Cuts continue: LinkedIn dismisses hundreds

Even as it grows, LinkedIn is ditching more than 600 staff

Tom Allen
clock • 1 min read
Cuts continue: LinkedIn dismisses hundreds

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is cutting "approximately" 668 employees from various teams, affecting about 3% of the 20,000 total staff.

The latest cuts will hit the engineering and product teams in addition to talent and finance. Technologist roles are normally the last to be affected, as they directly affect the service a compa...

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