OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Thoughtworks

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

Layoffs & Culture at Thoughtworks

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THE NUMBERS

-1,079 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.6%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.6%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)181,079 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-579 EMP(2023.08)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring boom ended; surplus.
🔴Non-billable Consultants (80%) ─ Reason: Low utilization; unbillable costs.
🟡Middle Management / Leads (75%) ─ Reason: Streamlining; overhead reduction.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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-500 EMP(2023.03)

"Global economic slowdown"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring freezes kill talent acquisition.
🔴Middle Management (PM/Lead) (85%) ─ Reason: Excess process, project cuts, or outsourcing.
🟡Marketing & Communications (75%) ─ Reason: Brand fluff secondary to immediate revenue.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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Thoughtworks has eliminated a total of 1,079 positions across 2 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at Thoughtworks

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