Tech workers react to layoff axes with shock, and ‘more pain’ is coming
SAN JOSE — The ax fell suddenly and out of the blue for technology worker Nitesh Donti. Less than a year ago, on the networking platform LinkedIn, he’d expressed excitement over his new job as an engineering manager at robot-vehicle company Nuro. Then last month, Nuro laid off Donti and around 300 others as it slashed 20% of its workforce.
Now, nearly 8,000 tech and biotech workers have lost their jobs at companies including Facebook-parent Meta, Oracle, Twitter, Lyft, Roku, Seagate, PayPal and GoFundMe in layoffs big enough to trigger regulatory notification, and many more have been let go in smaller layoffs. This week, San Francisco on-demand delivery company DoorDash announced 1,250 corporate-job cuts.
Andrea Scroggy works from her home office in Martinez, Calif. Scroggy is a technology trainer who was laid off from her remote job in October and is now doing contract work for less pay. But to Scroggy, the breadth of the carnage is apparent. “Every single company I’ve been at in the last five years did massive layoffs,” she said. “It looks like no matter where I was, I would’ve gotten laid off.”
Scroggy found full-time contract work but spends time every day seeking a permanent position. “It’s noticeably competitive, she said.
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