About a quarter of Cruise's workforce was laid off a day after nine key leaders left the company amid an ongoing investigation into an October crash involving one of its driverless robotaxis.Hundreds of Bay Area tech jobs are being cut continuing the trend of mass job losses this year.
This compounds the dismal news the industry had when in January both Ebay and Google announcing layoffs of around 1,000 employees.Tuesday that this decision that would see 9% off its workforce go, was made so the company could be "more nimble." This round of cuts follows the loss of 500 jobs in February 2023.
Roku, which has already had three previous rounds of mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, told the EDD it has decided to slash an additional 136 jobs in San Jose, bringing the total to 636 jobs lost over the past 2 years. Salesforce first announced layoffs of 1,090 workers in November and kicked off 2023 with another layoffs announcement in January of approximately 7,900 staff or 10% of its global workforce.that it is shaving 1,250 jobs or 6% of its workforce in an effort to rein in operating cost in a challenging post-
In the U.S., affected employees will receive a minimum of nearly five months of pay, health insurance, career resources, and other benefits to help with the transition. According to Benioff's note, those outside the U.S. will receive a similar level of support, with the company aligning with local employment laws in each country.Tesla announced mass layoffs in April 2024, where 6,020 employees in Texas and California will be let go in an effort to combat slowing demand and falling margins.
In his memo, Schulman says departing staff will be provided "with generous packages, engage in consultation where required, and support with their transitions."Lyft confirmed a third round of layoffs since 2022 in April 2023, this time shedding 1072 positions, or 26% of its current workforce. It also announced it will freeze hiring for 250 open positions and keep them unfilled.
During the pandemic with most isolating and not leaving their homes, DoorDash sped up hiring to meet the explosive demand for its food delivery service. However, that demand has tapered and the company is now looking to cut cost. "Around 14% of people at Stripe will be leaving the company. We, the founders, made this decision. We overhired for the world we're in...and it pains us to be unable to deliver the experience that we hoped that those impacted would have at Stripe," he said.
Earlier this year, Stripe was reported to have laid off an estimated 50 people from TaxJar, a tax compliance startup that it acquired in 2021.Menlo Park-based online discount brokerage company Robinhood cut an estimated 1,000 workers over two layoffs. The first round of cuts were in April 2022 where the company cut 9% of its nearly 3,900 workforce.