JohnJan 22, 2024

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-22/business/industry/EXCLUSIVE-Big-Tech-layoffs-loom-in-Korea-as-furious-workers-revolt/1963248

#Tech #layoffs in #Korea, #Japan: company has to prove reasonable grounds, such as serious financial shortage; when it happens over and over, can fall under category of #UnfairLaborPractice

#Google #Amazon #union #unions #AWS #QuietCutting #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

[EXCLUSIVE] Big Tech layoffs loom in Korea as furious workers revolt

Big Tech U.S. companies, including Google and Amazon, are trying to trim the workforce of their Korean units in line with massive global layoffs, but the actual scale remains relatively meager compared to other regions.

Mark GardnerAug 28, 2023

Re: #QuietCutting, https://apple.news/ABJ9BC6ZRQZqJPrAlQasm0w, I was “quiet cut” in 2018 when #cPanel reassigned me to their security team. While I’m interested in #InfoSec subjects, I’ve been emphatically focused as a #SoftwareDeveloper for almost 20 years and didn’t have the background, skills, aptitude, or drive in the new role.

For six miserable months, I came to work every day feeling like an impostor until I found a #developer job at another company. Did they intend to get rid of me? Who knows.

You’ve Heard of Quiet Quitting. Now Companies Are Quiet Cutting. — The Wall Street Journal

Layoffs are down, but employers are still finding ways to cut jobs