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

Layoffs & Culture at Qualtrics

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THE NUMBERS

-1,050 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.6%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.6%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)181,050 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-780 EMP(2023.10)

"Complexity from rapid hiring"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring surge done, roles obsolete.
  • 🔴
    Program/Project Management (80%) ─ Reason: Bloated middle management, 'complexity' excised.
  • 🟡
    Non-Revenue G&A / Support (75%) ─ Reason: Overhead bloat, efficiency imperative.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%
-270 EMP(2023.01)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze, growth slowdown.
  • 🔴
    Sales (Underperforming) (80%) ─ Reason: Revenue miss, market downturn.
  • 🟡
    Project/Program Management (75%) ─ Reason: Operational efficiency, project consolidation.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

Qualtrics has eliminated a total of 1,050 positions across 2 workforce events.

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