Amazon pauses corporate hiring, citing ‘unusual macro-economic environment’

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

Amazon on Tuesday announced it would pause new corporate hires. 

Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience, cited an “unusual macro-economic environment” as a reason for the decision, saying the company “wants to balance our hiring and investments with being thoughtful about this economy.”

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Galetti told employees the company expects to keep the hiring freeze in place “for the next few months.”

The public memo said that Amazon still intends to hire a “meaningful” number of employees in 2023, highlighting business segments like Prime Video, Alexa, and grocery.

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