TECH - Amazon's Northern Virginia Dream Fades Job Promises Pushed to 2038 Amid HQ2 Delays | Benzinga
Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has encountered delays in expanding its workforce at its Northern Virginia headquarters, a project initially presented as a significant economic boost.
The 22-story towers at HQ2, equipped with luxurious amenities, house 8,000 employees, departing from the frugality that defined Amazon under Jeff Bezos.
Elegant designs, team suites, and a visitor center at HQ2 depict an Amazon moving away from its origins of makeshift desks and self-service coffee.
Despite a commitment to adding 25,000 new jobs by the end of the decade, Amazon’s workforce in Arlington experienced a reduction last year, attributed to company-wide layoffs and a hiring slowdown.
Holly Sullivan, Amazon’s vice president of worldwide economic development, cited global hiring reductions as impacting ...