We're barely three weeks into the new year — and tens of thousands of tech employees are already staring down the barrel of unemployment. In today's special edition, we're taking a look at Insider's recent coverage of the brutal wipeout — bringing you inside the chaos at these major firms and the upheaval across the industry.
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Here's the latest, by company:
Google:
- An internal Google layoff document says the company is still hiring for a 'very limited number of critical roles.' Here's where it's still investing.
- Google is laying off around 12,000 workers as tech giants continue to slash jobs. Read CEO Sundar Pichai's email to staff.
- Here's how Alphabet's layoff compares with the rest of Silicon Valley
- Google layoffs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa could take months to complete, according to a memo from executive Matt Brittin
Amazon:
- Leaked Amazon screenshots show employees scrambling to identify teams affected by layoffs. Here's a list of more than 35 groups getting cuts.
- Amazon employees learned they were laid off by email, not a face-to-face with managers or HR. Read the email they were sent.
- Leaked documents show Amazon paused activities like social marketing and recruiting 'out of respect' for laid-off employees
Microsoft:
- Microsoft is telling some managers to embrace 'good attrition,' using massive layoffs to push underperforming employees out the door quicker
- Leaked memo shows how Microsoft is directing managers to communicate about layoffs
- Microsoft's major layoffs prove that no tech giant is safe from the market downturn
Salesforce:
- Inside Salesforce's week from hell: Angry employees describe chaos, confusion, and 'tone-deaf' leaders as they fight for their jobs
- Salesforce insiders expect the sales teams to be hit with layoffs in February. Some say the company may cut an additional 10% later this year.
- Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff dodged questions in a rambling, 2-hour all-hands. Leaked messages show employees weren't pleased, and one executive even apologized for it later.
And across the industry:
- Pay in tech is dropping fast as firms use layoffs and a looming recession to wrest power from workers
- Twitter is bracing for further layoffs as Elon Musk is set to shrink the employee head count to its lowest level in over a decade
- An average 1,600 tech workers have been laid off every day of 2023 so far
- TikTok is laying off employees from its talent acquisition team