THE RECKONING IS HERE

The tech industry is hemorrhaging jobs at an alarming rate – 22,000 careers destroyed in just four months. February alone saw 16,084 professionals get the axe. This isn’t just numbers on a spreadsheet – these are families, mortgages, and shattered Silicon Valley dreams.

“We’re witnessing the greatest workforce restructuring since the dot-com bubble burst. The AI revolution giveth, and the AI revolution taketh away.”

Layoffs.fyi Chief Data Analyst

THE CORPORATE BUTCHER’S BILL

Here’s the cold, hard truth about who’s cutting deep in 2025:

• Intel – Slashing 21,000 jobs (20% of workforce) in brutal pre-earnings move
• Meta – Reality Labs division gutted with 100+ VR specialists shown the door
• GM – 200 EV factory workers sacrificed to the “slowdown gods”
• Automattic (WordPress) – 270+ employees (16% of staff) blindsided
• Northvolt – Swedish battery maker implodes, cutting 2,800 jobs (62% of company)

THE STARTUP MASSACRE

The unicorn slaughterhouse is working overtime:

• Brightcove – 198 employees (66% of US workforce) axed post-acquisition
• Indian Insurtech Startup – 100 jobs vaporized in “restructuring”
• Conversational AI Unicorn – Second round in 5 months cuts 200 more
• Nigerian Fintech – 120 employees (44% of staff) gone in brutal YC-backed bloodbath

“We’re not cutting for financial reasons or to replace humans with AI.”
– Jack Dorsey (while cutting 8% of Block’s workforce)

THE SILENT KILLERS

These stealth layoffs flew under the radar:

• Microsoft China JV – 2,000 jobs disappeared overnight due to trade tensions
• Sequoia Capital – Shuttering DC policy office in quiet retreat from politics
• Cybersecurity Sector – Multiple firms cutting 10-50% of staff post-acquisition
• Solar Industry – 400+ jobs evaporating as renewable sector cools

WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON?

Three brutal truths:

1. AI Eats First: Non-coders and middle managers are the first against the wall
2. Profit Over People: “Efficiency” is corporate code for “your job is redundant”
3. VC Winter: Startups that can’t IPO are bleeding out fast

FIGHTING BACK

If you’re in the crosshairs:

• Network like your life depends on it (because it does)
• Upskill into AI-resistant roles – prompt engineering isn’t going anywhere
• Watch for WARN notices – companies must disclose mass layoffs

“In this market, your network is your net worth. Build it before you need it.”

Tech Recruiter at FAANG Company

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