OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Handshake

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

Layoffs & Culture at Handshake

Recruiting

THE NUMBERS

-100 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.1%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,100 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-100 EMP(2025.10)

"Refocusing around AI business"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze, hyper-growth delusion over.
🔴Product Management (non-AI initiatives) (90%) ─ Reason: Legacy product lines obsolete, AI pivot.
🔴Software Engineers (non-AI legacy systems) (85%) ─ Reason: Non-AI skills redundant, AI talent prioritized.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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UNDISCLOSED(2020.05)

"Shifting to AI"

💀 TRANSLATION: Replacing humans with a trending buzzword.
🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze, cost cutting.
🔴Manual Data Entry/Analysts (88%) ─ Reason: AI automation, efficiency drive.
🔴Non-AI-focused Product Development/QA (80%) ─ Reason: Legacy products, not AI core.
☢️ CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
92%

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

Layoffs & Culture at Handshake

THE NUMBERS

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