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Updated on: Mar 2023
Google Layoffs employees walk out in protest over layoffs
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Google Layoffs employees walk out in protest over layoffs

Mar 16, 2023

Layoffs a laid-off techie hangs himself in Chennai

Covid- changed the situation of working. There have been various companies that even overhired emp...

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Mar 15, 2023
Layoffs a laid-off techie hangs himself in Chennai

Microsoft India laid off employee says challenging time for family

Recently, according to several reports Tech giant, Microsoft has announced a third round of layoffs....

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Mar 14, 2023
Microsoft India laid off employee says challenging time for family

Amazon India employee loses job after months of joining

In an American multinational technology company, an Amazon India employee lost his job just after ...

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Mar 13, 2023
Amazon India employee loses job after months of joining
Microsoft 3rd layoff round hits employees 10,000 jobs affected
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Microsoft 3rd layoff round hits employees 10,000 jobs affected

According to several reposts, an American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft has conducted a third round of layoffs. The roles that have been impacted include the areas of the supply chain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The reports suggest that the company has shut down its AI-powered automation effort Project Bonsai and […]

Mar 13, 2023
No mass layoffs 2023 at Adobe says its CPO
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No mass layoffs 2023 at Adobe says its CPO

An American multinational computer software company, Adobe Chief People Officer Gloria Chen has said that there will be no mass layoffs in 2023. In an interview Chief People Officer Gloria Chen said, “We are committed to not having company-wide layoffs.” “Adobe is not doing company-wide layoffs and we are still hiring for critical roles,” the […]

Mar 13, 2023
Zerodha CTO “basic human decency” is required to retain employees
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Zerodha CTO “basic human decency” is required to retain employees

An Indian financial services company, Zerodha CTO Kailash Nadh has said that it is Human Decency, no other formula is required to retain employees. Zerodha has retained in its employees its tech team. The company had 33 employees and only two employees have resigned from the organization in the past decade. During the Moneycontrol’s India […]

Mar 10, 2023
upGrad, Google & Atlassian to layoff thousands of employees
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upGrad, Google & Atlassian to layoff thousands of employees

The year 2023 is the year of Layoff. In the next round of layoffs soon upGrad, Google, and Atlassian will sack thousands of employees. Atlassian Layoff An Australian software company, Atlassian announces layoffs of 500 employees as a cost-cutting measure. Co-founders billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar wrote to employees that the company has to […]

Mar 9, 2023
Sacked Twitter employee asks his job status, Elon Musk laughs
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Sacked Twitter employee asks his job status, Elon Musk laughs

The social media company based in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Elon Musk laughed at an employee who was laid off by the company and was unaware of his working status. Tagging Elon Musk in his post, an ex-Twitter employee named Haraldur Thorleifsson wrote, “Dear @elonmusk 9 days ago the access to my work computer was cut, along with […]

Mar 9, 2023
Meta to sack thousands of employees in second round of layoffs
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Meta to sack thousands of employees in second round of layoffs

According to the reports, Meta (formerly named Facebook) has asked its Directors and Vice Presidents to list the names of the employees that can be let go in this round of layoffs. This will be a second round of layoffs. Earlier, The company reportedly conducted ‘quiet layoffs‘ at Facebook 11,000 or about 13 percent of its […]

Mar 7, 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

Earlier in November 2022, A Viral picture was shared of Twitter employee director of product management Esther Crawford who was seen sleeping on the office floor after working overtime in order to meet the stringent deadline. However, she was fired in a fresh round of layoffs last week. The employee Esther Crawford now breaks the silence over […]

Mar 6, 2023
Zoom fires its President ‘without cause’
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Zoom fires its President ‘without cause’

A communications technology company, Zoom has fired its President Greg Tomb ‘without cause’. However, the company has not shared the reason for the termination. According to reports, Greg Tomb will be entitled to severance benefits that are payable upon a “termination without cause.” Greg Tomb was appointed as President of Zoom in June 2022. Prior to Zoom, […]

Mar 6, 2023
Google layoff experience: Logged out at 11 pm, and received termination mail at 2 am
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Google layoff experience: Logged out at 11 pm, and received termination mail at 2 am

An American multinational technology company, recently Google laid off 453 employees from various departments in India. In January, Google parent Alphabet announced to sack 12,000 employees globally. However, Google’s CEO took responsibility for the layoffs. Post the layoff announcement by the company employees have shared their experiences. Vishal Arora was working with google as Head of Engineering, Platform Services, […]

Mar 3, 2023
Alphabet fires Waymo employees; Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs
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Alphabet fires Waymo employees; Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs

The year 2023 started on a Layoff note. Now, Google Parent Company Alphabet, Citigroup, and General Motors have announced fresh layoffs. 107,780 employees were sacked from various companies this year in January 2023. However, in February 2023 the number has reduced to 47,533 impacted employees. And in March to date, 2,070 employees have been sacked. Recently, in […]

Mar 3, 2023
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