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

Layoffs & Culture at Smartsheet

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THE NUMBERS

-205 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.1%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,205 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

UNDISCLOSED(2026.02)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
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    Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: First to go when hyper-growth illusion breaks.
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    Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) (85%) ─ Reason: Entry-level roles pruned for efficiency.
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    Non-Core Product/Program Managers (80%) ─ Reason: Overhead reduction, redundant tool usage.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A
-120 EMP(2025.10)

"Push into artificial intelligence"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Project/Program Managers (90%) ─ Reason: AI automates project tracking, reduces human oversight.
  • 🔴
    Manual QA Engineers (85%) ─ Reason: AI test automation renders manual roles redundant.
  • 🔴
    General Software Engineers (80%) ─ Reason: Skills not AI-aligned, funding new priorities.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%
-85 EMP(2023.02)

"Drastic shifts in market demand"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze renders role obsolete.
  • 🔴
    Sales Development (SDR/BDR) (80%) ─ Reason: Market downturn, lead generation dried up.
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    Non-Core Product Management (70%) ─ Reason: Experimental projects cut, slow ROI.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

Smartsheet has eliminated a total of 205 positions across 3 workforce events.

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