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To: Bonefish who wrote (1568365)	10/27/2025 11:48:59 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1569471

AI

To: Bonefish who wrote (1568365)	10/27/2025 11:50:55 PM
From: longz	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 1569471

robots?

To: Bonefish who wrote (1568365)	10/28/2025 9:46:16 AM
From: IC720	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Respond to of 1569471

Companies are seeking to increase their slim margins by streamlining operations and are quick to automate positions when possible. As noted last week, Amazon, the second-largest employer in the USA, believes it can cut its workforce by 600,000 within the next few years. Lowering the cost of borrowing will not entice companies to take on more debt. Conditions have changed and companies plan to cut costs rather than profits. It is clear which industries are facing challenging times ahead as the world economy turns down. Largest Corporate Layoffs of 2025 Companies are downsizing as the future looks bleak. Third-nation outsourcing is prevalent, and the domestic workforce is tightening. Several corporations shrank their workforce significantly this year in a trend that will continue as the economy turns down. Intel Corporation shed 24,000 positions this year but plans to continue layoffs through the rest of Q4. Intel believes it only needs to retain 75,000 “core employees” from the initial 99,500 it had at the beginning of the year. Nissan was forced to close seven manufacturing plants due to weak sales. The company initially planned to slim its workforce by 11,000 but cuts nearly doubled to 20,000. The auto industry has been weakened on a global basis. Chevron also plans to cut its workforce by up to 20% by the end of 2026. Ford eliminated bonuses for 3,300 managers and eliminated 1,000 manufacturing jobs. Stellantis eliminated 900 workers and Tesla laid off 10% of its global workforce amid weakened EV demand and stiff competition from China.

To: Bonefish who wrote (1568365)	10/28/2025 2:25:08 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1569471

Thronefish, Fill us in why Amazon is laying off 27k Why don't you? Obviously you're going to blame everything from A1 (h/t Linda McMahon) to Biden to circumstances specific to Amazon alone. The point is that economic conditions right now are really uncertain, thanks in no small part due to Trump's capricious tariffs. Amazon in general is going to batten down the hatches and see what emerges. They're scaling back on personnel, investment, and R&D until they can get a better sense of which direction they should head. Tenchusatsu P.S. - I could also give you my opinion on how AI factors into all of this, but I doubt you'd understand, given how you can't even tell what reality is.