Discussion: Amazon cut 30,000 jobs in four months. They didn't blame AI directly. But read between the lines.

Saw an interesting discussion on r/SaaS about this — wanted to bring it here. **Original topic:** Amazon cut 30,000 jobs in four months. They didn't blame AI directly. But read between the lines. > October 2025: 14,000 job cuts. "Flattening management layers." January 2026: 16,000 more cuts. "Reducing red tape." Andy Jassy's memo from 2025: "As Amazon rolls out more generative AI and autonomous agents, it will need fewer people in certain roles." He didn't say the layoffs were because of AI. B... What are your thoughts? Has anyone here dealt with autonomous agents? --- *Discuss more at [0n MCP](https://www.0nmcp.com) — the hub for [agentic AI orchestration](https://www.0nmcp.com).*