India, Oct. 30 -- As Amazon laid off employees, stories of those affected by the job cuts started appearing on social media. An X user shared about her friend who received the devastating news after returning to Bengaluru from a break.

"My friend was working at Amazon," an X user wrote. The individual shared that the employee was on a break and received the email after returning to his workplace.

"He boarded his flight back to Bengaluru after Diwali break, excited to be back." The X user continued, "As soon as he landed, he turned on his phone, there it was. A layoff mail from Amazon." HT.com has reached out to the X user, and this report will be updated when a response is received.

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