Why Silicon Valleys massive layoffs haven't hit Detroit automakers

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Automakers like Ford and GM have yet to announce anything close to the layoffs that have left thousands of tech workers out of a job this year.

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With a recession looming, layoffs are in full effect. Here are some of the safest and most at-risk jobs, according to economists.

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US employees are worried about their jobs amid a looming recession.

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China's people shortage is a grim omen for the rest of the world

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I work in HR. Here's the hardest layoff I've ever done.

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Headlines about layoffs don't mean you're going to lose your job

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What does the future hold?

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A laid-off Meta worker says she's struggling after not getting the 16 weeks of severance her fellow employees received: 'I'm going through my kids' closet and selling their old clothes'

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Brit Levy completed about seven months of her year-long program with Meta before they laid her off.

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It's official: Apple is still the only tech giant to have avoided recent major layoffs or cost cuts

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Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't mention cuts in Thursday's earnings call.

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Watch out, managers: The job cuts are coming for you next

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Layoffs and executive pay reductions at companies like Meta, Intel, and FedEx suggest managers may be next to go after thousands of workers were laid off.

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Why thinking of your work as a family can be so toxic and what you can do instead

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Layoffs across the tech sector have shown that viewing work as your family can have serious downsides.

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Meta's layoffs were expensive — it may have spent more than $88,000 per employee to cut 11,000 from the ranks

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg cut 13% of the company's workforce in November.

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