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Just to get started here some examples of companies activities and recent layoffs. Please use the ‘Speak Up’ menu to share your experiences to be posted here on this page. The more people know and the more the truth is out there then more power to the workers. These companies need to know that the workers are what make them successful and the fat cat executives are not the reason.
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Amazon – Several hundred employees in their Alexa division (TechCrunch).
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Bell Media – Approximately 4,800 jobs cut (Intellizence).
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Cisco Systems – Around 350 positions (Intellizence).
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Deutsche Bank – Planning to cut 3,500 jobs (Intellizence).
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Estee Lauder – About 3,100 employees (Intellizence).
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Ford – Around 2,700 jobs in Germany (Intellizence).
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Google – Hundreds of roles eliminated in its advertising sales team (Courier-Journal).
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Humane – Laid off 10 employees (Fast Company).
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IRobot – Laid off 350 of its employees (Fast Company).
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Jodo – Cut approximately 100 roles (TechCrunch).
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Klaussner Furniture Industries – About 800 jobs (Intellizence).
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Lendlease – Approximately 740 positions (Tech.co).
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Microsoft – Laid off around 276 staff (Tech.co).
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Nike – Plans to lay off around 1,600 employees (Intellizence).
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Okta – Eliminated 400 full-time jobs (Intellizence).
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PayPal – Significant job cuts, with sources suggesting close to 1,000 (Fast Company).
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Qualtrics was involved in significant layoffs between 2022 and 2024. In October 2023, Qualtrics announced plans to cut 10% of its workforce, affecting roughly 500-plus employees. This move was part of an effort to reduce the company’s hierarchy (TechCrunch).
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Roku – Cut around 360 jobs (Intellizence).
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Salesforce – Around 50 additional roles cut in Ireland (Tech.co).
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T-Mobile – Around 5,000 roles cut (Tech.co).
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UPS – Planning to reduce its workforce by 12,000 (Intellizence).
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Virgin Media O2 – Cut 20,000 roles (Tech.co).
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Wayfair – Laid off approximately 1,650 employees (Courier-Journal).
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Xerox has been involved in significant layoffs between 2022 and 2024. The company conducted layoffs as part of its ongoing adjustments in corporate strategy and operations .
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Yellow Corp – A dramatic reduction, laying off 30,000 employees (Intellizence).
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Zoom – Not explicitly listed in the reports, but tech companies including Zoom have faced pressures that might lead to workforce reductions (Fast Company).