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Apple has begun firing contractors amid mass tech layoffs

by brakmic on 2/16/23, 9:18 PM with 10 comments

  • by Blackstrat on 2/16/23, 11:53 PM

    I’ve seen numerous threads on HK about the FAANG and other tech layoffs. My question is why the assumption that such companies are or should be immune to layoffs? Most of us in corporate America have experienced it for decades.
  • by UncleOxidant on 2/17/23, 12:25 AM

    Maybe they're just going to limit it to contractors so that they don't even have to report the numbers?
  • by UncleOxidant on 2/17/23, 12:25 AM

    "Apple hasn’t disclosed the size of its contractor workforce, but past reports suggest it numbers in the thousands"

    Heh... the number of contractors Apple employs is likely in the tens of thousands. Probably multiple tens of thousands.

  • by jtode on 2/17/23, 10:03 AM

    The ads on the NYP are depressingly cynical.
  • by snshn on 2/16/23, 9:30 PM

    It's getting worse...