Amazon Cuts 30,000 Corporate Jobs; Quixote Studio Services Files WARN
Two Consumer Discretionary layoffs were reported Sept. 25–26: Amazon's prior 30,000 corporate cuts and a WARN filing from Quixote Studio Services affecting 24 employees.
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Two separate workforce actions tied to the Consumer Discretionary sector were recorded for the September 25–26, 2026 tracking window: a previously reported large-scale corporate reduction at Amazon.com, Inc. and a WARN filing from Quixote Studio Services, according to the supplied records.
Reported layoffs
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Amazon.com, Inc. — 30,000 employees (global). Per the supplied reporting from Profit by Pakistan Today, scanx.trade and The Quint, Amazon.com, Inc. eliminated 30,000 corporate jobs in a company-wide reduction. The supplied summary states the cuts affected salaried/corporate ranks and were linked to restructuring and cost-saving efforts; it also notes the company has undertaken efforts to rehire some former employees as needs evolved. The original dates in the supplied record list the action as occurring on 2025-10-28.
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Quixote Studio Services — 24 employees. A WARN filing with state regulators, included in the supplied data, reports that Quixote Studio Services plans workforce reductions impacting 24 employees; the filing date in the record is 2026-11-14.
Details and timing
The supplied records show the two entries together in the September 25–26, 2026 aggregation window, though the underlying dates in each company's record differ: Amazon.com, Inc. is recorded with a 2025-10-28 date in the supplied summary, while the Quixote Studio Services WARN filing lists 2026-11-14. Both reported actions are included in this Consumer Discretionary layoffs round-up because they were part of the dataset for the September 25–26, 2026 capture.
Closing
In total, the supplied records attribute 30,024 affected positions across the two reported actions: 30,000 at Amazon.com, Inc. and 24 at Quixote Studio Services, with reporting sources and a WARN filing noted in the individual entries.