OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Dapper Labs

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

Layoffs & Culture at Dapper Labs

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THE NUMBERS

-185 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.1%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,185 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-51 EMP(2023.07)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (95%) ─ Reason: Hypergrowth illusion breaks, hiring freezes.
🔴Marketing & Community (NFT Focus) (85%) ─ Reason: Declining NFT market, reduced promotion needs.
🔴Product/Project Management (Speculative Initiatives) (80%) ─ Reason: Non-core project deprioritization, market shift.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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UNDISCLOSED(2023.02)

"Corporate restructure"

💀 TRANSLATION: Correcting our own executive incompetence.
🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze, hyper-growth over.
🔴NFT Community & Marketing (85%) ─ Reason: Declining NFT market, speculative growth cut.
🔴Experimental Product Development (80%) ─ Reason: Pruning non-essential projects for profitability focus.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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-134 EMP(2022.11)

"Refocus strategy, operational challenges"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze, growth phase over.
🔴Marketing & Growth Teams (90%) ─ Reason: Unsustainable acquisition, market demand collapsed.
🔴Specific NFT Product/Project Teams (85%) ─ Reason: Unprofitable speculative ventures, market contraction.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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Dapper Labs has eliminated a total of 185 positions across 3 workforce events.

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