[recursive_]

Amazon has been cutting a handful of their growing businesses aswell. Take for example Amazon Care. That team tripled in size YoY and was disbanded right before these layoffs. A growing business also needs a clear path to profitability.

[whimsicalism]

My guess is they meant growing in terms of revenue, not headcount.

[hintymad]

Yes. Growth in user demand, number of use cases, and revenue. Uber HR used to boast that Uber was the fastest growing company because it grew its headcount faster than google and facebook, which cringes me to no end.