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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that AI will lead to workforce reductions, sparking widespread criticism from employees who are concerned about job security and the company's future direction, with debates on AI's role as a partner versus a replacement and concerns over leadership's focus on cost-cutting.
An Amazon warehouse in New York allowed employees to write a letter to the company's mascot, Peccy, if they were facing financial hardship during the holidays, with select employees having "some" of their wishes fulfilled. However, the initiative was criticized by at least one employee who argued that higher wages were needed instead. Amazon defended the initiative as a "well-intentioned holiday-giving initiative" but apologized to anyone who found it offensive. Warehouse employees have long complained about low wages and demanding working conditions at Amazon.