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THE DISPOSABLE INDEX

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

Layoffs & Culture at Zendesk

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-821TOTAL DISCARDED

0.5%WORKFORCE IMPACT

REDUCED BY 0.5%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,821

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000

-100(2026.03)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

-51(2025.02)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

-320(2023.05)

"Hiring outpaced business, macroeconomic conditions"

💀 TRANSLATION: Blaming the economy because blaming our strategy would get the CEO fired.

-350(2022.11)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

Zendesk has eliminated a total of 821 positions across 4 workforce events.