Episode Details

Amazon layoffs 2026 are continuing. An August 31 WARN notice shows Amazon permanently eliminating 121 jobs across Seattle, Bellevue and Sumner, Washington, with separations scheduled from October 1 through October 27.

This is not just warehouse labor. The latest Amazon layoffs affect software development engineers, applied scientists, senior software managers, product managers, technical writers, an HR director and even a vice president of legal affairs.

The bigger story is the pattern. More than 5,100 Amazon positions in Washington have now been marked for elimination through WARN notices since last fall. The giant Amazon layoff rounds made headlines. The smaller rolling cuts never stopped.

In this episode, The Grind Hotline breaks down who is being cut, when workers leave, what the WARN notice tells us, and three practical moves workers can make before access, income or leverage disappears.

Important: Amazon has not attributed these specific 121 cuts to AI. We cover AI layoffs and AI workforce pressure across tech, but separate confirmed facts from speculation.

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We cover tech layoffs, AI layoffs, WARN notices, restructuring, hiring freezes, outsourcing, management flattening, return-to-office pressure, employee monitoring, cost cutting and the future of white-collar work.

QUICK ANSWERS

Is Amazon laying off workers in 2026?
Yes. The August 31 Washington WARN notice covers 121 permanent job eliminations across Seattle, Bellevue and Sumner, with departures scheduled in October 2026.

Who is affected?
Fulfillment workers plus software engineers, applied scientists, senior software managers, product managers, technical writers, an HR director and a vice president of legal affairs.

Are these Amazon AI layoffs?
Amazon has not publicly attributed these specific 121 cuts to AI.

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