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Laid-off techies face ‘sense of impending doom’ with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash — CNBC

By TechTaffy Desk

With tech layoffs at their highest since the 2001 dot-com crash, the job hunt is getting harder and many in the industry are being forced to settle for pay cuts if they can find a new gig at all, writes Alex Koller.

Here is the link: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/15/laid-off-techies-struggle-to-find-jobs-with-cuts-at-highest-since-2001.html

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