OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Coherent

Tech Layoff Tracker & Corporate Hypocrisy Database (2020-2026)

Layoffs & Culture at Coherent

Manufacturing

THE NUMBERS

-304 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.2%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.2%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,304 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-196 EMP(2023.06)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Talent Acquisition & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring halted, internal overhead.
🔴Marketing & Brand Awareness (80%) ─ Reason: Luxury expenses, focus on core.
🟡Non-Essential Project Management (75%) ─ Reason: Stalled initiatives, redundant oversight.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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-108 EMP(2023.03)

"Fall in business demand"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze, role redundancy.
🔴Junior/Mid-level Software Engineers (80%) ─ Reason: Overhired, cost-cutting targets.
🟡Project/Program Management (70%) ─ Reason: Scaled back projects, re-prioritization.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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Coherent has eliminated a total of 304 positions across 2 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at Coherent

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