Did Those Yahoo Layoffs Hit Early?
Graves writes, “The number of people carrying boxes out of Yahoo tonight is not surprising, nor the last of it.”
It’s unclear from his Tweet where these layoffs are taking place, but it’s just one of many reports that seem to confirm this. Of course, this report is anecdotal, but that fact that it is coming from a Yahoo employee (vs. an anonymous tip) does suggest that layoffs may have already started and are gradually being executed at the company.
We’ve contacted Yahoo for comment and will update the post when we receive a statement from the company.
UPDATE: Zach Graves contacted us with a response: “I simply made an observation that a handful of my co-workers had made the decision, on their own, to leave the company. In no way did it imply the Yahoo! had started layoffs.”
And Yahoo issued this comment, “We don’t comment on rumor or speculation.”
Yeah, I guess we’ll continue to hear these “rumors” until Yahoo is ready to actually publicly announce the fact that they are gradually making cuts.