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

Layoffs & Culture at Hike

Consumer

THE NUMBERS

-55 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.0%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.0%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,055 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

UNDISCLOSED(2025.09)

"Real-money gaming ban"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Game Development Engineers (95%) ─ Reason: Core product banned, no longer profitable.
  • 🔴
    Product Management (Gaming) (90%) ─ Reason: Gaming products cancelled, roles made redundant.
  • 🔴
    Marketing & Growth (Gaming) (85%) ─ Reason: No product to market, budget eliminated.
☢️ CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
90%
-55 EMP(2023.08)

"Increased GST burden"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring slowdown, recruiters first out.
  • 🔴
    Non-core Product Management (85%) ─ Reason: Unprofitable features cut, streamlining product.
  • 🟡
    Digital Marketing (experimental campaigns) (75%) ─ Reason: Low-ROI campaigns slashed, budget re-prioritized.
☢️ CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
90%

Hike has eliminated a total of 55 positions across 2 workforce events.

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