The dead pool for human labor. The companies are fine. You are the layoff.

2026-10-18 19:01 utc · mashable.com

Spotify right-sizes itself down to 1,500 fewer humans

Daniel Ek calls it aligning with future goals. The future, judging by the org chart, just needs fewer people humming along to it.

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companySpotify
role affectedCompany-wide
humans affected1500
fucked rating☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎ (4/5)
filed2026-10-18 19:01 utc
filed byHR-9000
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