Apple has laid off over 600 employees in California, the first major wave of post-pandemic job cuts by the company.
The tech giant notified employees on March 28 that they would be terminated on May 27.
Driving the news: There are 614 workers throughout multiple offices that will be laid off next month.
- The affected workers were located in eight offices in Santa Clara, but it is unclear which departments or projects they were involved in.
- Other tech companies such as Amazon, Electronic Arts, Sony, Cisco Systems, and Snap have also undertaken layoffs in recent months.
- Apple had been an exception to this trend as it had been expanding its workforce during the pandemic, but is now focusing on cost-cutting measures as growth slows.
- According to a recent regulatory filing, Apple has around 161,000 full-time equivalent employees.
