In a startling development, thousands of Amazon employees woke up to unexpected text messages informing them that their positions had been eliminated. The messages, sent before dawn, marked another round of layoffs at one of the world’s largest tech employers, this time impacting roughly 14,000 workers across various departments worldwide.

According to Business Insider, affected employees received two text messages in quick succession. The first advised them to check their personal or work email before reporting to the office. The second provided a help desk contact in case they had not yet received “an email message about your role.” The move reportedly followed the deactivation of employee badges to prevent laid-off workers from arriving at office premises unaware of their termination.

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