{"id":599029,"date":"2023-01-19T06:50:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/sophos-lets-hundreds-of-employees-go-in-latest-big-tech-job-cuts\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T06:50:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:50:10","slug":"sophos-lets-hundreds-of-employees-go-in-latest-big-tech-job-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/sophos-lets-hundreds-of-employees-go-in-latest-big-tech-job-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos lets hundreds of employees go in latest big tech job cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"koivejhY72JsnjHGnRWjvS\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\" aria-label=\"Return to Computing\">Computing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Fired worker with packed box\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Fired worker with packed box\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"Fired worker with packed box\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3tPCVnj23iusxCJcyWZi9.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Shutterstock.com)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Sophos is the latest company reported to be laying off a significant number of its workers amid global economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSophos today announced an internal restructuring which has resulted in job losses and the start of consultation periods that potentially will affect 10% of our global employee base,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-antivirus\">antivirus<\/a> company told <em>TechRadar Pro<\/em> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos is reported to have cited an \u201coptimal balance of growth and profitability\u201d as the core reason for the redundancy of many of its staff as it looks to shift its attention to the managed detection and response part of its business, an area that it says is currently growing 50% per year.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sophos-layoffs\">Sophos layoffs<\/h2>\n<p>While an estimated 450 employees may not sound as drastic as Amazon\u2019s plans to cut 18,000 jobs, the figure represents 10% of the company\u2019s global workforce, which is on the higher end of the scale whereby many tech firms have chosen to lay off between 5% and 10% of their headcounts.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos isn\u2019t alone in facing the pressures of a tough macro environment: Salesforce has already confirmed that at least 10% of its workforce will go, with some speculating that the company\u2019s CEO, Marc Benioff, may consider further cutbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/microsoft-could-be-the-next-tech-giant-to-announce-massive-layoffs\">confirmed huge layoffs across it workforce<\/a> as the tally for the number of tech firms facing layoffs increases almost by the day.<\/p>\n<p>This is a continuation of a similar story that took place throughout 2022, however some reports indicate that it\u2019s not all bad news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ZipRecruiter found that many tech workers were finding re-employment fairly quickly, while other opportunities have opened up for career changes as different businesses seek highly desirable skills.<\/p>\n<p><em>TechRadar Pro <\/em>asked Sophos for further comment on the news. A company spokesperson told us:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are especially sorry to those who will be leaving, and we are committed to providing financial support, wellbeing assistance and appropriate career transitional services, where possible, to all departing employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you been affected by layoffs? 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