By Jennifer Alsever March 06, 2023 The stigma of getting laid off from a job is lessening, but a good chunk of people still don’t tell the world—or prospective employers—about getting a pink slip. Only 20% of people who lost their jobs shared the information with their future employer, according to a new … Continue reading Layoff stigma stings: Why Gen Z workers are less likely to share that they lost a job
By Emily Guy Birken March 04, 2023 Several recent waves of high-profile layoffs are an uncomfortable reminder that many of us serve at the pleasure of the companies we work for. Whether you’ve been laid off, are hearing water-cooler whispers about reorganization, or simply want to be prepared, there are a number of steps … Continue reading Your essential guide to thriving through a layoff
Google is laying off 12,000 employees Steve Dent @stevetdent Google parent Alphabet is cutting around 12,000 jobs, or around six percent of its global workforce, it wrote in a company-wide email sent to employees. CEO Sundar Pichai said that he was “deeply sorry” to workers that will be let go and that it was … Continue reading Google workers in Japan have joined a labor union in response to planned layoffs
By Michael Grothaus March 01, 2023 Recent months have not been good for the tech and media industries, which have seen hundreds of thousands of jobs lost as companies look for ways to reduce costs among slowing sales and fears of an economic downturn. But Big Tech and media weren’t the only industries hit … Continue reading Mass layoffs hit the automotive industry as GM reportedly joins Ford and Rivian
By Michael Grothaus February 27, 2023 It’s been another brutal month for workers in the tech and media industries. The month started with Disney announcing 7,000 job cuts and News Corp. announcing 1,250 of its own. Tech company job cuts also piled on in early February with the likes of Dell, eBay, Zoom, Yahoo, … Continue reading Mass layoffs continue in tech, this time led by Ericsson and Twitter
By Jennifer Alsever February 24, 2023 Tech companies laid off more than 108,000 people in the past two months, amid an economy marked by severe labor shortages that for the past two years put employees firmly in the driver’s seat. Now some workers speculate that the job cuts could be a veiled power grab … Continue reading Tech layoffs: Are they a necessary evil or a control tactic for bosses to regain power?
By John Kaag February 23, 2023 You did not get laid off. Really. Okay—maybe it feels like you did. And maybe you aren’t receiving a paycheck anymore. And you don’t have to go to the office. And the dishes are piling up in the sink in unnatural ways. But I’ve spent a large part of my … Continue reading Why getting laid off hurts so much, according to a philosophy professor
By Grace Carroll February 15, 2023 Lately, it feels like the word on everyone’s mind is “layoffs.” The wave of tech and finance companies joining the 6% club has big implications for markets, industries, and the economy at large. But layoffs also have an important emotional dimension—one that often gets lost in the discourse. … Continue reading Getting laid off is not your fault. Here’s why it’s crucial to believe that
By Michael Grothaus February 14, 2023 Elon Musk’s Valentine’s Day gift this year from Tesla workers in New York is a unionization effort. The effort is led by Autopilot analysts at the company’s Buffalo plant. The analysts make up about 800 employees who work in non-engineering roles and label data from the company’s Autopilot … Continue reading Tesla workers in New York want to unionize: ‘People are tired of being treated like robots’
Meta is laying off more than 11,000 employees Karissa Bell @karissabe Meta is reducing the size of its workforce by about 13 percent and letting more than 11,000 of its employees go in the first mass layoffs in the company’s history. Mark Zuckerberg has announced the move in a message to employees, which Meta … Continue reading Meta reportedly plans more job cuts
