Tech workers feel jilted and betrayed by how firms like Meta and Google handled layoffs. HR professionals say the issue isn't malice, it's just poor planning.

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Former employees of companies like Google and Meta say they were treated poorly in the layoff process. HR pros say it wasn't out of malice, but rather logistical challenges.

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Tech workers are taking to TikTok to debate 'fake work'

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Do some employees at tech companies find themselves without enough work to do? Former employees of companies like Meta and Google sounded off on the topic on TikTok.

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Bed Bath & Beyond set to complete a round of layoffs in New Jersey the day before a new state law takes effect that would mean millions more in severance for workers

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A Bed Bath & Beyond store is in Paramus, New Jersey, on Monday, February 6, 2023. Signs indicate the store will soon close permanently and all items are on sale for 10 percent off.
Bed Bath & Beyond will cut nearly 1,300 positions at four locations and close 43 stores in New Jersey just days before a new rule kicks in.

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Walmart laying off hundreds from its warehouses as it doubles down on automation and braces for new era in online shopping

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Corporate leaders should be more honest with workers when job cuts are about performance, rather than the economy, a Harvard professor says

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Employers shouldn't use layoffs as a way to cut low-performing workers, a labor expert told Insider.

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How Amazon’s flawed job posting process caused it to overhire

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It's the middle of the week, 10 Things in Techies. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and for the first decade or so that I worked, I was always paid in cash. I didn't put much of it into a bank, because I didn't really understand how it worked.

So I hid it in different places, keeping a mental tally of my cash stash.

I'd be pretty upset if I mistaked one of my decoy reserves for a pot of proverbial gold. But that's almost exactly what happened to JPMorgan Chase.

A 2nd round of layoffs at Meta and Amazon shows companies are taking back their power — and they may not stop there

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced the company would lay off 9,000 employees, on top of an earlier cut of 18,000.

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Google workers tell Sundar Pichai “don’t be evil” while conducting layoffs.

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It's techie Tuesday, buds. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I really enjoy cooking and eating food.

That's why this Googler is living my dream life. He's a manager at the search giant by day and culinary school student by night. The company even pays a portion of Harrison Hill's tuition for the Institute for Culinary Education in New York.

Amazon is laying off another 9,000 employees — read the email CEO Andy Jassy sent to staff

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Amazon is laying off an additional 9,000 employees.

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I was just laid off from Meta. We knew more cuts were coming before Mark Zuckerberg even told us, and the way the layoffs were handled was very cold.

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Mary Prescott says that she and her teammates preemptively said their goodbyes to each other last week in anticipation of Meta's latest layoffs.

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