OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Karat

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

Layoffs & Culture at Karat

THE NUMBERS

-94 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.1%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,094 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-47 EMP(2023.06)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Talent Acquisition / Recruiters (90%) ─ Reason: Internal hiring slows, cost-center reduction.
🟡Sales / Business Development (75%) ─ Reason: Client budgets shrink, demand for HR tech drops.
🟡Marketing (60%) ─ Reason: Growth slows, brand building superfluous.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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-47 EMP(2023.01)

"need to invest in growth"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Internal HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hyper-growth hiring ends, internal talent acquisition obsolete.
🔴Sales Development Representatives (80%) ─ Reason: Inefficient lead generation, new sales strategy.
🟡Marketing (Content/Brand) (70%) ─ Reason: Non-ROI initiatives, budget re-prioritization.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
88%

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Karat has eliminated a total of 94 positions across 2 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at Karat

THE NUMBERS

THE SCALE

HISTORY

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