“In Q1 2025, AWS reported $29.3 billion in revenue—a 17% increase from the previous year—and operating income surged 23% to $11.5 billion. Its operating margin expanded to 32%, up from 29% the prior year, reflecting strong cost discipline and demand for cloud services, particularly AI-driven workloads.” Yet, the AWS unit of Amazon fired many workers!
In the past, resumes were confidential documents. Nobody made his or her resume public. That was the time when companies used to offer lifetime employment. But over time, irrespective of efforts, companies would always find ways to fire workers. As that was happening, the working people of world noticed that company loyalty is a hopeless strategy. Magically, LinkedIn was born, giving people the opportunity to make their resumes PUBLIC.
You know what just happened? The resume/CV is now public in LinkedIn, telling the world “I am here…but available if something better comes”. That has become the relationship as in this age of the market system, your success could destroy your job. You build the technology and that tech makes you irrelevant, and you are asked to go!
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Did you get the point? Thriving in career these days goes beyond doing your job well because a job well done could be a reason to be fired because you have removed any need to keep you in that company. Most of these Amazon AWS workers are possibly people who created one AI system which ended up disintermediating them. Sure – they will be fine as there are jobs out there for the best!
This matter is so important that in our Multinational Career module in Tekedia Mini-MBA, I explain why professionals must develop a Personal Career Resilience Framework that goes beyond winning trophies and excellent rating at work because while those still matter, “success” can punt careers in the AI age.
Yes, you need backups in whatever you do because in a record quarter of revenue and profit, it could be that you have fulfilled your mission in that firm. Look at new exit models in AI startups, they hire the CEOs, leave zombie companies and the process makes it impossible for workers to get any benefit unlike the old model of “buying” the company which triggers change of hand, and rewards in the bank accounts.
Amazon Lays Off Hundreds of Workers in AWS as Part of Strategic Restructuring Amid AI Shift
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