Amid mass job cuts, Amazon HR staff turn from hiring to seeking jobs

Some Amazon.com Inc. employees are publicly posting that they are #OpenToWork on LinkedIn while still employed by the company

With job cuts mounting across tech, finance and other industries, why wait to get fired when you can skip directly to being hired?

The move, called “career cushioning,” involves lining up a plan B while still fully employed, especially when job cuts are imminent. This is usually done discreetly — perhaps a networking call taken during lunch, or taking the time to connect with old colleagues.

Some Amazon.com Inc. employees are taking it one step further, publicly posting that they are #OpenToWork on LinkedIn while still employed by the company. It’s all out there for everyone, including their bosses and bosses’ bosses,