- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- technology@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- technology@lemmit.online
Nearly 25,000 tech workers were laid off in the first weeks of 2024. Why is that?::undefined
Nearly 25,000 tech workers were laid off in the first weeks of 2024. Why is that?::undefined
There hasn’t been the same purge here in Europe. I think the US tech industry is very large, and covid saw demand surge, resulting in a lot of hiring. Demand slumped which led to this. We’re not seeing the same purge in other industries. Headcount just needs to normalise again, which I think won’t take much longer. Unfortunately there is a compounding factor: interest rates. Tech was propped up by free money. Without that, we might see larger structural issues in the industry. If companies start failing then we enter a new phase in the layoffs.
Yeah very large at more at will employment so you can just Hoover up anyone and then see if you needed then later…