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

Layoffs & Culture at Wave

Finance

THE NUMBERS

-300 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.2%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.2%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,300 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-300 EMP(2022.07)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hyper-growth over; hiring no longer priority.
  • 🔴
    Project/Program Managers (80%) ─ Reason: Process bloat trimmed; efficiency over expansion.
  • 🟡
    Growth Marketing & SDRs (70%) ─ Reason: Aggressive growth cooled; immediate revenue focus.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

Wave has eliminated a total of 300 positions across 1 workforce events.

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