美國是否已經(jīng)陷入經(jīng)濟衰退?
證明經(jīng)濟衰退近在眼前最明確的指標之一從上周開始顯現(xiàn),有多家美國科技公司宣布大范圍裁員或暫停招聘。
亞馬遜(Amazon)宣布停止招聘,蘋果(Apple)也宣布大多數(shù)部門將停止招聘。包括Facebook母公司Meta和谷歌(Google)母公司Alphabet等多家大型科技公司,最近幾個月都已經(jīng)暫停招聘。
與此同時,更年輕的科技公司,包括支付提供商Stripe和網(wǎng)約車公司Lyft等,都在進行裁員,兩家公司表示糟糕的經(jīng)濟狀況對科技公司日益不利??赡芎芸煊懈嗫萍夹袠I(yè)裁員的消息出現(xiàn),因為推特(Twitter)的新老板埃隆·馬斯克于11月4日在該社交媒體公司裁員3,700人,裁撤一半員工。
過去十年,科技公司對其飛快的增長速度引以為傲,同時也在大肆燒錢。但在全球經(jīng)濟衰退陰影的籠罩下,上周宣布裁員的硅谷公司可能成為預測整體經(jīng)濟走向的晴雨表。這場經(jīng)濟衰退的持續(xù)時間和嚴重程度可能超出許多人的預期。
Stripe的首席執(zhí)行官帕特里克·科里森于上周給員工發(fā)電子郵件,宣布裁員1,000人。他在郵件中說:“2022年是一種不同經(jīng)濟環(huán)境的開始。”
對科技公司而言,新經(jīng)濟環(huán)境可能意味著它們無法再像過去幾年一樣飛速增長和慷慨支出,而是要盡量削減成本。
畢馬威(KPMG)今年10月調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn),超過90%的美國首席執(zhí)行官已經(jīng)認為美國不久就會陷入經(jīng)濟衰退,超過一半的首席執(zhí)行官表示,計劃在未來六個月未雨綢繆進行裁員。
亞馬遜
嚴重的經(jīng)濟困境、上一季度糟糕的業(yè)績和對經(jīng)濟衰退的擔憂,導致電商巨頭亞馬遜在人事方面做出了一些艱難的選擇。
兩周前,亞馬遜發(fā)布的第三季度業(yè)績令人失望,收入增長15%,遠低于分析師預期,而去年同期的收入增幅達到37%。亞馬遜的股價一夜之間暴跌20%,使其市值自2020年以來首次跌破1萬億美元。
亞馬遜高管將糟糕的業(yè)績歸咎于消費者需求低迷,并警告這種情況可能延續(xù)到明年。亞馬遜公布營收報告一周前,其創(chuàng)始人及前任首席執(zhí)行官杰夫·貝佐斯建議人們?yōu)榍熬镑龅慕?jīng)濟環(huán)境“做好準備”。
隨著服務需求下降,亞馬遜正在勒緊腰帶,減少支出。兩周前,在公布糟糕的營收報告之后,亞馬遜的無線電直播部門裁員約150人,11月3日又向員工表示,公司零售崗位將暫停招聘。
Stripe
金融科技公司Stripe可能是受到對經(jīng)濟衰退的擔憂影響最直接的公司。該公司在11月3日宣布裁員超過14%,裁撤超過1,000個工作崗位。
在向員工宣布裁員的電子郵件里,Stripe的首席執(zhí)行官帕特里克·科里森寫道,2022年是“一種不同經(jīng)濟環(huán)境的開始”,可能需要Stripe等公司放棄高增長和高支出的策略。
科里森提到由于能源沖擊、加息、通脹、投資減少和對全球經(jīng)濟衰退的擔憂,公司目前正在“為經(jīng)濟不景氣做不同準備。”
他補充道:“為了做出恰當調(diào)整,以適應即將出現(xiàn)的新環(huán)境,我們需要降低成本?!?/p>
依賴科技投資和風險投資的小型初創(chuàng)公司,最近也紛紛裁員。據(jù)Business Insider報道,作為公司組織整頓計劃的一部分,由Uber的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人和前首席執(zhí)行官特拉維斯·卡拉尼克領導的智能廚具提供商CloudKitchens,11月3日宣布裁員30人。
Lyft
據(jù)《華爾街日報》(Wall Street Journal)報道,Lyft在11月3日宣布將裁員13%,共裁撤近700人。
據(jù)報道,該公司的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人告訴員工:“整個經(jīng)濟面臨諸多挑戰(zhàn)。我們很可能在明年陷入經(jīng)濟衰退,而汽車共乘的保險成本不斷上漲?!?/p>
早在今年7月,為了削減成本和整合業(yè)務,Lyft就已經(jīng)裁員約60人。由于保險成本上漲和通脹高企,以及未來經(jīng)濟狀況的日益不確定性,該公司于今年9月開始在美國暫停招聘。
推特
埃隆·馬斯克成為推特的老板剛剛一周多時間,就決定大規(guī)模裁員。
馬斯克早在幾個月前就建議,他收購推特之后將進行裁員,公司需要在財務上“恢復健康”,并削減成本。今年10月,有媒體稱,推特高達75%的員工將被裁員,盡管馬斯克很快否定了這些謠言。
盡管公司內(nèi)部對裁員話題保持沉默,但公司依舊有可能進行大規(guī)模裁員。有消息人士在上周爆料稱,管理人員已經(jīng)收到命令,被老板要求列出裁員名單。
11月2日,彭博社(Bloomberg)報道稱,馬斯克計劃裁員3,700人,相當于公司近一半員工。預計被裁員的員工在11月4日收到通知。
推特第二季度的營收低于分析師預期,有管理人員將此歸咎于“廣告行業(yè)的糟糕表現(xiàn)”。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
美國是否已經(jīng)陷入經(jīng)濟衰退?
證明經(jīng)濟衰退近在眼前最明確的指標之一從上周開始顯現(xiàn),有多家美國科技公司宣布大范圍裁員或暫停招聘。
亞馬遜(Amazon)宣布停止招聘,蘋果(Apple)也宣布大多數(shù)部門將停止招聘。包括Facebook母公司Meta和谷歌(Google)母公司Alphabet等多家大型科技公司,最近幾個月都已經(jīng)暫停招聘。
與此同時,更年輕的科技公司,包括支付提供商Stripe和網(wǎng)約車公司Lyft等,都在進行裁員,兩家公司表示糟糕的經(jīng)濟狀況對科技公司日益不利。可能很快有更多科技行業(yè)裁員的消息出現(xiàn),因為推特(Twitter)的新老板埃隆·馬斯克于11月4日在該社交媒體公司裁員3,700人,裁撤一半員工。
過去十年,科技公司對其飛快的增長速度引以為傲,同時也在大肆燒錢。但在全球經(jīng)濟衰退陰影的籠罩下,上周宣布裁員的硅谷公司可能成為預測整體經(jīng)濟走向的晴雨表。這場經(jīng)濟衰退的持續(xù)時間和嚴重程度可能超出許多人的預期。
Stripe的首席執(zhí)行官帕特里克·科里森于上周給員工發(fā)電子郵件,宣布裁員1,000人。他在郵件中說:“2022年是一種不同經(jīng)濟環(huán)境的開始。”
對科技公司而言,新經(jīng)濟環(huán)境可能意味著它們無法再像過去幾年一樣飛速增長和慷慨支出,而是要盡量削減成本。
畢馬威(KPMG)今年10月調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn),超過90%的美國首席執(zhí)行官已經(jīng)認為美國不久就會陷入經(jīng)濟衰退,超過一半的首席執(zhí)行官表示,計劃在未來六個月未雨綢繆進行裁員。
亞馬遜
嚴重的經(jīng)濟困境、上一季度糟糕的業(yè)績和對經(jīng)濟衰退的擔憂,導致電商巨頭亞馬遜在人事方面做出了一些艱難的選擇。
兩周前,亞馬遜發(fā)布的第三季度業(yè)績令人失望,收入增長15%,遠低于分析師預期,而去年同期的收入增幅達到37%。亞馬遜的股價一夜之間暴跌20%,使其市值自2020年以來首次跌破1萬億美元。
亞馬遜高管將糟糕的業(yè)績歸咎于消費者需求低迷,并警告這種情況可能延續(xù)到明年。亞馬遜公布營收報告一周前,其創(chuàng)始人及前任首席執(zhí)行官杰夫·貝佐斯建議人們?yōu)榍熬镑龅慕?jīng)濟環(huán)境“做好準備”。
隨著服務需求下降,亞馬遜正在勒緊腰帶,減少支出。兩周前,在公布糟糕的營收報告之后,亞馬遜的無線電直播部門裁員約150人,11月3日又向員工表示,公司零售崗位將暫停招聘。
金融科技公司Stripe可能是受到對經(jīng)濟衰退的擔憂影響最直接的公司。該公司在11月3日宣布裁員超過14%,裁撤超過1,000個工作崗位。
在向員工宣布裁員的電子郵件里,Stripe的首席執(zhí)行官帕特里克·科里森寫道,2022年是“一種不同經(jīng)濟環(huán)境的開始”,可能需要Stripe等公司放棄高增長和高支出的策略。
科里森提到由于能源沖擊、加息、通脹、投資減少和對全球經(jīng)濟衰退的擔憂,公司目前正在“為經(jīng)濟不景氣做不同準備?!?/p>
他補充道:“為了做出恰當調(diào)整,以適應即將出現(xiàn)的新環(huán)境,我們需要降低成本?!?/p>
依賴科技投資和風險投資的小型初創(chuàng)公司,最近也紛紛裁員。據(jù)Business Insider報道,作為公司組織整頓計劃的一部分,由Uber的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人和前首席執(zhí)行官特拉維斯·卡拉尼克領導的智能廚具提供商CloudKitchens,11月3日宣布裁員30人。
據(jù)《華爾街日報》(Wall Street Journal)報道,Lyft在11月3日宣布將裁員13%,共裁撤近700人。
據(jù)報道,該公司的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人告訴員工:“整個經(jīng)濟面臨諸多挑戰(zhàn)。我們很可能在明年陷入經(jīng)濟衰退,而汽車共乘的保險成本不斷上漲?!?/p>
早在今年7月,為了削減成本和整合業(yè)務,Lyft就已經(jīng)裁員約60人。由于保險成本上漲和通脹高企,以及未來經(jīng)濟狀況的日益不確定性,該公司于今年9月開始在美國暫停招聘。
推特
埃隆·馬斯克成為推特的老板剛剛一周多時間,就決定大規(guī)模裁員。
馬斯克早在幾個月前就建議,他收購推特之后將進行裁員,公司需要在財務上“恢復健康”,并削減成本。今年10月,有媒體稱,推特高達75%的員工將被裁員,盡管馬斯克很快否定了這些謠言。
盡管公司內(nèi)部對裁員話題保持沉默,但公司依舊有可能進行大規(guī)模裁員。有消息人士在上周爆料稱,管理人員已經(jīng)收到命令,被老板要求列出裁員名單。
11月2日,彭博社(Bloomberg)報道稱,馬斯克計劃裁員3,700人,相當于公司近一半員工。預計被裁員的員工在11月4日收到通知。
推特第二季度的營收低于分析師預期,有管理人員將此歸咎于“廣告行業(yè)的糟糕表現(xiàn)”。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
Are we already in a recession?
One of the clearest indicators yet that an economic downturn is knocking at the door began flashing red last week, when a number of U.S. tech companies announced widespread layoffs or hiring freezes.
Amazon announced it would no longer fill certain corporate positions, while Apple said it would stop hiring in most departments. In doing so, they join other megacap tech companies including Facebook parent Meta and Google parent Alphabet that have frozen hiring over the past few months.
Meanwhile, younger tech companies including payments provider Stripe and ride-hailing business Lyft resorted to layoffs—both saying the souring economy was becoming increasingly unfavorable for tech. More tech layoffs may be coming soon with new Twitter owner Elon Musk expected to cut half the social media company’s workforce by 3,700 jobs on November 4.
Over the past decade, tech companies boasted enormous growth—and spent lavishly, too. But with a global recession on the horizon that could be much longer and harsher than many expect, Silicon Valley firms that announced major layoffs last week could be a bellwether for the larger economy.
“2022 represents the beginning of a different economic climate,” Stripe CEO Patrick Collison wrote in an email to employees announced layoffs of 1,000 workers last week.
For tech companies, the new economic climate might mean cutting back on the fast growth and huge spending of the past several years, and instead reducing costs where they can.
Most U.S. CEOs—over 90%—already believe a recession is on the way, and over half said they’re planning preemptive layoffs within the next six months, according to an October survey from KPMG.
Amazon
Strong economic headwinds, a poor performance last quarter, and recession fears have prompted e-commerce giant Amazon to make some tough staffing choices.
Two weeks ago, Amazon released dismal third-quarter earnings showing revenue growth of 15%—down from 37% growth a year ago—that fell well below analysts’ expectations. Its stock plummeted 20% overnight, ultimately sending the company’s market value below $1 trillion for the first time since 2020.
Amazon’s executives blamed the poor results on faltering consumer demand, and warned that the weakness would continue into next year. A week before the earnings report, Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos advised people to “batten down the hatches” in anticipation of a clouding economic environment.
With demand for services falling, Amazon is looking to tighten its belt. Two weeks ago, after the poor earnings report, the company laid off around 150 people from its live radio division, and on November 3 shared with employees that it was implementing a hiring freeze for corporate retail jobs.
Stripe
Fintech company Stripe was perhaps the most direct about the impact of recession fears when it announced cuts of over 14% of its workforce on November 3, or more than 1,000 jobs.
In an email to employees announcing the layoffs, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison wrote that 2022 represented “the beginning of a different economic climate,” one that would require companies like Stripe to forgo high-growth and high-spending strategies.
Collison referred to energy shocks, higher interest rates, inflation, declining investments, and global recession fears as reasons why the company is now “building differently for leaner times.”
“To adapt ourselves appropriately for the world we’re headed into, we need to reduce our costs,” he added.
Smaller startup businesses that rely on tech investments and venture capital funding have done their own cutting recently. Smart kitchen provider CloudKitchens, led by Uber cofounder and former CEO Travis Kalanick, laid off 30 of its recruiting staff on November 3 as part of an organizational reshuffle, Insider?reported.
Lyft
Lyft said on November 3 it would lay off 13% of its workforce, or nearly 700 employees, the?Wall Street Journal?reported.
“There are several challenges playing out across the economy. We’re facing a probable recession sometime in the next year, and rideshare insurance costs are going up,” the company’s cofounders reportedly told staff.
Lyft had already laid off around 60 workers in July in an effort to cut costs and consolidate its operations. The company implemented a U.S. hiring freeze in September, citing higher insurance costs and inflation as well as rising uncertainty over future economic conditions.
In just over a week, Elon Musk has gone from becoming Twitter’s owner to implementing a mass wave of layoffs.
Musk had suggested for months that he was planning layoffs once he was in charge, saying that the company needed to “get healthy” financially and reduce costs. In October, reports said that as much as 75% of Twitter’s workforce could be laid off, although Musk quickly quashed those rumors.
But despite silence from the company on the topic, big layoffs could still be in the cards. Sources have reported throughout last week that managers had been ordered to draw up lists of people to be fired.
On November 2, Bloomberg reported Musk was planning to cut 3,700 jobs, or around half of the company’s employees. Laid-off staffers are expected to be notified on November 4.
Twitter missed analysts’ earnings expectations during the second quarter, with managers blaming the poor performance on “advertising industry headwinds.”