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

-760 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.4%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.4%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,760 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-760 EMP(2023.04)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze makes role redundant
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    Middle Management / PMs (80%) ─ Reason: Organizational flattening, cost center reduction
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    Legacy Product / Project Teams (75%) ─ Reason: Strategic portfolio rationalization, non-core pruning
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

Red Hat has eliminated a total of 760 positions across 1 workforce events.

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