Zoom To Lay Off 1,300 Employees, Or About 15% of Its Workforce

Zoom on Tuesday announced plans to cut about 1,300 workers, or 15% of its workforce, according to a blog post on the company's website. CNBC reports: CEO Eric Yuan wrote in the blog post that as the world continues to adjust to life after the Covid pandemic, the company needs to adapt to the 'uncertainty of the global economy' as well as 'its effect on our customers.' 'We worked tirelessly and made Zoom better for our customers and users. But we also made mistakes,' Yuan said. 'We didn't take as much time as we should have to thoroughly analyze our teams or assess if we were growing sustainably, toward the highest priorities.'

Yuan said the cuts will impact every organization across Zoom, and employees who are laid off will be offered up to 16 weeks of salary and health-care coverage. The CEO also said he plans to reduce his own salary for the coming fiscal year by 98%, and he is also forgoing his 2023 corporate bonus. 'As the CEO and founder of Zoom, I am accountable for these mistakes and the actions we take today -- and I want to show accountability not just in words but in my own actions,' Yuan wrote in the post.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.