Citigroup https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/12/citi-bank-layoffs-earnings
NBC News https://internewscast.com/news/nbc-news-layoffs-1235716799/
Universal Music https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-01-14/universal-music-layoffs-record-labels-need-a-new-growth-story
Xerox https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/03/xerox-layoffs-company-to-cut-15percent-of-workforce.html
Stellantis https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/09/lgoh-j09.html
Twitch (Amazon Livestreaming) https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazons-twitch-lay-off-35-workforce-bloomberg-news-2024-01-09/
Google https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/16/google-layoffs-ad-sales/72244648007/
Disney https://tbivision.com/2024/01/15/disney-owned-pixar-braces-for-further-layoffs/
BlackRock https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/investing/blackrock-layoffs/index.html
Other companies laying off 2023-2024 https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/11/tech-layoffs-2023-list/
Did I hear some anon said suicide weekend is after the layoffs?
The hopium is that these lay-offs will be the diversity hires. The reality is that these lay-offs will be the remaining whites.
The hopium is that laying off the only people doing a decent job at developing the product will cause the business to tank and a more ethical business to take marketshare. The reality is that the actual product no longer matters to consumers, all that matters is brand recognition and marketing.
The hopium is that laying off the only people who are competent marketers, who are smart enough to employ all the borderline unethical marketing tactics, will cause the business to fade into obscurity. The reality is that the real marketing comes from the media and recognition by the government.
The hopium is that filling high level positions in the media and the government with diversity hires and elects will cause them to lose power. The reality is that these positions are only puppets to the real people pulling the strings, and those people will never be replaced with diversity hires.
I will keep to the hopium.