Companies are embracing waves of layoffs instead of doing them all at once

"Some large employers are now embracing recurring job cuts rather than axing a bunch of workers all at once. That can help companies avoid cutting too deeply and minimize disruption. Yet drawn-out cuts can prolong workers' unease, pulverize morale, and make it harder for leaders to rally teams to move in a new direction. Companies, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, have recently made cuts in stages."

"Amazon, which this week said it was laying off 14,000 employees, expects that in 2026 it will uncover "additional places we can remove layers," and "realize efficiency gains." Paramount, following its August merger with David Ellison's production company, Skydance, said this week it would cut about 1,000 employees. That's only about half of the expected reductions, a source familiar with the company's plans previously told Business Insider."

Some large employers are embracing recurring job cuts rather than axing many workers at once. That approach can help companies avoid cutting too deeply and minimize disruption. Drawn-out cuts can prolong workers' unease, pulverize morale, and make it harder for leaders to rally teams to move in a new direction. Companies including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have recently made cuts in stages. Amazon said it is laying off 14,000 employees and expects to find additional places to remove layers and realize efficiency gains in 2026. Paramount announced roughly 1,000 cuts, only about half of expected reductions. Experts say repeated layoffs have become normalized amid pandemic hiring and a cooling job market.

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