, from Grades 1 to 7, are expected to be affected by the layoffs, a report by Computerworld said. 
 
In November, the 

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