OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Smashing

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

Layoffs & Culture at Smashing

Consumer

THE NUMBERS

-7 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.0%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.0%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,007 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-7 EMP(2025.04)

"Inability to scale"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring pause; talent acquisition overstaffed.
🔴Project/Program Management (85%) ─ Reason: Process streamlining; perceived overhead reduction.
🔴Specialized Software Engineering (non-core product) (80%) ─ Reason: Non-core product initiatives deprioritized; focus shift.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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Smashing has eliminated a total of 7 positions across 1 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at Smashing

THE NUMBERS

THE SCALE

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