Business News
Uber Lays Off Another 3,000 Full-Time Workers
The layoffs come just weeks after 3,700 customer support and recruiting team employees lost their jobs.
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Business Operations & Logistics
Should I Furlough? 5 Things Business Owners Should Know First
By Desmond Lim
Business Operations & Logistics
4 Tips To Keep Your Business Afloat in a Downturn
Business Operations & Logistics
What to Do If You’ve Lost Your Job Because of COVID-19
Thought Leaders
How Getting Laid Off Launched My Career
My journey took me from having $7 in my pocket to making 6 figures.
By Terry Rice
Thought Leaders
Getting Laid Off Is Not a Scarlet Letter
Three tips to surviving the corporate culling.
Business News
Uber Shuts Down Its LA Office and Reportedly Lays Off 80 People
The ride-hailing giant has reportedly culled more than 1,000 workers since going public last May.
By Charlie Wood
Thought Leaders
Difficult Conversations Can Jump Start Company Innovation
The autocratic leader is tolerated when survival is at stake but that style won't build a company over the long haul.
Business News
Apple Lays Off 200 Employees From Autonomous Vehicle Group, Project Titan
Nobody really knows what Project Titan is, and it seems not even Apple really knows following a decision to lay off over 200 employees working on the project.
Building a Business
4 Signs Your Employer Doesn’t Plan On (Ever) Promoting You
Do any of these 'signs' sound painfully familiar? If so, your career might be at a standstill ...
By Lucas Miller
Business News
SpaceX Will Lay Off 10 Percent of Its Staff to Fund Projects
It said it wants to become a leaner company to prepare for the 'difficult challenges ahead.'
Business News
Don’t be the Next Lordstown: How Cities Can Insulate Against Crushing Layoffs
A handful of US cities are developing programs to attract skilled remote workers to diversify their economies. Many more should.
Thought Leaders
General Motors’ Layoffs Present Ample Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
Driverless cars are the future. From software to support production to algorithms to battery technology, companies like yours will be needed.
By Per Bylund
Business News
Tesla Lays Off 9 Percent of Its Workforce
The job cuts are part of a restructuring CEO Elon Musk said was coming earlier this year.
By David Lumb
Business News
Amazon Is Laying Off ‘Several Hundred’ Employees
The pink slips will be predominantly given to workers in the company's consumer retail business, according to The Seattle Times.
Thought Leaders
The 7 Worst Mistakes Companies Make When Laying Off Employees
From mass layoffs via conference calls to withholding vacation payouts and severance, these are the worst tactics I've seen.
Thought Leaders
How to Do Right By Employees — and the Company — During a Workforce Change Like the Recent Tesla Firings
Whatever the reason for workforce reductions, companies must take the time to plan and employ best practices.
By Sanjay Sathe
Tech
Here’s How This Company Is Adding Robots But Also Keeping Its Workers
Boxed is one company that's playing the long game when it comes to boosting efficiency with automation.
Business News
Microsoft to Cut Thousands of Sales Jobs
CNBC reports that cuts will affect 'less than 10 percent of the company's total sales force,' or up to 3,000 jobs.
Business News
LeEco Lays Off Staff and Will Scale Back its U.S. Presence
Eyeing a smartphone or TV from the Chinese electronics giant? Better act quickly, since the company is laying off staff and planning to limit marketing efforts.
By Tom Brant
Business News
Pepsi Is Laying Off Up to 100 Workers in Philadelphia and Blaming a 2-Month-Old Soda Tax
The layoffs, which account for roughly 20 percent of Pepsi's 423 Philadelphia employees, will begin Wednesday and be spread out over the next few months.
By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders
Dignity and the Pink Slip: What Are You Doing to Bring Decency to the Process?
Communicating with, rather than avoiding, someone who's been terminated helps ease that experience's painful effects.
Business News
Theranos Is Laying Off Another 155 Employees
The company's 'core team' will continue development of a new miniLab.
Business News
AOL to Cut 500 Jobs, Mostly in Corporate Units
Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong informed employees about the cuts in an email on Thursday morning.
By Reuters
Business Funding
How Getting Fired Could Be the First Step Toward a Better You
Few things are more motivating than losing your job. Don't squander this opportunity to learn about yourself and embrace a new direction.
Business News
Female Executives Left Yahoo at Unusually High Rate This Year
It was not clear why there was such a marked decline in the proportion of women leaders at Yahoo, which is led by Silicon Valley's most powerful female CEO, Marissa Mayer.
By Reuters
Business News
Twitter Plans to Cut About 300 More Jobs
Last year, the microblogging site announced plans to lay off up to 336 employees, or about 8 percent of its workforce, a week after Jack Dorsey took over as permanent CEO.
By Reuters
Business News
HP Inc. to Cut Up to 4,000 Jobs Over Next Three Years
Chief Executive Dion Weisler said the market continues to be volatile, facing pressures and uncertainties.
By Reuters
Business News
Theranos Is Closing its Labs and Wellness Centers
As a result, the company will let 340 people go.
Entrepreneurs
The Second Slowest Gazelle: A Secret to Success
Mediocrity has its place. Where success and survival are synonyms, not dying is winning.
By Phil La Duke