Layoffs and the job market

Layoffs, buyouts, hiring numbers and company results, read for what they mean to a senior tech leader planning a move.

November 3, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary2 min read
Does hitting your targets make you layoff-proof? The Dropbox case
Dropbox is cutting 9% of its workforce while telling investors its third-quarter revenue and margin should come in at or above guidance. For senior engineering and product leaders, hitting financial targets doesn't guarantee your organization, budget or executive sponsor will survive the next restructuring.
November 1, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary2 min read
Meta has 12,000 fewer employees and 26% more revenue
Meta grew revenue 26% in Q3 2026 and ended the year with roughly 12,000 fewer employees, while spending $34.9 billion on servers, data centers and networking in one quarter. Record revenue doesn't necessarily come with record job security.
November 1, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary2 min read
Microsoft's buyout offer to 60,000 employees: what to check first
Microsoft is offering 60,000 employees money to leave while preparing to spend $175 billion on AI infrastructure this year. If you're considering one of these packages, check the actual terms and start mapping your next role before the deadline, not after your last day.
October 26, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary2 min read
Amazon's 300,000 holiday hires and 30,000 corporate job cuts
Amazon is hiring 300,000 people for the holidays and has cut roughly 30,000 corporate jobs since last October. Business growth doesn't automatically translate into demand for every kind of employee.
October 26, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary2 min read
October 2026 tech job market: what Indeed's numbers show
Overall US job postings are up 2.8% from a year ago, but software development postings are still roughly 21% below their pre-pandemic level, while data-center-related postings are up 147% since June 2024.
September 4, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary2 min read
Uber laid off 10% after its best quarter ever. Here's why
Uber cut 10% of its workforce while posting $14.2B in quarterly revenue. Underneath the language about organizational health is a strategy: move capital and people out of lower-leverage layers and into AI, autonomous vehicles and acquisitions.
September 3, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary2 min read
Why Big Tech's AI data center spending puts tech leaders at risk
Big Tech is committing hundreds of billions to GPUs and data centers, and when a business spends that kind of money every other budget comes under a microscope. Executives now want leaders who can own entire verticals with deep hands-on knowledge.
August 12, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary1 min read
Tech layoffs in 2026 have already passed all of 2025
Layoffs.fyi counted 122,606 US tech layoffs across 278 tracked companies in all of 2025. By August 12, 2026, this year's count had crossed 126K with five months to go.
August 3, 2026Layoffs and the job marketSaurabh Chaudhary1 min read
Apple's 10% share drop and why it matters to your job
Apple shares fell almost 10% on soaring component costs and supply shortages. Whatever affects your company's financials affects you, so ask yourself whether you're prepared to part ways with your company at a moment's notice.