But they did that, too. You read about 18000 people being dropped by Amazon, but you didn't read about the 80000 which have been "silently" let go on top of tha

But they did that, too. You read about 18000 people being dropped by Amazon, but you didn't read about the 80000 which have been "silently" let go on top of that. Thing is, somewhere in the news you may have stumbled over the downsize from ~1.6 million to ~1.5 million, and 18000 isn't enough for that. These 80000 are part of that cycle you mentioned.