January 15, 2024
by Michael
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Google is starting 2024 by cutting several hundred jobs across the company.
The company confirmed the layoffs to USA TODAY Friday and that they will impact employees within Google’s hardware and central engineering teams, as well employees who work on Google Assistant, the company’s voice-activated software product. Other parts of the company were also affected.
Are you starting to get the picture?
For those of you that still need additional examples, here are 12 more that were just posted by Susan Duclos…
• Disney’s Pixar could cut staff by 20% this year, TechCrunch reports.
• Discord will eliminate 17% of its employees to “sharpen focus,” The Verge reports.
• Amazon will lay off hundreds of Prime Video and MGM Studios workers, The Hollywood Reporter writes, as well as 5% of its Audible staff.
• BlackRock will lay off 3% of its global workforce, Bloomberg reports.
• The NFL has offered buyouts to around 200 of its 1,100-person staff, CNBC reports.
• Rent the Runway will cut 10% of its corporate employees, including its COO, Bloomberg reports.
• Unity Software will lay off 1,800 people (25% of its workforce), Reuters reports.
• Duolingo will eliminate 10% of its contractor positions, Bloomberg reports.
• Newell Brands, Sharpie and Rubbermaid producer, will cut 7% of its office roles, The Wall Street Journal reports.
• VideoAmp will lay off 20% of its employees, AdAge reports.
• The Messenger will cut around two dozen jobs, The New York Times reports.
• Cheddar has furloughed workers due to “unforeseen” factors, The New York Times reports.
This is really happening.
The U.S. economy really is bleeding good jobs at a staggering rate.
And the long-term outlook is not good at all.
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