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公司裁员动态 - 亚马逊和联合包裹服务公司宣布裁员数千人 [1]

公司裁员与成本削减 - 联合包裹服务公司今年已裁员48,000人，这是自疫情以来美国公司最大规模的单年度裁员之一，其中34,000个岗位涉及司机和仓库运营，14,000个为管理岗位[1][3] - 此次裁员规模为公司117年历史上最深，远超此前披露的计划，原计划裁减20,000个运营岗位和12,000个管理岗位，但实际目标均被超越[3][5] - 成本削减措施已通过自动化、设施关闭和减少季节性招聘在今年节省了22亿美元，公司已关闭93处设施，并预计在2025年底前关闭更多[7][8] 财务业绩与市场表现 - 公司第三季度净利润为13亿美元，低于去年同期的15亿美元，营收为214亿美元，同比下降3.7%[4] - 尽管营收和利润下滑，但第三季度业绩超出华尔街预期，推动公司股价在财报发布当日上涨近9%[2][4] - 公司股价自2023年初以来已下跌超过25%，预计全年营收约为890亿美元，与2024年大致持平[4][5][15] 战略转型与运营调整 - 首席执行官表示裁员是公司历史上最重大的战略转变的一部分，旨在实现“历史上最高效的业务高峰”，为所有利益相关者创造长期价值[3] - 公司计划在今年的假日运输季使用更少的可变运力、租赁飞机、租用车辆和季节性工人，持续缩减实体业务规模至明年[8][15] - 公司战略性地减少对低利润业务的依赖，其前最大客户亚马逊的包裹量在第三季度下降超过21%，且这一趋势将持续[10] 行业背景与外部挑战 - 公司的全面改革紧随物流和科技行业的一系列重大裁员之后，例如亚马逊裁减14,000名企业员工以及联邦快递整合航空业务的计划[14][16] - 地缘政治逆风影响了业务，包括新关税导致第三季度从中国到美国的包裹量下降近30%[15] - 成本削减行动引发了与国际卡车司机兄弟会的紧张关系，该工会警告将挑战任何违反集体谈判协议的裁员[11][14]

文章核心观点 - 以亚马逊和UPS为首的多家大型公司正进行大规模裁员 凸显企业运营向AI驱动自动化的加速转型 [1] - 裁员主要针对企业内重复性行政和管理岗位 AI技术带来的效率提升和成本节约是主要驱动力 [3][6] - 这一结构性转变旨在提高盈利能力和运营效率 但引发了关于白领就业未来的讨论 [5][6] 亚马逊裁员情况 - 亚马逊正在削减数千个办公室职位 目标高达30,000个岗位 这将是公司历史上规模最大的裁员 [2][3] - 今年已确认裁员14,000人 裁员主要涉及公司和中层管理人员 [2][3] - 公司明确将裁员归因于AI技术的快速应用 新AI技术能够处理许多原本由专业团队负责的重复性或分析性任务 [3][4] - 公司计划到2033年实现高达75%的履约流程自动化 并在未来十年内替代或避免招聘数十万个岗位 [4] UPS裁员情况 - UPS今年已削减48,000个职位 远超其早前估计的20,000人 其中包括额外削减的14,000个管理岗位 [5] - 此次裁员是UPS历史上"最重大的战略转型"的一部分 旨在应对收入下降和市场逆风 提升盈利能力和精简运营 [5] 行业趋势与管理岗位影响 - 企业发现通常由管理人员执行的重复性行政任务 很容易被人工智能替代 [6] - AI带来的成本节约和生产力提升效益显著 导致中层管理角色被大量淘汰 [6] - 这一转变在提升股东价值和企业效率的同时 也对AI时代白领就业和管理工作的未来提出了疑问 [6] 其他公司裁员动态 - 过去一周内 多家其他公司也宣布了裁员计划 [7] - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP在2025财年裁员5,600人 [7] - Chegg, Inc 裁员45%的员工 [7] - Target Corp 裁员1,800个职位 占其企业团队的8% [7] - Paramount Skydance Corp 裁员2,000个工作岗位 [7]

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Kevin Carter / Getty Images Shipping giant UPS reported better-than-expected third-quarter results Key Takeaways UPS reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines. The shipping giant's cost-cutting measures—the company said it has cut nearly 50,000 jobs this year—helped boost profits. United Parcel Service's turnaround plan seems to be working. UPS (UPS) shares were up 7% recently, trading at their highest levels in three months, after the shipping gian ...

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