Blind TL;DR: May Amazon and Meta Layoffs (April 10, 2026)

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(Alleged) Amazon Layoffs in May

There are rumored to be more layoffs coming to Amazon in May. 

Here’s what we know:

• Expect at least 10k roles to be cut, but as many as 14k
• There will be internal restructuring following the layoffs
• No specific orgs will be targeted
• Roles impacted will include Program Managers, Business Intelligence, Product Managers and SDEs

The push for AI will decrease the need for managers.

Meta’s Rumored May Layoffs

More layoffs are potentially happening in May at Meta.

Currently, the expected impact date is 5/6. If not, before the end of Q2.

Up to 20% of the workforce will be let go, company wide.

Roles impacted may be ICs and managers. This layoff will be the epitome of “org flattening.”

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