Who is firing? (February 2017)

32 points by who_is_firing 9 years ago · 5 comments · 1 min read

Post any companies that are having layoffs, mass firings, unusual churn, etc. If possible, please identify the company or as much specifics so you can help others in the community.

Inspired by: "So, I figure if we're allowed to talk about who is hiring, why not the other way around? At the very least, we can get a pulse on those companies which smells like roses on the outside, and reek of something more earthy on the inside." (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12851987)

kristianp 9 years ago

Can I suggest a grammar fix for the next time this is posted please (subject-verb agreement)[1]:

"At the very least, we can get a pulse on those companies that smell like roses on the outside, and reek of something more earthy on the inside."

[1] https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/moduleSVAGR.htm

koyao 9 years ago

Shutterfly: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/01/shutterfly-tanks-after-layoff...

rl1987 9 years ago

We didn't had this thread for December, didn't we?

TomTom: http://investors.tomtom.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1002...

who_is_firingOP 9 years ago

The following companies had layoffs receiving press in January:

* Fitbit: http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/30/14439028/fibit-layoffs-q4-...