Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in the blog post announcing the second round of layoffs, had called it a 'difficult decision'. He wrote,"As we've just concluded the second phase of our operating plan ("OP2") this past week, I'm writing to share that we intend to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks-mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch. This was a difficult decision, but one that we think is best for the company long term."