Veteran fintech company Bluevine is laying off 100 employees, 30 of them in Israel. This marks the second wave of layoffs in six months and totals approximately 18% of the company's workforce. Dozens of employees were let go in the previous round of... — read more
Belharra Therapeutics lays off 21 workers
The 40% reduction affected “some highly talented and dedicated researchers and colleagues,” the spokesperson said. https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/belharras-tide-falls-chemoproteomics-biotech-lays-21-workers
Williamsport faces tax hike, possible layoffs as city proposes budget
https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/williamsport-faces-tax-hike-possible-layoffs-as-city-proposes-budget/article_15b11000-b56e-11ef-87ab-03e5d3f9d1dc.html
California trucking company Kal Freight files for Chapter 11 restructuring
Kal Freight seeks to use Chapter 11 to implement operational changes and solidify its financial footing for the future. The company intends to maintain full employee wages and payments to vendors and suppliers for goods and services received after... — read more
Harbor Electronics to cut 92 jobs
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2024/12/04/technoprobe-harbor-electronics-layoffs.html
Resilience Government Services to lay off 105 employees beginning in February
https://www.wcjb.com/2024/12/07/resilience-government-services-lay-off-105-employees-beginning-february/
Oakland braces for possible layoffs to clear nearly $130 million deficit
The difficult cuts long promised by city officials to combat a historic local financial crisis are at the doorstep — and layoffs are now officially on the table. A new report released Friday said city officials are contemplating up to 91 layoffs... — read more
Deck Nine Games Layoffs 2024
Deck Nine Games, the developer behind the recent title Life is Strange: Double Exposure, has announced its second round of layoffs in 2024. The Life is Strange: Double Exposure studio is one of many developers that have made difficult cuts in a... — read more
Bitcoin miner Foundry lays off staff amid restructuring
Foundry let go of 16% of US staff as part of a broader restructuring that includes spinning off its self-mining business. https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-foundry-layoffs-restructuring
Alligator Bioscience to lay off 70% of workforce
Cancer-focused Alligator Bioscience is clamping down on costs, laying off 70% of its team in efforts to save around $6 million every year. The workforce reduction is subject to negotiation with certain trade unions but will likely impact... — read more
Emporia city manager calls Tyson layoffs a major ‘setback’
A major employer in northeast Kansas is set to lay off hundreds of employees in the Emporia area in what is being described as a “setback” for the community by the city manager. The Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC) shows on its website that a... — read more
By the numbers...
7,000: Disney 10,000: Microsoft 11,000: Meta 12,000: UPS 12,000: FedEx 12,000: Google 12,000: Walmart 20,000: Citigroup 27,000: Amazon
Stark County RTA announces layoffs
https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/11/27/stark-county-rta-announces-layoffs-service-reductions-make-up-financial-shortfalls/
Peoria’s Liberty Steel factory announces layoffs ahead of holidays
Just one day before the Thanksgiving holiday — workers at Peoria’s Liberty Steel learned they will be out of a job for at least the next two months — and definitely through the holidays. 25News reports that in a letter from Peoria Steel Vice... — read more
After mass layoffs, Parallel Wireless works to soothe customers
Parallel reportedly laid off up to 80% of its staff last week. Now it's working to rally its remaining customers with the promise of continued investment and... — read more
NowThis made deep cuts to its staff for the second time this year
NowThis laid off about half its unionized newsroom, marking the second deep round of cuts this year. The layoffs affected 13 of NowThis' 21 WGA East members. A softness in digital advertising has led to widespread media layoffs in recent... — read more
Mass layoff anticipated at U.S. Magnesium
More than 180 people are being laid off at U.S. Magnesium, the only company commercially producing lithium in Utah. On Monday, the Utah Department of Workforce Services listed 186 layoffs from U.S. Magnesium’s Salt Lake City division. This... — read more
Airline catering company based in St. Louis to layoff 100 workers
According to a WARN notice from the State of Missouri’s job website, Gate Gourmet is expected to lay off 102 employees by January 15, 2025. https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/airline-catering-company-based-in-st-louis-to-layoff-100-workers/ — read more
Sky Mavis lays off 21% of workforce
Sky Mavis, the developer behind Web3 game Axie Infinity and the Ronin blockchain, said it is laying off 21% of its workforce as part of a strategic realignment. Sky Mavis co-founder and CEO Trung Nguyen announced the layoffs in an X post... — read more
Uplight executes ‘large’ layoff after AutoGrid integration
An unknown number of employees at the virtual power plant and smart grid software company Uplight have been impacted by layoffs following the integration of AutoGrid, which the company acquired last year... — read more
Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs
The studio confirmed the news in a statement sent to Game Developer and said it will be providing all impacted employees with severance and several months of healthcare. The LA studio also committed to honoring existing revenue sharing agreements... — read more
Headspace Axes 13% of Workforce
Digital mental health unicorn Headspace is eliminating its staff therapist corps and 13% of its workforce. Headspace CEO Tom Pickett told employees in an email that the layoffs were necessary to “reset” the company and “return to our roots by... — read more
Meadow Gold to lay off nearly 200 people
According to the filing, 49 people on Oahu, 24 in Hilo, 19 in Kahului and seven on Kauai are losing their jobs. https://www.khon2.com/local-news/meadow-gold-to-lay-off-nearly-200-people/
Associated Press to Cut 8% of Staff
The Associated Press is making cutbacks in staff as the not-for-profit news organization seeks to “accelerate” its digital-first focus, according to Daisy Veerasingham, the AP’s president and CEO. The AP will reduce its workforce by 8% through... — read more
Dose of reality
Lets get a bit real folks. First, complaining about your direct managers for being yes people and such, or just being in a position that they shouldnt be in, thats maybe legit. But complaining about the C-suite is something else. How many of you... — read more
Fermilab Announces Layoffs of 53 Employees
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced the layoffs of 53 employees following an internal message sent to staff this week. It represents almost 2.5% of its workforce. Fermilab reported about 2,160 employees including scientists and... — read more
Full-time work available
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/elon-musk-wants-high-iq-staff-to-work-80-hours-at-zero-pay-for-newly-formed-doge-9671674/
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab announces hundreds of layoffs
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will lay off a significant portion of its workforce on Wednesday, according to a memo that the company sent on Tuesday. The lab, which specializes in robotic spacecraft and is managed by the California... — read more
Embark Behavioral Health Thins Out 60 Leadership, Administrative Roles
The Phoenix-based youth behavioral health provider laid off about 60 people, providing notice last Wednesday. Impacted roles include human resource and recruiting positions, information technology and facility executive directors, people familiar... — read more
Jack Link’s warehouse in northwest Iowa to layoff nearly 100 employees
A Jack Links warehouse in Laurens, in northwestern Iowa, announced they are letting go of nearly 100 employees. The popular beef jerky brand let employees know on Thursday that 91 people would be let go on Jan. 24. Jack Link’s headquarters is... — read more
Zinnia, which is headquartered in Topeka, lays off employees
Zinnia, a life and annuity insurance technology company headquartered in Topeka, recently laid off 25 employees at its Topeka... — read more
North Carolina chipmaker Wolfspeed to lay off hundreds
The Durham semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed will lay off around 10% of its global workforce, the company told The News & Observer on Wednesday, in a move that eliminates several hundred jobs near North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park... — read more
Outreach cuts 9% of workforce in latest layoffs
Outreach is trimming its headcount, laying off 9% of staff in another cost-cutting move. A company spokesperson confirmed the latest layoffs, which impacted more than 65 employees globally, mainly in go-to-market roles. Outreach is offering... — read more
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division
The Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Firefox browser maker Mozilla, has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a “relentless onslaught of... — read more
After new round of layoffs Addiction Recovery Care has cut almost a quarter of its workforce
Kentucky’s largest provider of dr-g and alcohol treatment is continuing to cut staff and expenses, citing “significant reimbursement cuts” by some private insurance companies that manage state Medicaid... — read more
Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop undergoes second round of layoffs in two months
https://www.bundle.app/en/finance/gwyneth-paltrow's-goop-undergoes-second-round-of-layoffs-in-two-months-144ffe34-98c9-4d81-907d-45f4950892b3
Jack Dorsey hits Tidal with another mass layoff
Dorsey did not provide a number of the amount of people to be affected by the job cuts, but speculation among company insiders is that as many as 100 employees could be laid off, which would amount to roughly a quarter of Tidal's... — read more
Kraken joins crypto exodus with 15% layoffs
This week, Kraken exchange joined fellow crypto startups Consensys and DYDX in downsizing its headcount. The San Francisco-based firm welcomed a new co-CEO in Tribe Capital co-founder Arjun Sethi and announced “organizational discipline decisions to... — read more
GameSpot staff endure another round of job cuts
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamespot-staff-endure-another-round-of-job-cuts
Dydx CEO Announces Layoffs of 35% of Core Team Amid Strategic Shift
Dydx, the decentralized finance platform, has announced a significant restructuring, with CEO Antonio Juliano revealing the difficult decision to lay off 35% of its core team as part of a strategic shift to align with the company’s evolving goals. In... — read more