Workday cuts 400 jobs as software stocks tumble

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A GoFundMe for laid-off Washington Post staffers crossed $350K in a day

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Kara Swisher donated to a GoFundMe page for laid-off staffers at The Washington Post.

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Layoffs in January were the most to start a year since 2009, as employers like Amazon and UPS slashed jobs

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Amazon said it is eliminating around 16,000 corporate roles globally.

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Blame Jeff Bezos! And then stop hoping billionaires bail out the news.

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Jeff Bezos can afford a multi-day wedding in Venice. He could also afford to fund the Washington Post's losses. But we need news outlets that don't depend on billionaires to survive.

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Here's the severance package The Washington Post is offering laid-off staffers

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The Washington Post laid off hundreds of staffers on Wednesday.

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'Shock to the system': Audio reveals how a top Washington Post editor explained the paper's sweeping layoffs

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Jeff Bezos-owned WaPo launches 'substantial' layoffs and shuts down its sports department

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Jeff Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post.

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I'm an AI résumé builder who's helped hundreds of recently laid-off workers. Here's my advice for people looking for work in 2026.

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Sam Wright has done around 500 support calls with job seekers since July.

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I was laid off by Amazon and am struggling to find work. The job market feels like a brick wall, and I'm worried about my finances.

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James Hwang

I was laid off by Amazon and landed a new role 2 weeks later. Here's my advice for other laid-off tech workers.

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