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Subscription Company Layoffs Continue Into Second Half of 2023

Companies continue to rightsize and rethink their long-term strategies for growth and sustainability at the cost of employees.

During the last quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, subscription companies laid off tens of thousands of employees for a range of reasons. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce added staff during the pandemic to meet rising demand from customers and subscribers. As the nation recovered from the pandemic, subscription companies found they were overstaffed as demand decreased. Meanwhile, the economy shifted, revenue slowed, and companies reconsidered their long-term plans for ...

 

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!
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