亞馬遜一波新品發表後，在裝置部門進一步裁員

作者：Greg BensingerBy Greg Bensinger

舊金山，10月28日（路透）——亞馬遜週三在裝置與服務部門裁撤約250個職位；此前數週，該公司密集推出多款產品，包括新的Kindle電子書閱讀器和平板電腦。SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Amazon cut about 250 jobs on Wednesday in its devices and services unit after weeks of product rollouts including new Kindle e-readers and tablet computers.

在路透詢問後，該公司證實了裁員消息。一名發言人表示：「我們做出艱難決定，將裁撤少數職位，」但未進一步說明。The company confirmed the cuts after a Reuters inquiry. "We've made the difficult decision to eliminate a small number of roles," a spokesperson said without elaborating.

一名知情人士表示，受影響職位不超過250個，主要在軟體開發領域。The cuts affected no more than 250 jobs, said a person familiar with the matter, primarily in software development.

這名發言人表示，裁員將有助於公司「更有效率地營運，並更妥善地配合我們的產品藍圖」。亞馬遜週三也發表一款搭載Alexa的全新鬧鐘和相框。The layoffs will help the company "operate more efficiently and better align with our product roadmap," the spokesperson said. Amazon on Wednesday also announced a new Alexa-powered alarm clock and photo frame.

按照公司慣例，員工在週三清晨收到簡訊和電子郵件。路透看到其中一封來自裝置與服務部門人力資源副總裁Cherie Robinson的訊息，內容稱公司已「對我們的組織架構進行徹底檢視」，因此有必要裁員。As is the company's custom, text messages and emails were sent to workers early Wednesday morning. One seen by Reuters was from Cherie Robinson, a human resources vice president in devices and services, saying the company had undergone "a thorough review of our structure" resulting in the need for cuts.

本月稍早，亞馬遜在其核心零售部門裁減約1,000個職位。該公司將於週四收盤後公布第三季財報。Earlier this month, Amazon pared about 1,000 jobs in its core retail division. The company reports its third-quarter earnings after the market close on Thursday.

（Greg Bensinger報導；Chizu Nomiyama與Franklin Paul編輯）(Reporting by Greg Bensinger; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Franklin Paul)