Amazon laid off some employees with early-morning text messages By Eugene Kim, 23 hrs ago

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Amazon laid off 14,000 employees on Tuesday.
Some employees learned about their termination through early-morning text messages.
The texts were intended to prevent affected employees from being unable to badge into the office.
On Tuesday morning, some Amazon employees learned they had lost their jobs — through text messages.

Amazon sent two text messages early Tuesday to inform employees their jobs had been eliminated, according to people familiar with the matter and screenshots reviewed by Business Insider.
One message urged affected employees to check their personal or work email before coming to the office. A second text directed them to call a help desk if they hadn't received "an email message about your role."

The texts, sent shortly after email notifications, were intended to prevent laid-off employees from arriving at the office and discovering their badges no longer worked, one of the people said."
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My personal comment. I am strongly considering canceling my Amazon Prime account.