Q&A: UW Researcher Discusses the 'Cruel Optimism' of Tech Industry Layoffs
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
SEATTLE, Washington, May 15 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release:
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Q&A: UW researcher discusses the "cruel optimism" of tech industry layoffs
In 2022, after decades of booming growth, technology companies in the United States began to lay off droves of employees. The announcements -- which continued in 2023 and 2024, spanning from major corporations to startups -- made constant headlines: Meta dropped 11,000 e . . .
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Q&A: UW researcher discusses the "cruel optimism" of tech industry layoffs
In 2022, after decades of booming growth, technology companies in the United States began to lay off droves of employees. The announcements -- which continued in 2023 and 2024, spanning from major corporations to startups -- made constant headlines: Meta dropped 11,000 e . . .