In less than a year, 65438+ ten thousand people were laid off! Silicon Valley "layoffs" spread! Even affected Disney.

Recently, the wave of layoffs in Silicon Valley continues to spread, and "layoffs" are gradually expanding from the technology industry to other fields such as finance, media and entertainment.

Not long ago, after Meta laid off tens of thousands of people, the wave of layoffs in the American technology industry did not seem to stop. The Wall Street Journal and other media broke the news that Amazon executives are considering cutting expenses across the board, especially the equipment department represented by Alexa. Due to its large expenses and lower-than-expected profits, it may become the main direction of budget reduction. So next you may hear about some layoffs at Amazon.

Today, among the technology giants, Google and Apple have not announced the news of layoffs, but these two companies are also regarded as the companies with the most stable cash flow, which can be said to be the "last line of defense" in Silicon Valley. At present, Google and Apple are in the stage of slowing down recruitment. If these two companies also announce layoffs, it may be a huge blow to the confidence of the entire technology industry.

According to the statistics of the statistics website of layoffs in the technology industry, since 2022, the number of layoffs in the technology industry has exceeded 65,438+million, most of which are concentrated in American technology companies.

According to the statistics of American Consumer News and Business Channel, these technology companies have started a double-digit percentage reduction plan. Analysts believe that the downturn in the economic cycle has affected consumers, and cutting expenses and adjusting the staff structure are the decisions that technology companies that have enjoyed rapid growth for many years now have to face.

While technology companies are stepping up layoffs, companies in the financial industry and the media and entertainment industry have also joined the list of layoffs, including Disney, which recently announced layoffs.

In fact, this is at a very unfavorable stage for companies like Disney that need to rely on a lot of investment to transform and seize the online streaming media content market, because their competitors are giants with a lot of cash, such as Apple and Amazon. If not carefully calculated, the cost of transformation will become extremely expensive.

Now many analysts believe that the wave of layoffs is not over yet, and more companies and industries may be affected.