417 tech firms sack over 1.2 lakh employees in Jan-Feb
In just two months, 417 companies have laid off more than 1.2 lakh workers globally.
As per the data by layoffs tracking site Layoffs.fyi 1,046 tech companies -- from Big Tech to startups -- laid off more than 1,61 lakh employees in 2022.
In January alone, close to 1 lakh tech employees lost jobs globally, dominated by companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and others. In total, nearly 3 lakh tech employees have now lost jobs in 2022 and till February this year.
As more and more Big Tech companies continue to sack employees, they listed various reasons behind the move -- over-hiring, uncertain global macroeconomic conditions, strong tailwinds from the Covid-19 pandemic and more.
Meta is set for another big round of layoffs -- similar to the one it announced in November last year -- as early as next month once the performance bonuses are paid out. Ericsson is laying off about 8 per cent of its workforce, around 8,500 employees, to cut costs in the ongoing global macroeconomic conditions,
Global consulting firm McKinsey & Co is reportedly planning to slash about 2,000 jobs in one of the largest layoffs.
Another major consulting firm KPMG is laying off 2 per cent of its workforce that will impact about 700 employees in the US, owing to a "sharp slowdown in its consulting business". Cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean is laying off about 11 per cent of its workforce, or nearly 200 employees.
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