Amazon to lay off more than 18,000 workers

ah yeah let's get right to the rundown first. It's one of the biggest disappointments of the holiday season. No not my weird holiday sweaters that I wear. Sometimes online packages never arriving on your doorstep. Now the new information you need to hear on what you can do to protect your money. Then *** new Apple update is out and some of you have sent me messages asking do I really need to keep updating my phone so much. I've got the main security features you need to know about to keep your information safe. And finally Grubhub is releasing its 2020 to report the most ordered foods the year and we are getting *** sneak peek. This is really something. First up we've all been there. You order *** gift online but the package never shows up now the FTC is out with some important information you need to know. Online sellers have to ship when they say they will it's the law if they don't they have to notify you and give you the chance to cancel your order and get *** full refund. If they They don't give *** shipping date they have 30 days to ship the order from the date of your order so they have 30 days to ship. But what do you do if it never comes here's my advice first contact the seller. Most businesses will work with you to resolve the problem but if they won't and you are still charged go to your credit card statement online right? We're all here all the time. Most credit card companies have *** link to the charge like this one right here to dispute the charge with just the click of *** button. If you paid with *** debit card, contact your bank, they should be able to help you as well. Next up IOS 16.2 just out now and there are two important things this new update will do for your Apple products first there's *** change to Airdrop. Okay? If your Airdrop is set to everyone, Anyone can request to share pictures and videos with you. Not anymore. Apple is replacing the everyone setting with *** new one. It's called everyone for 10 minutes. Everyone for 10 minutes. So for 10 minutes you can share with everyone. But after that airdrop will revert back to contacts only meaning only people in your phone can send you stuff. Another big feature will be the advanced data protection right here. Apple is expanding its encryption. Two more iCloud categories to iCloud backup notes, photos, right? Meaning there will be tighter protection for all of these apps. These new updates are really important when it comes to added security. I always recommend downloading these new updates, fixing any bugs that may be in the software. So right now grab your phone, your laptop. If you have an Apple go to the settings app. Okay then click general then software update, Download and install. Finally, Grubhub just released its annual report showing the national ordering trends and eating habits for 2022 after analyzing millions of orders. Here are some of the things they found the other sitting there watching your orders. The dessert we ordered the most Tiramisu my wife's favorite, the city with the most late night orders drumroll boston. You guys love your late night food. The most pizzas ordered in one single order was from me. No, I'm kidding 60 pizzas in one order and the top dishes ordered. We love our cheese this year at number three cheese pizza at number two cheeseburgers and coming in at number one burritos and burrito bowls. And that's good. That's all for today. Back to you. ah yeah let's get right to the rundown first. It's one of the biggest disappointments of the holiday season. No not my weird holiday sweaters that I wear. Sometimes online packages never arriving on your doorstep. Now the new information you need to hear on what you can do to protect your money. Then *** new Apple update is out and some of you have sent me messages asking do I really need to keep updating my phone so much. I've got the main security features you need to know about to keep your information safe. And finally Grubhub is releasing its 2020 to report the most ordered foods the year and we are getting *** sneak peek. This is really something. First up we've all been there. You order *** gift online but the package never shows up now the FTC is out with some important information you need to know. Online sellers have to ship when they say they will it's the law if they don't they have to notify you and give you the chance to cancel your order and get *** full refund. If they They don't give *** shipping date they have 30 days to ship the order from the date of your order so they have 30 days to ship. But what do you do if it never comes here's my advice first contact the seller. Most businesses will work with you to resolve the problem but if they won't and you are still charged go to your credit card statement online right? We're all here all the time. Most credit card companies have *** link to the charge like this one right here to dispute the charge with just the click of *** button. If you paid with *** debit card, contact your bank, they should be able to help you as well. Next up IOS 16.2 just out now and there are two important things this new update will do for your Apple products first there's *** change to Airdrop. Okay? If your Airdrop is set to everyone, Anyone can request to share pictures and videos with you. Not anymore. Apple is replacing the everyone setting with *** new one. It's called everyone for 10 minutes. Everyone for 10 minutes. So for 10 minutes you can share with everyone. But after that airdrop will revert back to contacts only meaning only people in your phone can send you stuff. Another big feature will be the advanced data protection right here. Apple is expanding its encryption. Two more iCloud categories to iCloud backup notes, photos, right? Meaning there will be tighter protection for all of these apps. These new updates are really important when it comes to added security. I always recommend downloading these new updates, fixing any bugs that may be in the software. So right now grab your phone, your laptop. If you have an Apple go to the settings app. Okay then click general then software update, Download and install. Finally, Grubhub just released its annual report showing the national ordering trends and eating habits for 2022 after analyzing millions of orders. Here are some of the things they found the other sitting there watching your orders. The dessert we ordered the most Tiramisu my wife's favorite, the city with the most late night orders drumroll boston. You guys love your late night food. The most pizzas ordered in one single order was from me. No, I'm kidding 60 pizzas in one order and the top dishes ordered. We love our cheese this year at number three cheese pizza at number two cheeseburgers and coming in at number one burritos and burrito bowls. And that's good. That's all for today. Back to you.

Amazon says it plans to lay off more than 18,000 employees as the global economic outlook continues to worsen.Several teams will be affected, including the human resources department and Amazon Stores, according to a memo from CEO Andy Jassy shared with employees."Companies that last a long time go through different phases. They're not in heavy people expansion mode every year," he said.Jassy had said in November that job cuts at the e-commerce giant would continue into early 2023. Multiple outlets reported in the fall that Amazon had planned to cut around 10,000 employees.Amazon and other tech firms significantly ramped up hiring over the past couple of years as the pandemic shifted consumers' habits toward e-commerce.Now, many of these seemingly untouchable tech companies are experiencing whiplash and laying off thousands of workers as people return to pre-pandemic habits and macroeconomic conditions deteriorate.Jassy, in his memo, said Amazon's executives recently met to determine how to slim down the company and prioritize "what matters most to customers and the long-term health of our businesses.""This year's review has been more difficult given the uncertain economy and that we've hired rapidly over the last several years," he added.The layoffs will help Amazon pursue long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure, Jassy said. But he called the cuts a "difficult decision," noting he is "deeply aware that these role eliminations are difficult for people, and we don't take these decisions lightly or underestimate how much they might affect the lives of those who are impacted."The company will start informing affected staff from Jan. 18, he added.Amazon's business initially boomed during the pandemic, as consumers relied on online shopping for just about everything.This year, however, the company is confronting a shift back to in-person shopping as well as surging inflation that has sharply reduced consumers' demand.In October, Amazon disappointed Wall Street with a holiday season forecast that woefully missed analysts' expectations. The company's stock fell about 50% last year.Like Jassy, a number of other tech founders and CEOs have since admitted they failed to accurately gauge pandemic demand.Facebook parent Meta recently announced 11,000 job cuts, the largest in the company's history. Twitter also announced widespread job cuts after Elon Musk bought the company for $44 billion.Salesforce this week said it would cut 10% of its staff.

Amazon says it plans to lay off more than 18,000 employees as the global economic outlook continues to worsen.

Several teams will be affected, including the human resources department and Amazon Stores, according to from CEO Andy Jassy shared with employees.

"Companies that last a long time go through different phases. They're not in heavy people expansion mode every year," he said.

Jassy had said in November that job cuts at the e-commerce giant would continue into early 2023. Multiple outlets reported in the fall that Amazon had planned to cut around 10,000 employees.

Amazon and other tech firms significantly ramped up hiring over the past couple of years as the pandemic shifted consumers' habits toward e-commerce.

Now, many of these seemingly untouchable tech companies are experiencing whiplash and laying off thousands of workers as people return to pre-pandemic habits and macroeconomic conditions deteriorate.

Jassy, in his memo, said Amazon's executives recently met to determine how to slim down the company and prioritize "what matters most to customers and the long-term health of our businesses."

"This year's review has been more difficult given the uncertain economy and that we've hired rapidly over the last several years," he added.

The layoffs will help Amazon pursue long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure, Jassy said. But he called the cuts a "difficult decision," noting he is "deeply aware that these role eliminations are difficult for people, and we don't take these decisions lightly or underestimate how much they might affect the lives of those who are impacted."

The company will start informing affected staff from Jan. 18, he added.

Amazon's business initially boomed during the pandemic, as consumers relied on online shopping for just about everything.

This year, however, the company is confronting a shift back to in-person shopping as well as surging inflation that has sharply reduced consumers' demand.

In October, Amazon disappointed Wall Street with a holiday season forecast that woefully missed analysts' expectations. The company's stock fell about 50% last year.

Like Jassy, a number of other tech founders and CEOs have since admitted they failed to accurately gauge pandemic demand.

Facebook parent Meta recently announced 11,000 job cuts, the largest in the company's history. Twitter also announced widespread job cuts after Elon Musk bought the company for $44 billion.

Salesforce this week said it would cut 10% of its staff.

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