Apple has been one of the great technology companies that has not laid off its employees en masse. At least, so far, although not in the same way as other companies. As reported Bloombergthe Cupertino firm would have dispensed with a “probably very small” number of people as part of a strategy to improve their operations, and not as a way to reduce costs, as firms such as Amazon, Google or Meta have done.
It is unclear how much of the “probably very small” number of employees Apple has laid off, and whether the company will officially announce that it has laid off some of its staff, is unclear. For the moment, and as revealed by the aforementioned medium, heas it affects those of the Department of Development and Preservation, earmarked for the construction and maintenance of Apple retail stores. They also have until the end of this week to apply for another job within the company. In the event that they do not get the position, they will receive up to four months of compensation.
Precisely, Apple revealed a few months ago that layoffs were their “last resort” when it comes to cutting expenses due to the current economic situation. The firm had taken some measures to avoid losses, such as the pause of new contracts, budget reductions or the delay of some projects. Even so, Apple continues to work on the development of Apple Glass, its virtual reality and augmented reality glasses that could work as a response to the metaverse that has hurt some companies so much.
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In any case, Apple is one of the companies that has made the fewest layoffs since Meta and Amazon, among others, started this trend. Mark Zuckerberg’s company, in fact, has come to lay off a total of 21,000 workers in different phases. He has also made significant cuts, such as eliminating permanent office jobs for those employees who telework most of the time.
The number of workers laid off in Meta is second only to Amazon, with a total of 27,000 layoffs. Google is the third company that has cut the most jobs, dispensing with 12,000 employees. Microsoft follows, with 10,000 laid off employees. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that Apple will match or exceed any of these numbers.