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IN PICS | Twitter, Amazon, Meta, Zomato, And More Tech Layoffs In 2022

Post-Covid Bubble Burst, paired with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, has resulted in tech firms' laying off hundreds of employees. Let's take a look at some tech layoffs that made headlines in 2022.

Post-Covid Bubble Burst, paired with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, has resulted in tech firms' laying off hundreds of employees. Let's take a look at some tech layoffs that made headlines in 2022.

Twitter, Amazon, Meta, Zomato, and many more companies laid off employees in 2022.

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Twitter - Elon Musk took over Twitter in a hostile $44-billion bid in October. Following that he laid off nearly half of the company’s global workforce, about 3,800 employees. Before that he had already fired the company’s former CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk said that Twitter was losing $4 million per day. [Image Credit: Getty]
Twitter - Elon Musk took over Twitter in a hostile $44-billion bid in October. Following that he laid off nearly half of the company’s global workforce, about 3,800 employees. Before that he had already fired the company’s former CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk said that Twitter was losing $4 million per day. [Image Credit: Getty]
2/8
Xiaomi - China’s leading smartphone maker is implementing organisational restructuring and personnel optimisation that will affect less than 10 per cent of its total workforce. It was reportedly claimed that Xiaomi may cut 15 per cent of its workforce amid Covid lockdowns in China. [Image Credit: Getty]
Xiaomi - China’s leading smartphone maker is implementing organisational restructuring and personnel optimisation that will affect less than 10 per cent of its total workforce. It was reportedly claimed that Xiaomi may cut 15 per cent of its workforce amid Covid lockdowns in China. [Image Credit: Getty]
3/8
OYO - IPO-bound travel tech firm OYO in December announced it will downsize about 10 per cent of its 3,700-employee base by cutting 600 jobs in the technology and corporate verticals. The move is part of implementing wide-ranging changes in its organisational structure. [Image Credit: Getty]
OYO - IPO-bound travel tech firm OYO in December announced it will downsize about 10 per cent of its 3,700-employee base by cutting 600 jobs in the technology and corporate verticals. The move is part of implementing wide-ranging changes in its organisational structure. [Image Credit: Getty]
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Amazon - The e-commerce giant is reportedly planning to lay off nearly 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs towards the end of this year. It has already announced a pause on its corporate hiring. [Image Credit: Getty]
Amazon - The e-commerce giant is reportedly planning to lay off nearly 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs towards the end of this year. It has already announced a pause on its corporate hiring. [Image Credit: Getty]
5/8
Intel - The US chipmaker Intel is reportedly planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands. Reportedly, the layoffs will happen in some of Intel’s divisions, including the sales and marketing group, which could see cuts affecting about 20 per cent of staff. [Image Credit: Getty]
Intel - The US chipmaker Intel is reportedly planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands. Reportedly, the layoffs will happen in some of Intel’s divisions, including the sales and marketing group, which could see cuts affecting about 20 per cent of staff. [Image Credit: Getty]
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Zomato - In the food delivery startup has confirmed that it has laid off under 3 per cent of its staff. The company said, “there has been a regular performance-based churn of under 3 per cent of our workforce, there's nothing more to it.” [Image Credit: Getty]
Zomato - In the food delivery startup has confirmed that it has laid off under 3 per cent of its staff. The company said, “there has been a regular performance-based churn of under 3 per cent of our workforce, there's nothing more to it.” [Image Credit: Getty]
7/8
Swiggy - Rival Swiggy was also reported to have laid off up to 5 per cent of its workforce, about 250 employees in December. “Most of the layoffs are likely to happen in tech, engineering, product roles, and operations,” a person aware of the matter reportedly said. [Image Credit: Getty]
Swiggy - Rival Swiggy was also reported to have laid off up to 5 per cent of its workforce, about 250 employees in December. “Most of the layoffs are likely to happen in tech, engineering, product roles, and operations,” a person aware of the matter reportedly said. [Image Credit: Getty]
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Byju's - The Edtech sector has reportedly laid off nearly 15,000 employees in India. Among these, Byju's has laid off the highest number of employees, totaling nearly 4,000. [Image Credit: Getty]
Byju's - The Edtech sector has reportedly laid off nearly 15,000 employees in India. Among these, Byju's has laid off the highest number of employees, totaling nearly 4,000. [Image Credit: Getty]

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