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Updated on: Mar 2023
Twitter employee who got fired sleeping in office breaks silence
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Twitter employee who got fired sleeping in office breaks silence

Mar 6, 2023

Zoom fires its President without cause

A communications technology company, Zoom has fired its President Greg Tomb without cause...

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Mar 6, 2023
Zoom fires its President without cause

Google layoff experience Logged out at pm, and received termination mail at am

An American multinational technology company, recently Google laid off employees from various de...

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Mar 3, 2023
Google layoff experience Logged out at pm, and received termination mail at am

Alphabet fires Waymo employees Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs

The year started on a Layoff note. Now, Google Parent Company Alphabet, Citigroup, and General ...

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Mar 3, 2023
Alphabet fires Waymo employees Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs
Layoff update: Over 1,50,000 employees are fired in Jan-Feb 2023
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Layoff update: Over 1,50,000 employees are fired in Jan-Feb 2023

The year 2023 started on a Layoff note. In January 2023 alone 107,780 employees were sacked from various companies. However, in February 2023 the number has reduced to 47,533 impacted employees from various companies. The following companies laid off employees in February 2023: Apart from this, companies have also sacked employees based on performance. Uber sacked […]

Mar 2, 2023
Microsoft Indian employee shares heartbreaking story of layoff
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Microsoft Indian employee shares heartbreaking story of layoff

A former Indian Microsoft employee Alisha Acharya has shared a heartbreaking story of layoff. She was working as a technical program manager with the organization for over five years. Alisha Acharya shared a LinkedIn post saying, “Heartbroken. I was impacted by the recent round of layoffs at Microsoft. It took me a few days to […]

Mar 1, 2023
Google has not only laid off humans but now robots are being fired
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Google has not only laid off humans but now robots are being fired

The tech giant, Google has not only laid off humans but now even robots are being fired. According to reports, The company’s newest subsidiary, Everyday Robots had trained over a hundred robots that had a single arm and wheels to move around. These robots were responsible to open doors, cleaning cafeteria tables, and sorting trash. […]

Mar 1, 2023
Google laid off a star performer in Hyderabad
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Google laid off a star performer in Hyderabad

Technology and search giant, Google has sacked 12,000 employees globally including laying off 453 employees from various departments in India. Many laid-off employees have been sharing their stories on LinkedIn but this time a ‘star performer’ has been laid off in Hyderabad. In a post, Harsh Vijayvargiya said, “I never thought my #Firstpost would be regarding #layoffs Saturday Morning […]

Feb 27, 2023
Twitter employee who was found sleeping on office floor gets fired
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Twitter employee who was found sleeping on office floor gets fired

Earlier in November 2022, A Viral picture was shared by Twitter’s director of product management Esther Crawford who was seen sleeping on the office floor after working overtime in order to meet the stringent deadlines, she is fired now in a fresh round of layoffs of 50 employees. She was clicked wrapped in a sleeping […]

Feb 27, 2023
Ericsson to sack 8,500 employees in the largest layoff in industry
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Ericsson to sack 8,500 employees in the largest layoff in industry

Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson to sack 8,500 employees. This is one of the largest layoffs in the industry. Chief Executive Borje Ekholm said in the memo, “The way headcount reductions will be managed will differ depending on local country practice…” “In several countries, the headcount reductions have already been communicated this week,” Borje Ekholm’s memo added. […]

Feb 25, 2023
Uber announces to sack of employees based on performance
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Uber announces to sack of employees based on performance

Amid the layoffs wave, American mobility service provider company, Uber will sack employees on the ground of a ‘more rigorous approach’ to performance reviews. However, Uber is not using the term “layoff” to describe the recent terminations and has stated that it will fill the affected roles with new hires. The company said, “Uber job […]

Feb 23, 2023
Google laid off an Indian HR person during office video call
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Google laid off an Indian HR person during office video call

An American multinational technology company, Google laid off 453 employees from various departments in India. As per reports, the employees from software developers, backend developers, cloud engineers, and digital marketers have been affected. Few of the employees took on LinkedIn to share their experiences. Recently in January, Google parent Alphabet announced to sack 12,000 employees. The company CEO took responsibility for the […]

Feb 22, 2023
McKinsey to sack 2000 employees in one of its biggest layoffs
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McKinsey to sack 2000 employees in one of its biggest layoffs

A global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Co is planning to cut about 2,000 jobs. This is in one of its biggest rounds of layoffs. The company’s job cuts could affect more than 4% of the workforce. McKinsey & Co currently employs nearly 44,000 employees. The headcount of the company has grown up from 28,000 […]

Feb 22, 2023
Layoffs again: HP, Twitter, MyGate to sack hundreds of employees
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Layoffs again: HP, Twitter, MyGate to sack hundreds of employees

Layoffs are a tough decision for any company. However, there have been various companies that have been announcing layoffs. Now, the leading companies HP, Twitter, and MyGate sacking hundreds of employees. HP An American multinational information technology company, HP has announced that it will lay off around 100 employees in Israel. The company has cut major […]

Feb 21, 2023
Google fired an employee to launch its own venture within notice period
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Google fired an employee to launch its own venture within notice period

Recently, An American multinational technology company, Google parent Alphabet announced to sack 12,000 employees. Henry Kirk worked as a manager at Google for eight years. He has decided to start his venture with six former colleagues who had also been laid off.  Henry Kirk, Engineering Manager (Senior TLM), iOS/Android, Google shared a LinkedIn Post saying, “I have […]

Feb 21, 2023
Ericsson to layoff 1,400 jobs in Sweden to reduce cost
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Ericsson to layoff 1,400 jobs in Sweden to reduce cost

A Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson plans to cut about 1,400 jobs in Sweden. Additionally, Ericsson will be cutting more jobs that will be affecting several thousand people in other countries in the coming days. The company had earlier announced plans to cut costs by 9 billion crowns ($880 million) by the end of […]

Feb 20, 2023