Recent News and Discussions About Washington Post Layoffs
Labor market remains red hot amid growing recession fears
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/06/jobs-quits-hires-layoffs/
Jul 6, 2022 — Employers posted 11.3 million job openings in that month, … Layoffs , meanwhile, remained near record lows. … THE WASHINGTON POST .
Facebook tells managers to identify low performers in memo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/11/facebook-tells-low-performers-to-go/
4 days ago — More than 300 start-ups have laid off over 50,023 workers since the start of the year, according to Layoffs .fyi, which tracks cuts in the …
Amid global chaos, the tech industry takes a rare tumble
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/10/tech-layoffs-stocks-down-global-chaos/
May 10, 2022 — Private start-ups, sheltered from the stock market, have also felt the pain, with 29 companies laying off employees since the beginning of April …
Coinbase layoffs signal new ills for crypto markets
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/14/coinbase-layoffs-bitcoin-price-crash/
Jun 14, 2022 — The crypto-exchange giant Coinbase said Tuesday it was laying off nearly one-fifth of its workforce, a sobering sign that the challenges of …
Silicon Valley braces for tech pullback after a decade of …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/11/silicon-valley-cuts/
Jun 11, 2022 — Those companies, in turn, are starting to react to the market downturn with layoffs and hiring freezes. And many companies are paying extra …
Corporate mergers hurt workers — and drag down the job …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/21/corporate-mergers-layoffs-antitust/
Oct 21, 2021 — These merger-driven layoffs “will be complicated societally,” he said, … After 500 unionized workers’ livelihoods disappeared in Eden, …
Musk: Tesla needs to cut 10 percent of its workforce
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/03/elon-musk-telsa-layoffs-workforce-economy/
Jun 3, 2022 — In an email to executives, the billionaire CEO announced layoffs of 10 percent of salaried staff, saying he has a “super bad feeling” about …
Peloton will cut 2800 positions and remove CEO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/02/08/peloton-layoffs/
Feb 8, 2022 — Peloton said Tuesday it plans to lay off 2,800 people and remove chief executive John Foley as part of a corporate overhaul — a move that …
A CEO laid off 900 workers over Zoom. A Fox News host …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/09/fox-news-host-better-zoom-layoffs/
Dec 9, 2021 — Jessica Lipscomb is the deputy editor of Morning Mix at The Washington Post . She previously worked for the Miami New Times and the Naples Daily …
Restaurant and hotel workers reel as layoffs soar again
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/13/restaurant-hospitality-unemployment/
Jan 13, 2021 — Restaurant workers “have pivoted so many times they’ve made a circle,” and now employment options are running out.