OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Latch

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

Layoffs & Culture at Latch

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THE NUMBERS

-335 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.2%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.2%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,335 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

UNDISCLOSED(2023.07)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring halted, growth myth dead.
🔴Sales Development & Entry Sales (80%) ─ Reason: Market contraction, pipeline dry, easy cuts.
🟡Program & Junior Product Mgmt (70%) ─ Reason: Project cancelled, feature bloat, cost center.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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-115 EMP(2022.08)

"Improve operating efficiency"

💀 TRANSLATION: Wall Street appeasement mechanism.
🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze renders role obsolete.
🔴Sales & Marketing (85%) ─ Reason: High acquisition costs, growth faltering.
🔴Operations & G&A (80%) ─ Reason: Overhead reduction, streamlining back-office.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
88%

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-130 EMP(2022.05)

"Cost structure reset"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: Hyper-growth hiring slows, internal capacity excess.
🔴Sales Development Representatives (85%) ─ Reason: Inefficient lead generation, market downturn response.
🔴Project Managers (non-core products) (80%) ─ Reason: Redundant oversight, low ROI projects.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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-30 EMP(2022.05)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: No more hyper-growth, hiring plans axed.
🔴Marketing & Growth Teams (80%) ─ Reason: Discretionary spend cut, brand building luxury.
🟡Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) (70%) ─ Reason: Reduced lead flow, market demand slowing.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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-60 EMP(2020.04)

"To save the company"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring halts; growth illusion shattered.
🔴Sales & Business Development (88%) ─ Reason: Market uncertainty; new customer acquisition stalled.
🔴Marketing & Communications (80%) ─ Reason: Discretionary spend cut; brand growth paused.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
75%

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Latch has eliminated a total of 335 positions across 5 workforce events.

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