India, Nov. 1 -- Amazon has announced it is planning to cut 14,000 corporate jobs globally, making employees of the e-commerce giant anxious about their future.

A Reddit user recently shared the emotions a friend, who works for the firm, is going through.

"He literally jumps at every phone notification. His heart starts racing every time his phone buzzes, thinking it might be that email. The "you've been impacted" one," the Reddit user wrote.

"He barely sleeps..maybe 2 or 3 hours a night. He told me people who got laid off earlier received their emails after midnight or early morning, so now he stays awake in constant fear of that notification. Imagine being that scared of an email," the user said.

"I have been through this. The panic...