ALT Amazon has rescinded software engineer offers for people due to start in January 2023. I talked both with affected software engineers and also engineering managers whose teams have been told to rescind the signed offers. In the article Preparing for layoffs, I listed rescinding offers, noting: “Rescinding signed offers is almost as bad as laying people off - except you’re “letting go” someone who has not started yet, and not someone who has been at the company. Rescinding offers is a major hit on those whose offers are taken back, as they have already given notice, and turned other offers down. The visa status of people might be impacted, and there could be people who are forced to leave the country. Expect negative press coverage, and in the future, candidates potentially feel more