OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Headspace
Tech Layoff Tracker & Corporate Hypocrisy Database (2020-2026)

Layoffs & Culture at Headspace

Healthcare

THE NUMBERS

-231 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.1%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,231 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

UNDISCLOSED(2024.11)

"Transition to contract roles"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
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    Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (95%) ─ Reason: Full-time hiring stops, contractor model adopted.
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    Internal IT / Helpdesk Support (88%) ─ Reason: Operational cost cuts, external vendor preference.
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    Project Management / Program Coordinators (82%) ─ Reason: Project scope reduction, contractor-led initiatives.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
88%
-181 EMP(2023.06)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
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    Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze renders role obsolete.
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    Marketing & Growth (85%) ─ Reason: Inefficient user acquisition, ad spend cuts.
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    Content Production & Curation (80%) ─ Reason: Content bloat, AI-driven efficiency gains.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A
-50 EMP(2022.12)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & HR (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring spigot closed; pipeline empty.
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    Performance Marketing (85%) ─ Reason: Ad spend cut; ROI too low.
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    Non-Core Product / R&D (80%) ─ Reason: Unprofitable product lines trimmed; efficiency sought.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

Headspace has eliminated a total of 231 positions across 3 workforce events.

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