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Expedia announces layoff of 208 Seattle employees in a pivotal workforce reduction move (komonews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by kinther to c/seattle

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SEATTLE — Expedia, the online travel agency, is set to lay off 208 Seattle employees on May 1, according to Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN).

The announcement comes just five days after the company released a regulatory filing, noting they'll be reducing their overall workforce by roughly 1,500 employees.

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[–] GlitzyArmrest 8 points 11 months ago

But no C-suite firings for the mistake of overhiring in the first place I assume?

[–] steelrat 2 points 11 months ago

The previous being moving downtown to thin out the workforce.

[–] homesweethomeMrL 2 points 11 months ago

Great