Airbnb Trims Recruiting Staff by 30 Percent
Key Points
- Airbnb reduced its recruiting staff by 30 percent, affecting about 27 jobs.
- The layoffs align with Airbnb's hiring projections for 2023, despite plans to increase overall workforce by 2 to 4 percent.
- In contrast, property manager Sonder laid off 14 percent of its corporate staff due to company uncertainties.
Summary
Airbnb has cut its recruiting staff by 30 percent, impacting roughly 27 jobs, to align with its hiring projections for 2023, even as it plans to increase its workforce by 2 to 4 percent. This move contrasts with its previous 25 percent workforce reduction in 2020 during the pandemic. Meanwhile, property manager Sonder announced a 14 percent layoff of its corporate staff, reflecting company uncertainties.
Airbnb reduced its recruiting staff by 30 percent — affecting perhaps a couple of dozen jobs — even as the company plans on increasing its overall workforce in 2023.
A spokesperson told Bloomberg that the layoffs came this week to align the size of Airbnb's recruiting staff with the scale of projected hiring this year.
The firings impacted 0.4 percent of Airbnb's roughly 6,800 workers, meaning there were roughly 27 job cuts.
In 2023, Airbnb expects to pump up its workforce 2 to 4 percent, compared with an 11 percent jump in 2022, according to Bloomberg.
Airbnb lopped off 25 percent of its workforce in early 2020 as the pandemic briefly shut down the vast majority of its business.
Under different circumstances, property manager Sonder announced this week it laid off 14 percent of its corporate staff, a move that reflect the uncertain state of the company, the company said.
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