LinkedIn layoffs: Woman says her job offer was rescinded before she could join
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform, on Wednesday announced layoffs inits sales, operations, and support departments. But apart from full-time employees losing their jobs, mediareportsindicate that offer letters previously extended to new hires were also rescinded.
One such individual is Lea Schuhmacher, a former intern at LinkedIn and a participant in the company's Business Leadership Programme, which has been discontinued.
Schuhmacher revealed ina LinkedIn post that the company had offered her a role back in September 2022. However, after months of anticipation, the offer was unexpectedly revoked, leaving her in a state of uncertainty.
Schuhmacher expressed her disappointment and addedthat she had turned down other job offersbased on LinkedIn's assurance of employment.
"Today, LinkedIn announced not only its 'difficult decision' to lay off hundreds of employees but also to discontinue the Business Leadership Programme that I was supposed to be a part of," herLinkedIn post read.
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Another individual, Connor Bernal, who was also part of the Business Leadership Programme and had worked inLinkedIn's strategy and product team, pointed out the irony of LinkedIn announcing layoffs on its 20th anniversary. Despite being directly affected, he expressed optimism about the platform's potential to help individuals like him in their job search.
On the same day, LinkedIn decided to shutits China-specific application, InCareers. To facilitate a smooth transition, the company has allowedInCareersusersto download their data before theAugust 9 deadline.
Earlier this year, LinkedIn had laidoff employees from its recruitment department due to challenging macroeconomic conditions. One of the affectedemployees, Melanie Quandt, publicly criticised the company for offering'insufficient' benefits and severance packages.
"Feeling awful for all of us that were impacted. It will take a lot for me to trust an employer again," Quandt wrote on LinkedIn.