India, Oct. 29 -- Thousands of Amazon employees woke up to a text received on their mobile phones, notifying them that they had been removed from their jobs.

The tech giant informed the employees even before they arrived at their office.

Amazon sent two text messages early Tuesday to inform employees their jobs had been eliminated, according to people familiar with the matter and screenshots reviewed by Business Insider.

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One message urged affected employees to check their personal or work email before coming to the office, the newspaper reported.

A second text directed them to call a help desk if they hadn't received "an email mes...