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Tech Layoff Tracker & Corporate Hypocrisy Database (2020-2026)
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Layoffs & Culture at Five9

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THE NUMBERS

-313 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.2%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.2%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,313 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-123 EMP(2025.04)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring stopped, internal recruiters became obsolete.
  • 🔴
    Sales & Account Management (80%) ─ Reason: Underperforming teams, missed revenue targets.
  • 🟡
    Program/Project Managers (70%) ─ Reason: Streamlining operations, eliminating redundant oversight.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A
-190 EMP(2024.08)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring pause, team oversized.
  • 🔴
    Project & Program Management (85%) ─ Reason: Operational efficiency, overhead reduction.
  • 🟡
    Non-Core Product/Feature Teams (75%) ─ Reason: Strategic refocus, deprioritized initiatives.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

Five9 has eliminated a total of 313 positions across 2 workforce events.

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