Spotify to 削減する 6% of 全労働人口 in 最新の tech layoffs
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Spotify 科学(工学)技術 SA said on Monday it 計画(する)s to 削減(する) 6% of its 全労働人口 and would take a 関係のある 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金 of up to nearly $50 million, 追加するing to the 大規模な layoffs in the 科学(工学)技術 部門 in 準備 for a possible 後退,不況.
The tech 産業 is 直面するing a 需要・要求する 下降 after two years of pandemic-力/強力にするd growth during which it had 雇うd 積極性. That has led 会社/堅いs from Meta 壇・綱領・公約s Inc to Microsoft Corp to shed thousands of 職業s.
"Over the last few months we've made a かなりの 成果/努力 to rein in costs, but it 簡単に hasn't been enough," 大統領 Daniel Elk said in a blog 地位,任命する 発表するing the 概略で 600 職業 削減(する)s.
"I was too ambitious in 投資するing ahead of our 歳入 growth," he 追加するd, echoing a 感情 発言する/表明するd by other tech bosses in 最近の months.
Spotify's operating 支出 grew at twice the 速度(を上げる) of its 歳入 last year as the 音声部の-streaming company 積極性 注ぐd money into its podcast 商売/仕事, which is more attractive for advertisers 予定 to higher 約束/交戦 levels.
At the same time, 商売/仕事s pulled 支援する on 広告 spending on the 壇・綱領・公約, mirroring a 傾向 seen at Meta and Google parent Alphabet Inc, as 早い 利益/興味 率 引き上げ(る)s and the fallout from the Russia-ウクライナ共和国 war 圧力d the economy.
The company, whose 株 rose 5.8% to $103.55, is now 再編成 itself in a 企て,努力,提案 to 削減(する) costs and adjust to the 悪化するing 経済的な picture.
It said 夜明け Ostroff, the 長,率いる of content and advertising, was leaving after an over four-year stint at the company. Ostroff helped 形態/調整 Spotify's podcast 商売/仕事 and guided it through (激しい)反発 around Joe Rogan's show for 恐らく spreading misinformation about COVID-19.
The company said it is 任命するing Alex Norstr?m, 長,率いる of the freemium 商売/仕事, and 研究 and 開発 boss Gustav S?derstr?m as co-大統領,/社長s.
Spotify had about 9,800 十分な-time 従業員s as of Sept. 30. ($1 = 0.9196 euros)
(報告(する)/憶測ing by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Shailesh Kuber)