Articles about layoffs – Page 10 of 16

Pet care startup Rover lays off 41% of workforce due to COVID-19 impact

Seattle-based startup Rover laid off 41% of its workforce today due to the economic impact and uncertainty from the COVID-19… Read More

Sports Illustrated publisher Maven cuts 9% of staff and lands $12M line of credit

Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased publishing rights to Sports Illustrated last year, is laying off 31 employees (9%… Read More

Textio lays off 30 amid COVID-19; Seattle startup hopes its AI writing tech will aid all job seekers

Textio, the Seattle startup whose augmented writing platform helps companies use language that attracts the right job candidates, laid off… Read More

Leafly lays off additional 91 employees, eliminating more than 50 percent of staff in 2020

Leafly laid off 91 employees Monday, just two months after eliminating 54 positions at the online cannabis brand. The Seattle… Read More

After his startup closed, tech vet launched Silver Lining to help those hit by layoffs find next job

When he launched his own startup more than two years ago, Chris Brownridge chased the same dream that attracts countless… Read More

Expedia cuts 3,000 jobs, including 500 at new Seattle HQ — read the internal email to employees

Expedia Group is laying off 12 percent of its workforce, about 3,000 employees, in an effort to “streamline and focus”… Read More

With 737 MAX production on hold, Senior Aerospace AMT announces 72 layoffs

Senior Aerospace AMT, an Arlington, Wash.-based supplier for the troubled 737 MAX and other Boeing airplanes, says it will lay… Read More

Leafly slashes 18% of workforce to align business with ‘market realities’ of tech and cannabis industry

Seattle-based cannabis information resource company Leafly today laid off 54 employees, or 18 percent of its workforce, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

Pizza making robot startup Zume will shut down Seattle office as part of company-wide layoffs

Zume is shutting down its Seattle engineering office amid widespread layoffs at the pizza making robotics company. The Bay Area-based… Read More

Vicis lays off more than 100 employees in latest blow to troubled football helmet maker

Seattle startup Vicis officially eliminated the jobs of more than 100 employees on Friday, including its interim CEO, in the… Read More

Who is Maven? Seattle-based media company under microscope after Sports Illustrated layoffs

NEW: Internal memo: Sports Illustrated publisher Maven blasts ‘me-first attitude’ in firing of top soccer journalist Grant Wahl Original story:… Read More

EnergySavvy’s Seattle engineering team laid off after undergoing two corporate mergers in five months

EnergySavvy’s entire Seattle engineering team was laid off after the company that acquired the oil-and-gas software and analytics startup was… Read More

Ag tech startup Phytelligence shuts down after losing dispute over Cosmic Crisp apple variety

Phytelligence, a Seattle startup behind a novel method of rapidly growing fruit trees, is shutting down just months before the… Read More

Cloud services company Skytap lays off 25 workers in first major change under new CEO

Enterprise cloud services company Skytap is laying off 25 employees, or around 12 percent of its workforce, in an effort… Read More

Zulily lays off employees as part of restructuring; CEO says business is at ‘critical inflection point’

Online retailer Zulily has let go of an undisclosed number of employees as part of broader structural changes within the… Read More

Huawei cuts jobs at Seattle-area research division as part of larger layoff

Chinese tech giant Huawei is shedding 41 jobs at its Bellevue, Wash.-based engineering office, according to a notice filed with… Read More

Amazon Game Studios confirms reorganization, reportedly cutting ‘dozens’ of developer jobs

Amazon’s internal game development studio is letting go of dozens of game developers, according to a report from Kotaku on… Read More

Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu is cutting jobs due to increased competition

Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing that develops and manufactures drones, said it made a round of layoffs this week to… Read More

Amazon dumps controversial security firm at Seattle HQ in favor of union-backed contractor

Amazon is ending its contract with embattled security contractor Security Industry Specialists (SIS) in favor of two union-backed firms. SIS… Read More

Capital One leaving Seattle, impacting up to 160 engineering and product jobs as it closes tech hub

Financial heavyweight Capital One will close its Seattle office, in a move that could see up to 160 people laid… Read More

Web.com will shut down Spokane office, lay off 64 employees

Web.com, a 20-year-old small business marketing company, will shut down its Spokane, Wash. office and lay off 64 employees. A… Read More

After heated Reddit AMA, Providence Health digital unit confirms layoffs and addresses claims of sexist culture

The head of Providence St. Joseph Health’s digital innovation group, Aaron Martin, invited Reddit users on Friday to “Ask Me… Read More

Internal memos: Nordstrom tech execs leaving, CTO plans reorg in retailer’s latest digital shakeup

A pair of Nordstrom technology executives are leaving the company, and the chief technology officer plans to reorganize the retailer’s… Read More

Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet lays off 143 employees at Bellevue HQ and cancels projects

Editor’s note: This story and headline were updated to reflect the WARN notice. ArenaNet, the video game maker behind Guild… Read More

Amazon-backed smart glasses maker North laying off 150 employees

The same week North rolled into Seattle to show off its Focals smart glasses, the company cut a substantial portion… Read More

Activision Blizzard subsidiary Z2 shuts down Seattle game studio amid larger layoffs

Z2, a Seattle game studio owned by Activision Blizzard, is shutting down. The office closure is part of larger layoffs… Read More

Agriculture startup Phytelligence cuts staff as CEO and co-founder depart

Seattle-based agriculture technology startup Phytelligence has cut an unspecified number of jobs and shaken up its leadership, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

Cybersecurity education firm MediaPRO lays off unspecified number of employees

MediaPRO has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of a reorganization, GeekWire has learned. The Bothell, Wash.-based… Read More

RealSelf cuts 14% of staff, blames Google search algorithm change for slowing traffic

Less than a year after raising a $40 million investment round, Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf is cutting staff… Read More

Online cosmetics retailer Julep lays off 102 employees as parent company files for bankruptcy

Seattle-based online cosmetics retailer Julep is laying off more than 100 employees after its parent company filed for bankruptcy last… Read More