Meta announced another round of significant layoffs on Tuesday, as the parent company of Facebook and Instagram said it would cut about 10,000 jobs. The move comes four months after… Read More
Outreach is laying off 70 workers, about 7% of its workforce, marking the second round of cuts the Seattle sales software startup has made in the past six months. A… Read More
Seattle startup Convoy conducted its third round of layoffs over the past year and said it would close its Atlanta office. The workforce cuts and real estate footprint reduction are… Read More
On an otherwise run-of-the-mill weeknight at Fremont Brewing near Lake Union in Seattle, the line for beer stretched past the front doors and into the outdoor seating area. The reason:… Read More
Seattle-based customer intelligence startup Amperity conducted another round of layoffs, its second time trimming headcount in the past six months. A company spokesperson said 10% of its workforce was let… Read More
Microsoft notified another round of workers this week that they’re losing their jobs as part of the 10,000 layoffs announced by the company on Jan. 18. A notice filed with the… Read More
Highspot is laying off about 100 employees, or 10% of its workforce, becoming the latest well-funded Seattle company to cut employees in response to economic uncertainity. “We must confront the… Read More
Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex laid off employees Wednesday. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company slashed 83 positions, according to a Washington state filing. “Unfortunately, due to market conditions, Bittrex was forced to… Read More
Food automation startup Picnic is laying off employees, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff amid the tech downturn. A company spokesperson confirmed the cuts to GeekWire Wednesday. The… Read More
Office building attendance in downtown Seattle this past November increased year-over-year from 15-20% to 35-60%, as more companies establish in-office mandates, according to a new report from CBRE. But only… Read More
A wave of layoffs at tech companies is flooding the job market with fresh talent. The trend is sparking questions about whether startups will take advantage, and whether there will… Read More
Microsoft’s revenue rose 2% to $52.7 billion in its second fiscal quarter, just missing Wall Street’s expectations, and profits dropped 7% to $17.4 billion, not counting a special charge related… Read More
One of the defining tech industry trends of the past decade, along with the meteoric expansion of big companies and their insatiable appetite for talent, was the growing influence of… Read More
Karat, the Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, has laid off 47 employees, citing the need to sharpen its business focus as it continues to grow. “We are… Read More
Seattle-based tax software company Avalara is laying off employees, according to several posts on LinkedIn by affected workers. Avalara, which went public in 2018, was acquired late last year by… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based health software company Edifecs laid off more than 30 employees, a company spokesperson confirmed to GeekWire, joining a growing list of tech firms slashing staff amid economic uncertainty.… Read More
Google parent Alphabet is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its global workforce, as it becomes the latest tech company to make cuts amid a fears of a… Read More
At least 2,300 Amazon employees in the Seattle region are losing their jobs as part of the company’s layoffs, according to a notice filed with the Washington state Employment Security… Read More
Big Tech’s big boom is over. But the sector overall is a long way from a bust. That’s the assessment from business and community leaders in the home of Microsoft… Read More
[Editor’s Note: Timing of layoffs corrected since original post.] Citing a need to “align our cost structure with our revenue and where we see customer demand,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella… Read More
Follow-up: Full memo: Microsoft to cut 10k jobs, about 5% of workforce, and take $1.2B restructuring charge Microsoft is gearing up to lay off more employees this week, according to… Read More
The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) trade group is laying off 11 employees, or 14% of its workforce, with cuts mostly affecting positions in its non-profit tech worker apprenticeship program Apprenti.… Read More
Seattle-area employee experience company Limeade is cutting headcount by 15%. “This restructure is a difficult but necessary step,” CEO Henry Albrecht said in a statement. Limeade also announced that CFO… Read More
Experience management company Qualtrics plans to lay off about 270 roles that “do not map to priority areas,” CEO Zig Serafin wrote in a memo to employees on Wednesday. The… Read More
Seattle startup Esper laid off employees for the second time in seven months, cutting 21% of its workforce in the latest round of layoffs. The cuts are part of a… Read More
Seattle-based sustainable coffee maker Atomo says it is restructuring, just six months after raising $40 million in fresh funding. In a statement provided to GeekWire, the 4-year-old company said it… Read More
Amazon, simplify thyself. That was the message to Amazon employees Wednesday from Andy Jassy, signaling a shift in mindset with significant implications for the company’s future. The CEO’s email is… Read More
Story updated with comments from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Follow-up: The end of ‘everything’ at Amazon: Record layoffs signal new mindset for sprawling tech giant Original story: Amazon’s cuts into… Read More
A 10% workforce reduction by Salesforce is rippling through the ranks of Tableau Software, the Seattle-based data visualization company acquired by the San Francisco-based enterprise tech giant for $15.7 billion… Read More
Seattle’s booming tech economy has altered the regional real estate market over the last decade, with home prices moving steadily upward in the face of low inventory and high demand.… Read More
