Jan 17, 2023Layoffs 2023: Sharechat, Dunzo and others that fired staff this yearDipavali Hazra

Funding winter, looming recession

A freeze in funding and the threat of recession has slowed down hiring in several startups and tech companies in 2023.

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Meta, Microsoft

Meta and Microsoft started vacating their US offices as they moved to work from home, signaling that both companies are being financially prudent in the current climate.

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Amazon

Layoffs in Amazon grabbed headlines as employees shared their pain and trauma on the internet. People were described as “crying in office”.

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Twitter

Twitter had been on a spree of making job cuts under Elon Musk firing teams handling the social network’s misinformation policy, global appeals, content moderation etc

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Goldman Sachs

The investment bank let go of about 6% of its workforce (3200 jobs) as it tries to regain its footing as deals slow and markets fall.

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Morgan Stanley

For Morgan Stanley too, dealmaking took a hit due to rising inflation and the economic downturn.

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Sharechat, Dunzo & others

Following ShareChat, Dunzo (backed by Google and Reliance Retail), the grocery delivery startup, has announced it will lay off around 3% of its workforce.

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Ola

Domestic ride-hailing app Ola fired about 200 employees saying that some jobs had become redundant.

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