Author Topic: US: Roughly a 15% reduction in the Big Tech labor force.  (Read 1568 times)

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US: Roughly a 15% reduction in the Big Tech labor force.
« on: November 03, 2022, 07:17:10 PM »
(Not including Musk's Twitter, hhh.)

This is just the feel from my many news feeds.

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Re: US: Roughly a 15% reduction in the Big Tech labor force.
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2022, 03:07:53 PM »
Tech workers brace for massive wintertime layoff surge

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/04/tech-layoff-surge-twitter-elon-musk

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Re: US: Roughly a 15% reduction in the Big Tech labor force.
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2022, 03:39:48 PM »
15% still looks about right.

The parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp reduced its work force by 13 percent and extended a hiring freeze through the first quarter of next year.

Redfin (RDFN) Cuts 13% of Staff, Shuts Down Home-Flipping Business. Company’s workforce has shrunk by 27% since the end of April as a slowdown grips the US housing market.
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