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THE DISPOSABLE INDEX

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

Layoffs & Culture at Handshake

Recruiting

-100TOTAL DISCARDED

0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

REDUCED BY 0.1%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,100

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000

-100(2025.10)

"Refocusing around AI business"

UNDISCLOSED(2020.05)

"Shifting to AI"

💀 TRANSLATION: Replacing humans with a trending buzzword.

Handshake has eliminated a total of 100 positions across 2 workforce events.