OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/ZipRecruiter

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

Layoffs & Culture at ZipRecruiter

Recruiting

THE NUMBERS

-750 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED

0.4%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.4%

PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,750 EMP

CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-80 EMP(2025.09)

"Workforce adjustment or organizational change."

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Internal Recruiting (90%) ─ Reason: Hyper-growth illusion breaks, hiring freezes.
🔴Sales & Account Management (80%) ─ Reason: Soft market, shrinking client acquisition.
🟡Marketing (Performance) (70%) ─ Reason: CAC too high, brand overspend.
🤷 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:N/A

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-270 EMP(2023.05)

"Slowdown in hiring"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Recruiting & HR (90%) ─ Reason: Internal hiring volume plummeting.
🔴Sales & Account Management (80%) ─ Reason: Customer hiring budgets slashed.
🟡Marketing (70%) ─ Reason: Acquisition efforts less effective.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
85%

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-400 EMP(2020.03)

"Employers scale back hiring"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):🔴Internal Recruiters & Talent Acquisition (95%) ─ Reason: Internal hiring freeze, role made obsolete.
🔴Sales & Account Management (85%) ─ Reason: Client hiring slowdown, revenue stream dries.
🟡Customer Success & Client Support (75%) ─ Reason: Fewer active clients, lower service demand.
☢️ CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
90%

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ZipRecruiter has eliminated a total of 750 positions across 3 workforce events.

Layoffs & Culture at ZipRecruiter

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