The company has slashed around 21,000 jobs since November 2022 as it has sought to reassure investors that it was reining in costs amid waning revenue growth, high inflation and concerns that Reality Labs was losing too much money.
Swedish multinational company Ericsson has decided to trim 1,400 jobs in Sweden with larger headcount loss in other countries. Not too long ago, big tech companies were hiring at an alarming rate during the pandemic, expecting greater demand for their tech offering. But in retrospect, that decision has backfired, given the massive layoffs in the past few months.