This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Henry Chen, a former Meta tech lead who was laid off in May. He’s 38 and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. The following has been edited for length and clarity. After I left college, I worked as a DJ for a few years, taught
TikTok is laying off 250 employees and closing its Nashville office, which housed some members of TikTok’s content-moderation team. The news was first reported by The New York Times. Zanna Crowley, a spokesperson for the TikTok USDS Joint Venture, confirmed the news, saying that the shuttering was to “streamline our operations and better align our
ServiceNow has been cutting several hundred jobs as part of a global restructuring, the latest sign of pressure on the software industry. A ServiceNow spokesperson said a “low-single-digit” percentage of the company’s total staff has been affected by the cuts, which have occurred for several months this year. ServiceNow ended 2025 with 29,187 employees, so
Voluntary purchasing is having a moment in Big Tech. Google workers recently pressured the search giant to make exit offers a standard first step whenever it plans job cuts, and extend them to all affected team members, regardless of seniority. Meanwhile, Microsoft launched its first broad voluntary retirement program last spring, offering packages to thousands
This As Told Essay is based on a conversation with Tanvi Pisal, a 29-year-old UX designer from India. He went through two layoffs in one year while working in the United States. It has been edited for length and clarity. I have always seen the United States as the land of opportunity. I grew up
Patreon is laying off 20% of its workforce, or 93 people, CEO Jack Conte told employees Thursday. In a memo to staff that the company shared online, Conte said Patreon’s core business is strong, but the platform has to respond to market changes and adjust its cost structure to remain stable, which is why it
