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

Layoffs & Culture at Workday

HR

THE NUMBERS

-2,675 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
1.5%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 1.5%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)182,675 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-400 EMP(2026.02)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
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    Recruiting & Internal HR (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze, internal overhead, first to go.
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    Sales & Account Management (80%) ─ Reason: Missed quotas, underperforming territories, revenue efficiency drive.
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    Customer Success & Implementation (75%) ─ Reason: Automation, self-service push, partner channel growth.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A
-1,750 EMP(2025.02)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Recruiting & Internal HR (90%) ─ Reason: Internal growth excess, hiring freeze impact
  • 🔴
    Sales & Account Management (85%) ─ Reason: Underperforming segments, revenue targets unmet
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    Professional Services / Implementation (80%) ─ Reason: Project completion, client saturation reached
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A
-525 EMP(2023.01)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
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    Recruiting & Talent Acquisition (90%) ─ Reason: Hiring freeze makes role redundant.
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    Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) (80%) ─ Reason: High acquisition cost, slowing market.
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    Non-technical Program Management (70%) ─ Reason: Streamlining initiatives, reducing overhead.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

Workday has eliminated a total of 2,675 positions across 3 workforce events.

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