Technology giant Amazon has started laying off staff, according to LinkedIn posts by workers who say they have been impacted by job cuts.

This week it was reported that the company is planning to cut 10,000 jobs, or around 3% of its office staff.

Amazon did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment.

It comes as thousands of jobs are being shed across the technology industry as firms see sales slow amid growing concerns about an economic downturn.

Posts seen by the BBC include those from employees in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant business, Luna cloud gaming platform division and Lab126 – the operation behind the Kindle e-reader.

One employee, who said that she worked as a software development engineer in the US, posted that she was looking for a new job: “Due to the nature of my visa, I have a limited time to lookout for new work opportunities.”

Another Amazon worker who said they had been impacted by the layoffs said: “Of course I am saddened, yet optimistic about the future because I know this means good change for me and others on my team.”

-BBC