Amazon had an unexpected slip-up in its ongoing corporate restructuring this week when an internal email intended to inform employees about upcoming layoffs was sent prematurely to some staff at Amazon Web Services (AWS). The incident occurred just hours before Amazon planned to formally communicate the layoff decisions to affected employees. Email Sent Too Early On Tuesday, an email signed by Colleen Aubrey, senior vice president of applied AI solutions at AWS, was mistakenly sent to AWS employees in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica, alerting them that they had already been informed about job losses as part of the layoff plan scheduled for Wednesday morning. The message referenced layoffs as “Project Dawn” and included a team-wide meeting invitation tied to the event. Employees who received the message reported that the meeting was almost immediately cancelled, leaving many confused since formal layoff communications had not yet occurred. Amazon has not publicly confirmed the layoff details or the misfired email, and impacted employees have not been officially notified through the company’s usual channels. Context: Broader Layoff Plan The botched email comes amid a broader plan by Amazon to reduce its corporate headcount. Earlier reporting indicated the company intended to cut thousands… Read MoreBusiness Archives – Trak.in – Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups
