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Layoffs

How they handled layoffs — severance, notice, communication

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Supported

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Opposed

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Mixed

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Silent

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All Stances (15)

📉LayoffsSupportedJan 2024
OpenAI

Rapid hiring without major layoffs. Grew from hundreds to 2,000+ employees.

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📉LayoffsOpposedDec 2023
Spotify

Laid off 17% of workforce in December 2023 (1,500 employees), third round of cuts that year.

Source:Company WebsiteVerified
📉LayoffsOpposedSep 2023
Twilio

Laid off 11% of employees in September 2023 (900 people).

Source:Company WebsiteVerified
📉LayoffsOpposedJun 2023
DoorDash

Laid off hundreds of employees in 2023 after IPO struggles.

Source:Company WebsiteVerified
📉LayoffsOpposedMar 2023
Amazon

Laid off 27,000+ employees across 2022-2023, the largest in company history.

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📉LayoffsOpposedMar 2023
Meta

Laid off 21,000 employees (25% of workforce) in 2022-2023, calling it "Year of Efficiency." Zuckerberg took responsibility but proceeded with multiple rounds.

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📉LayoffsOpposedFeb 2023
Zoom

Laid off 15% of workforce (1,300 employees) in February 2023.

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📉LayoffsOpposedJan 2023
Google

Laid off 12,000 employees (6% of workforce) in January 2023. CEO Pichai took responsibility.

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📉LayoffsOpposedJan 2023
Salesforce

Laid off 10% of workforce (8,000 employees) in January 2023. Benioff blamed "over-hiring."

Source:Company WebsiteVerified
📉LayoffsOpposedJan 2023
Uber

Multiple rounds of layoffs from 2020-2023 as gig economy faced scrutiny.

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📉LayoffsMixedNov 2022
Stripe

Laid off 14% of staff (1,100 people) in November 2022. CEOs wrote thoughtful memo, offered generous severance.

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📉LayoffsOpposedJun 2022
Netflix

Multiple layoff rounds in 2022, including 450 employees. Cut animation and Tudum divisions.

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📉LayoffsOpposedJun 2022
Coinbase

Laid off 18% of workforce in June 2022, then another 20% in 2023. Rescinded job offers.

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📉LayoffsMixedMay 2022
Sequoia Capital

Sent "R.I.P. Good Times" memo warning founders to cut costs.

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📉LayoffsMixedMay 2020
Airbnb

Laid off 25% of staff in May 2020 during COVID. But CEO Chesky's memo praised as compassionate.

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