The layoff stats? Staggering. Crunchbase tallied at least 95,000 tech-related layoffs in the U.S. for 2024, and 2025’s already seen over 172,000 more go. This isn’t just corporate speak—these are shattered careers, disrupted families, and postponed dreams.
Business Insider zeroes in on the cost-cutting crusade fueled by recession jitters and tariff unknowns. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg perfectly distilled the mindset with “flatter is faster,” cutting through the red tape of “managers managing managers” layers. Echoing this, Amazon’s Andy Jassy promises to “remove layers and flatten organizations even more.” The subtext? Middle managers are now viewed as costly obstacles, slowing the engine down.
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