OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Kavak

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

Layoffs & Culture at Kavak

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THE NUMBERS

-150 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.1%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,150 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

UNDISCLOSED(2022.11)

"Slowing growth"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (95%) ─ Reason: Hyper-growth ends, hiring freezes.
🔴Sales & Growth Marketing (85%) ─ Reason: Customer acquisition stalls, budgets cut.
🟡Program & Project Management (75%) ─ Reason: Overhead trimming, leaner operations.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
80%

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-150 EMP(2022.06)

"Restructuring"

💀 TRANSLATION: Correcting our own executive incompetence.
🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: Hyper-growth ends, hiring freezes.
🔴Product / Project Management (non-technical) (80%) ─ Reason: Redundant layers, shelved initiatives.
🟡Sales & Marketing (speculative) (75%) ─ Reason: Unprofitable spend, growth focus shifts.
☢️ CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
90%

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Kavak has eliminated a total of 150 positions across 2 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at Kavak

THE NUMBERS

THE SCALE

HISTORY

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