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SeekOut lays off 7% of staff in restructuring but plans to grow headcount this year

by Nate Bek on October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 at 7:49 am

Seattle-area recruiting software startup SeekOut laid off 16 employees, or about 7% of its workforce. The company confirmed the layoffs in response to a GeekWire inquiry Wednesday, citing a restructuring… Read More

Qualtrics cuts 780 jobs, about 14% of workforce, citing ‘complexity’ from rapid hiring

by Taylor Soper on October 4, 2023October 5, 2023 at 11:06 am

Qualtrics is cutting about 14% of its workforce to reduce costs and restructure its organization, citing a need to address the internal complexity created by its past hiring and growth.… Read More

Seattle warehousing startup Flexe lays off 33% of workforce amid freight industry slowdown

by Taylor Soper on September 26, 2023September 27, 2023 at 8:34 am

Flexe, a Seattle logistics startup that hit a $1 billion valuation last year, has laid off 33% of its staff. The company confirmed the cuts to GeekWire but did not… Read More

More layoffs at Outreach: Seattle sales software startup cuts 12% of staff

by Nate Bek on September 20, 2023September 21, 2023 at 2:40 pm

Outreach laid off 12% of its staff this week, the latest round of layoffs at the Seattle-based startup. A company spokesperson confirmed the headcount reduction in response to a GeekWire inquiry… Read More

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Slalom Consulting lays off 7% of workforce; CEO cites ‘significant shifts within our industry’

by Taylor Soper on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 at 8:55 am

Seattle-based business and technology firm Slalom Consulting laid off about 900 employees in a workforce reduction.

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Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture

by Alan Boyle on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 at 1:54 pm

Several employees at Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin are reporting that they’ve been laid off, marking a rare turnabout in the rapid growth of Jeff Bezos’ space venture. The reduction in… Read More

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Biotech company Absci lays off 30 employees, about 15% of staff

by Taylor Soper on September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 at 7:46 am

Publicly traded biotech company Absci is laying off 30 employees, or approximately 15% of its workforce.

Internal email: Expedia Group lays off some tech workers in latest move to reshape its workforce

by Todd Bishop on September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 at 10:29 am

Expedia Group informed an unspecified number of workers in its technology organization Thursday that it’s eliminating their positions, the latest in a series of moves by the Seattle-based travel giant… Read More

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T-Mobile’s recent layoffs impact 401 employees in Seattle area

by Lisa Stiffler on August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 at 9:22 am

T-Mobile’s decision to lay off nearly 5,000 employees will impact 401 workers in Bellevue, Wash. CEO Mike Sievert last week announced the cuts in a memo to employees. The details… Read More

Ada Developers Academy ‘significantly’ reduces headcount, pauses admissions, names interim CEO

by Kurt Schlosser on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 at 6:58 pm

Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy has conducted another round of layoffs and named a new interim leader, a month after CEO Lauren Sato resigned from the tuition-free software development boot camp… Read More

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Cloud automation startup SkyKick lays off 140 employees

by Taylor Soper on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 at 2:24 pm

Seattle-based cloud automation and migration startup SkyKick laid off 140 employees, including 98 in the U.S. Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that 140 employees were laid off,… Read More

T-Mobile will lay off 5,000 employees, 7% of workforce — read CEO’s memo

by Taylor Soper on August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 at 8:02 am

T-Mobile is laying off close to 5,000 employees, mostly in corporate roles, as it looks to streamline its operating model and structure. In a memo to employees sent Thursday, T-Mobile… Read More

Seattle sales software startup Outreach lays off employees again as it aims for profitability

by Nate Bek on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 at 1:50 pm

Outreach laid off 5% of its staff, the third round of cuts in the past year for the Seattle sales software startup as part of cost-cutting efforts. A company spokesperson confirmed… Read More

Rad Power Bikes backpedals out of Europe and lays off employees again

by Nate Bek on July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 at 4:33 pm

Rad Power Bikes is leaving Europe. The Seattle-based startup confirmed that it will cease selling its electric bikes to customers in the United Kingdom and European Union starting in 2024.… Read More

Technical recruiting startup Karat lays off 47 employees for the second time this year

by Nate Bek on June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 at 11:56 am

Seattle technical recruiting startup Karat is laying off 47 employees for the second time this year, part of an effort to restructure various organizations within the company and make progress… Read More

Trucking marketplace Convoy makes more layoffs, citing customer-service efficiency gains

by Kurt Schlosser on June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 at 1:19 pm

Seattle-based trucking marketplace Convoy has conducted another round of layoffs, its fourth in the past year, the company confirmed to GeekWire on Monday. The cuts impact the company’s customer-experience operations… Read More

More layoffs at Zulily: E-commerce company trims headcount after private equity acquisition

by Taylor Soper on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 at 6:08 pm

Zulily is laying off workers again. Several employees of the Seattle-based e-commerce retailer were let go from the company this week. The latest cuts follow an ownership change last month.… Read More

Sales software startup Highspot lays off 15% of staff, its second cut this year

by Taylor Soper on June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 at 1:53 pm

Highspot is trimming headcount again. The Seattle-based sales software company confirmed that it laid off 15% of its workforce. The latest layoffs, which affect around 140 employees, follow a separate… Read More

Seattle startup Flyhomes lays off employees for third time amid real estate headwinds

by Nate Bek on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 at 10:50 am

Real estate startup Flyhomes is laying off employees for the third time in a year, citing an effort to focus on profitability amid the broader housing market downturn. The Seattle… Read More

Amazon employees walk out, seeking bolder climate action and end of return-to-office policy

by Kurt Schlosser & Todd Bishop on May 31, 2023June 1, 2023 at 1:34 pm

Some Amazon employees in Seattle and other offices around the world walked out in protest Wednesday, urging the company to take bolder climate action and to reconsider its return-to-office policies.… Read More

Diversity-focused school Ada Developers Academy cuts 45% of staff amid tech industry hiring pullback

by Kurt Schlosser on May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 at 12:04 pm

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire… Read More

Microsoft cutting more jobs in Seattle region, beyond global layoffs announced in January

by Taylor Soper on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 at 12:17 pm

Microsoft is making more cuts to its workforce. The company is slashing 158 jobs in Washington state, where it is headquartered, according to a new filing with the state Employment… Read More

AI researcher sues Amazon for withdrawing job offer amid cutbacks after 8-month visa process

by Todd Bishop on May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 at 7:31 am

A London-based artificial intelligence researcher who accepted a role as an applied scientist with Amazon in May 2022 says he went through an eight-month U.S. visa process and relocated to… Read More

Startup job market shows ‘signs of stabilization’ following sharp decrease last year

by Nate Bek on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 at 12:24 pm

The startup job market is bouncing back, showing signs of stability after a sharp decrease in listings throughout last year. That’s one key takeaway from a report released Thursday by… Read More

Nordstrom lays off tech workers in bid to ‘remain agile and operate more efficiently’

by Kurt Schlosser on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 at 9:45 am

Seattle-based retail giant Nordstrom laid off an unspecified number of workers from its technology division last week, citing the need to “operate more efficiently.” The company would not say how… Read More

Rad Power Bikes lays off employees for the 4th time in the past year

by Nate Bek on April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 at 11:04 am

Rad Power Bikes is laying off employees for the fourth time since April of last year. The Seattle-based e-bike company confirmed the latest round of cuts on Wednesday. It did… Read More

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F5 lays off 623 employees, plans office consolidation to cut more costs

by Taylor Soper on April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 at 6:51 pm

F5 is cutting 9% of its workforce as the application security and delivery giant navigates macroeconomic uncertainty. The layoffs impact 623 workers. F5 is also reducing executive bonuses, consolidating more… Read More

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Redfin’s latest layoffs come a few months after it said housing market had started to recover

by Nate Bek on April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 at 4:52 pm

After predicting that the sluggish housing market had started to rebound in January, Redfin this week blamed real estate market conditions as part of the reason for its latest round… Read More

Redfin lays off 201 employees as housing market continues to retrench

by Nate Bek on April 12, 2023April 13, 2023 at 9:42 am

Redfin laid off 201 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, on Tuesday as it continues to trim expenses in response to the housing downturn and ongoing economic uncertainty. A… Read More

Carbon removal startup Nori lays off 10 employees, citing market concerns

by Kurt Schlosser on April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 at 12:58 pm

Nori, a Seattle startup that sells carbon credits to individuals and businesses to offset carbon emissions, laid off 10 employees last week, co-founder and CEO Paul Gambill confirmed.  The cuts… Read More

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