The technology industry has seen an unprecedented number of layoffs throughout 2022 – but how has this impacted DEI and how can it be corrected?
Elon Musk sparked fury after he bought Twitter for $44bn, then immediately fired half of the company’s 7,500 workers. He also fired 90% of Twitter employees in India, leaving 12 staff remaining.
But the South African billionaire isn’t the only tech boss to make cuts. In fact, three of the four most diverse tech firms – Zoom, Twitter, Cisco and Microsoft – have had to lay staff off in the last few months.