OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Crunchyroll

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

Layoffs & Culture at Crunchyroll

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THE NUMBERS

-85 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.0%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.0%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,085 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

UNDISCLOSED(2025.08)

"Restructuring"

💀 TRANSLATION: Correcting our own executive incompetence.
🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hyper-growth illusion breaks, hiring stops.
🔴Middle Management / Program Managers (85%) ─ Reason: Layers flattened for efficiency, cost reduction.
🟡Niche Product / Experimental Teams (75%) ─ Reason: Low-ROI initiatives, non-core business pruned.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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-85 EMP(2023.02)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze renders role obsolete.
🔴Marketing & Growth (80%) ─ Reason: Reduced ad spend; chase fewer eyeballs.
🟡Project/Product Management (70%) ─ Reason: Consolidating projects; eliminating redundant initiatives.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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Crunchyroll has eliminated a total of 85 positions across 2 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at Crunchyroll

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