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Yesterday, Microsoft announced it will cut nearly 2,000 jobs in WA. UW News spoke with Samuel So, @uw-hcde.bsky.social, about shifting views of the tech industry, workplace organizing and why workers find themselves in a state of “cruel optimism” with the industry.
Q&A: UW researcher discusses the “cruel optimism” of tech industry layoffs
In 2023, University of Washington researchers recruited a group of 29 laid-off U.S. tech workers to discuss the effects of recent mass layoffs on employees. Overall, the group was ambivalent about...
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May 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yesterday, Microsoft announced it will cut nearly 2,000 jobs in WA. UW News spoke with Samuel So, @uw-hcde.bsky.social, about shifting views of the tech industry, workplace organizing and why workers find themselves in a state of “cruel optimism” with the industry.