Demand for workers let up slightly in January, a possible sign that employers are gradually easing off their frenetic pace of hiring even as the job market remains strong. There…
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What Does Workplace TikTok Look Like During Layoffs? It Gets Weird.
“Here’s a day in the life working at Google,” the clip opens. We watch a woman in Los Angeles drive to the office, get valet parking, fetch some iced coffee…
What Layoffs? Many Employers Are Eager to Hang On to Workers.
During the height of the pandemic, hungry and housebound customers clamored for Home Run Inn Pizza’s frozen thin-crust pies. The company did everything to oblige. It kept its machines chugging…
Young Tech Workers Are Turning to TikTok to Cope With Layoffs
The trick, Mr. Javier said, is to strike the right tone: “If you are a prospective employer, seeing someone vent about a past employer can be a red flag. I…
U.S. Survey Shows an Uptick in Job Openings, and Not in Layoffs
The nation’s demand for labor only got stronger in December, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday, as job openings rose to 11 million. That brings the number of posted jobs…
Apple is the only US tech giant to have avoided significant layoffs
CNN — In less than three months, four of the big five US tech companies have cut tens of thousands of employees combined, shattering myths about the industry’s seemingly unstoppable…
This app lets Silicon Valley workers commiserate about layoffs in secret
CNN — In the week before Microsoft publicly announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs, thousands of workers at the tech giant who were eager for any information about the looming…
The Week in Business: Creeping Layoffs
What’s Up? (Jan. 22-28) Job Cuts, and Not Just in Tech What began as a wave of ominous job cuts by technology companies is rippling through other industries, most recently…
Remote Workers Face a Lonely Wave of Layoffs
At some companies, people noted that their teammates were far more helpful than their employers after a layoff. Shortly after losing her job at an e-commerce marketing company in November,…
Tech Layoffs Continue as Shares Fall and Interest Rates Rise
“High rates are painful for almost everyone, but they are particularly painful for Silicon Valley,” said Kairong Xiao, an associate professor of finance at Columbia Business School. “I expect more…