Techies may escape the axe in tech layoff season - Moneycontrol

Whenever there is a downturn, the very first cost reduction happens with teams that are responsible for growth, engineering, product and design functions are the last functions to get impacted, said an expert.

While the layoff count in well-funded tech startups has crossed 5,000 since February, industry insiders say that the number could be anywhere between 9,000 to 10,000 if smaller startups are included.… [+4408 chars]

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