Airbnb—Laid off 1,900 employees (25% of workforce) during COVID-19 pandemic
In May 2020, Airbnb laid off approximately 1,900 employees after losing 80% of business due to COVID-19. CEO Brian Chesky provided 3 months salary and 1 year health insurance as severance. Chesky later stated his philosophy: 'if you're going to cut, you need to cut once, and cut deep enough'.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Laid off 1,900 employees (25% of workforce) during COVID-19 pandemic
In May 2020, Airbnb laid off approximately 1,900 employees after losing 80% of business due to COVID-19. CEO Brian Chesky provided 3 months salary and 1 year health insurance as severance. Chesky later stated his philosophy: 'if you're going to cut, you need to cut once, and cut deep enough'.