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인원감축

빅테크 기업, 인원 감축에도 하드웨어와 부동산 지출 급증

2024.05.20

Headlines at big tech companies in 2023 were dominated by headcount reductions. But the layoffs at Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Intel, and others were just minor adjustments after a decade-long hiring spree.

줌, 인기 감소 속에서 AI 등 '핵심' 부문 집중하며 150명 감축

2024.02.02

Video conferencing platform Zoom Video Communications has announced that it is cutting 150 jobs. The move is part of a restructuring of Zoom, which has seen a decline in popularity after rapid growth during the pandemic. Zoom experienced tremendous growth during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the increase in remote work and online classes. However, as vaccination rates rose, employees returned to the office and companies adopted hybrid work models, Zoom's growth slowed. The cuts are part of Zoom's efforts to adapt to the changing marketplace, The company is reducing headcount in non-core areas to focus on key areas for future growth, including AI, sales, product, and operations.

바이트댄스, 게임 부문 수백 명 인원감축... '누버스'철수

2023.11.28

TikTok's parent company, China's Bytedance, is restructuring its gaming division. Bytedance will exit its flagship video game Nuverse business and lay off hundreds of employees, Reuters and other news outlets reported.

메타, 3개월 만에 감원... "수익이 훨씬 더 낮아졌다"

2023.05.25

Meta has cut staff for the third time in three months. This brings the total to more than 20,000 jobs lost since November of last year. Meta has declared a "year of efficiency" and has begun another round of layoffs. The cuts are the third in a series of reductions first announced in March, which the company said would total 10,000 jobs.

2023년 테크 기업 해고... 2분기에도 계속된다

2023.05.02

As the U.S. continues its era of historically low unemployment, the tech industry's buzzwords for 2023 are centered on downsizing. Many CEOs cite hiring too many employees in 2021 and 2022 as a key reason for this, as demand for IT solutions exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

컨설팅업체 액센츄어, 경기악화로 1만9000명 감축 계획

2023.03.24

Accenture will lay off 19,000 employees over the next 18 months in one of the $62 billion IT giant’s largest layoff rounds in its history. “Over the next 18 months, these actions are expected to result in the departure of approximately 19,000 people (or 2.5 percent of our current workforce), and we expect over half of these departures will consist of people in our non-billable corporate functions,” Accenture wrote.

점점 악화되는 실리콘밸리 해고 바람

2023.01.10

Amazon announced Wednesday that it is cutting more than 18,000 jobs. The announcement marks the highest absolute number of layoffs of any tech company. The second half of last year was marked by hiring freezes, layoffs and other cost-cutting measures at a number of household names in Silicon Valley.

계속되는 빅테크 구조조정... 세일즈포스, "인력 10% 줄이고 사무실 축소"

김광우 기자

2023.01.05

새해에도 미국 빅테크 기업들의 구조조정 한파는 계속되고 있다. 세일즈포스가 연초부터 전체 인력의 10%를 감원하는 구조조정 계획을 발표하면서 빅테크 고용한파가 새해에도 이어지고 있다. 4일(현지시간) 로이터통신 및 CNBC에 따르면 세일즈포스는 이날 미 증권거래위원회(SEC) 공시를 통해 전체 인력의 10%를 해고하고 특정 지역들의 사무실을 축소할 계획이라고 밝혔다. 또한, 14억~21억 달러의 구조조정 비용이 발생할 것으로 예상한다고 회사 측은 전했다.

미국 메모리반도체 기업 '마이크론', 10% 인원 감축 발표

2022.12.22

Micron says it will reduce its headcount by about 10% in 2023. The company is facing a slowdown in PC sales and server sales. Micron's restructuring comes after other semiconductor companies have announced hiring freezes or layoffs. The firm expects revenue and free cash flow to recover later in the 2023 year.

중 스마트폰 제조업체 샤오미, 직원 15% 감원

2022.12.20

Xiaomi has begun laying off workers across several of its smartphone and internet services units. The job cuts are reportedly affecting around 15 per cent of the company's workforce. Xiaomi reported a 9.7% fall in third-quarter revenue in November, due to COVID-19 restrictions in China and declining consumer demand. Many affected by the layoffs had only recently joined the company.