Hacker News with Generative AI: Layoffs

A Viral Google Doc Experiment During Google Layoffs (le-brun.eu)
January 2023 was a chaotic month inside Google. Without warning, the company announced 12,000 layoffs—roughly 6% of its global workforce. Panic set in as employees woke up to find their access suddenly revoked. There were stories of people discovering their fate while on parental leave, others mid-project, or even while on-call. Overnight, the atmosphere shifted from business-as-usual to fear and uncertainty.
Google, Layoffs, Workplace Culture, Social Media, Business
7 points by laurentlb 5 days ago | 0 comments
Boeing issues layoff notices as aerospace giant cuts 17,000 jobs (foxbusiness.com)
Boeing said it is issuing layoff notices to employees who are included in the aerospace giant's broader workforce reduction plan.
Boeing, Layoffs, Aerospace, Business, Workforce Reduction
4 points by tomohawk 6 days ago | 1 comments
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of employees, ends open web advocacy, privacy (osnews.com)
More bad news from Mozilla.
Mozilla, Layoffs, Open Source, Advocacy, Privacy
10 points by josephscott 7 days ago | 1 comments
AMD to lay off 4% of workforce, or about 1k employees (cnbc.com)
AMD, Layoffs, Technology, Business
15 points by Element_ 8 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off 325 more workers (engadget.com)
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's research center responsible for robotic space missions, will lay off more workers before the year ends due to budget constraints.
NASA, Space Exploration, Budget Cuts, Layoffs, Government
6 points by bookofjoe 8 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce (space.com)
NASA, Space Exploration, Layoffs, Workforce Reduction
7 points by elashri 8 days ago | 4 comments
CNN 'will axe top stars, see hundreds fired as ratings continue to tank' (dailymail.co.uk)
Media, News, Layoffs, CNN, Business
12 points by mgh2 8 days ago | 8 comments
23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers (bbc.com)
The struggling genetic testing company 23andMe says it will cut 40% of its workforce, or 200 jobs, as it fights for survival.
Layoffs, Genetics, Biotech, Business, Healthcare
37 points by ciceryadam 9 days ago | 1 comments
Nissan cuts 9k jobs and goes into 'emergency' mode (electrek.co)
Nissan is in full-scale emergency mode to save itself: the automaker is cutting 9,000 jobs, slashing production capacity, and selling off its stake in Mitsubishi Motors. The CEO is also reducing his own salary by half.
Automotive, Layoffs, Business, Finance
8 points by bookofjoe 13 days ago | 1 comments
iRobot lays off another 105 employees (techcrunch.com)
Roomba maker iRobot is laying off 105 employees — about 16% of the company’s workforce, per an SEC filing — saying the cuts are part of an “operational restructuring plan.”
Layoffs, Robotics, Business, Consumer Technology
6 points by mfiguiere 14 days ago | 0 comments
Mozilla Foundation lays off third of staff (theregister.com)
The Mozilla Foundation is laying off about a third of its staff. The non-profit org, which oversees the corporation that develops the Firefox web browser, insists it will continue its advocacy mission, though its approach may change.
Mozilla Foundation, Layoffs, Non-profit Organizations, Web Browsers
12 points by chacha102 15 days ago | 2 comments
Mozilla Foundation lays off about third of staff (theregister.com)
The Mozilla Foundation is laying off about a third of its staff. The non-profit org, which oversees the corporation that develops the Firefox web browser, insists it will continue its advocacy mission, though its approach may change.
Mozilla Foundation, Layoffs, Non-Profit Organizations, Firefox
14 points by OptionOfT 15 days ago | 4 comments
Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division (theverge.com)
The Mozilla Foundation laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, TechCrunch reports.
Mozilla, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Advocacy, Non-Profit Organizations
236 points by doener 15 days ago | 139 comments
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division (techcrunch.com)
The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Firefox browser maker Mozilla, has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a “relentless onslaught of change.”
Mozilla Foundation, Layoffs, Non-Profit, Technology, Firefox
189 points by atestu 16 days ago | 67 comments
Samsung to cut 30% of foundry staff, plan 50% line closure by year-end (digitimes.com)
Reports indicate that Samsung is exploring a voluntary retirement plan for its DS division. Rumors also suggest the program could expand across the company, impacting the Mobile eXperience (MX), Visual Display (VD), and Digital Appliances (DA) divisions...
Samsung, Layoffs, Semiconductor Industry, Business, Technology
5 points by mgh2 16 days ago | 0 comments
What layoffs teach us about technical leadership (chelseatroy.com)
In March I published a piece called How do we evaluate people for their technical leadership? It demonstrates (I hope) why production line metrics shouldn’t be copied and pasted onto knowledge work. Then, in a cunning move I ripped from email marketers, I reach the titular question at the very end of the piece and promise to come back to it.1 For several months, I don’t.
Technical Leadership, Layoffs, Management, Knowledge Work
3 points by dillonshook 17 days ago | 0 comments
Boeing dismantles diversity department, Bloomberg News reports (nbcnews.com)
Boeing has dismantled its global diversity, equity and inclusion department, Bloomberg news reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Boeing, Business, Layoffs
7 points by caonidaye 20 days ago | 0 comments
Google employees pressure execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts (cnbc.com)
Google, Business, Technology, Layoffs, Management
53 points by jarsin 20 days ago | 86 comments
Intel layoffs underway as chipmaker aims to cut 15,000 jobs (oregonlive.com)
Layoffs that Intel announced last summer got underway in earnest this week as the company works to cut 15,000 jobs across its business, the biggest downsizing in its five-decade history.
Layoffs, Technology, Business, Intel, Semiconductors
11 points by RyeCombinator 20 days ago | 4 comments
Kraken Lays Off 15% of Workers (nytimes.com)
Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, on Wednesday announced the layoff of 15 percent of its workers, a corporate restructuring and the appointment of a new co-chief executive.
Cryptocurrency, Layoffs, Business
9 points by lxm 20 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What's Going on with the US Economy? (ycombinator.com)
Just saw the news about Dropbox doing 20% layoffs. There have been at least 600k to 1 million people laid off since 2022. While job market is absolutely bonkers, I saw on LinkedIn that US is posting strong growth.
Economy, Layoffs, Job Market
23 points by burgerland 22 days ago | 28 comments
Docker lays off 10% of its employees (layoffs.fyi)
Docker, Layoffs, Business, Technology
14 points by mobyblues 22 days ago | 2 comments
Dropbox announces 20% global workforce reduction (dropbox.com)
Today, our cofounder and CEO Drew Houston shared the difficult news that we’ll be making reductions to our global workforce.
Layoffs, Business, Technology, Dropbox
518 points by mfiguiere 22 days ago | 1048 comments
Dropbox is laying off 20% of its staff (techcrunch.com)
Dropbox is letting go 20% of its workforce as the cloud company undergoes what CEO Drew Houston calls a “transitional period.”
Layoffs, Cloud Computing, Business, Technology
29 points by as-j 22 days ago | 25 comments
Volkswagen plans to close at least 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs (ft.com)
Volkswagen plans to close at least 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs
Automotive, Business, Germany, Layoffs, Manufacturing
8 points by belter 24 days ago | 1 comments
Microsoft CEO's pay rises 63% to $79M, despite devastating year for layoffs (eurogamer.net)
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella will earn a wallet-busting $79.1m (£60.9m) this financial year, up 63 percent on his compensation for 2023.
Business, Technology, Salaries, Microsoft, Layoffs
31 points by doener 27 days ago | 55 comments
Meta layoffs are latest sign that constant job cuts are the new Big Tech normal (businessinsider.com)
Recent layoffs at Meta are a sign that some employers are willing to make recurring cutbacks. That's a change from a "big cuts" mentality. A talent advisor argued that ongoing layoffs hurt morale and aren't a solid long-term strategy.
Meta, Layoffs, Big Tech, Business, Employment
20 points by belter 33 days ago | 4 comments
Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more (theverge.com)
Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter.
Meta, Layoffs, Social Media, Technology, Business
4 points by belter 35 days ago | 0 comments
1,300 jobs will be eliminated at Intel's Hillsboro campus, company tells state (opb.org)
One of Oregon’s largest private employers told the state Tuesday it’s permanently laying off 1,300 workers.
Layoffs, Technology, Oregon, Business, Intel
45 points by doppp 35 days ago | 26 comments
More Meta Layoffs (theverge.com)
Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter.
Meta, Layoffs, Social Media, Business, Technology
12 points by yungtriggz 35 days ago | 1 comments