Jassy has been grappling with unrest inside Amazon for several months. When Bezos stepped down as CEO in 2021, he moved into an executive chairman role. At Stitch Fix, founder Katrina Lake returned on an interim basis earlier this week. Starbucks's Howard Schultz temporarily came back as interim CEO last year. Disney's Bob Iger returned to the helm a few weeks ago after 2 years away. Amazon's pandemic-driven growth has slowed dramatically, and its stock price has dropped roughly 50% over the past year, erasing almost all of the gains that came during the COVID-19 period.įormer CEOs sometimes return, especially when founders or other longtime leaders see their creations stumbling from afar.

After the New York Times reported Amazon was cutting about 10,000 jobs in November, Jassy said on Wednesday the company decided to eliminate more than 18,000 roles this year to save money. The employee chatter around Bezos's potential return comes at a critical juncture for Amazon. With 1.5 million employees, we always see varied feedback, and if we think there's something to learn from that feedback, even if it's a from small minority, we'll make adjustments in the future.' Returning CEOs 'The overwhelming majority of feedback we received was as positive as it can be with difficult news like this. 'We increasingly communicate our significant news as a company through our internal site for employees (Inside Amazon) and external site for Amazon news (About Amazon),' the spokesperson wrote in a statement. It often indicates a user profile.Īn Amazon spokesperson declined to comment on whether Bezos is returning, or if Jassy has the support of the board and company. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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