Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Amazon Layoff Notices Delivered via Text Message
Imagine if your job told you to check your phone for some important news about work.
Then, you got a text saying to look at your email.
This text was actually a heads-up that you were losing your job at Amazon.
The company sent these texts right before sending the actual layoff emails.
They did this so that people who were losing their jobs wouldn't accidentally show up at work, only to find out they couldn't get in because their work pass had been turned off.
It was a quick way to let people know they were no longer employed there.
Amazon employees were informed of layoffs through text messages and emails.
Text messages were sent shortly before official email notifications.
The texts advised employees to check their email for role status.
The company used texts to prevent laid-off workers from arriving at the office.
Access badges of affected employees were deactivated prior to notification.
- Who
- Amazon employees
- What
- Received layoff notifications via text message and email
- When
- Last Tuesday
- Where
- Amazon offices
- Why
- To inform employees of their layoff status and prevent them from accessing offices with deactivated badges.
- Company
- Amazon
- Notification Method
- Text messages followed by emails
- Date of Layoffs Mentioned
- Last Tuesday
