The economy has felt icky for lack of a better word. And if enough people feel bad enough, businesses say, well, time to start laying people off because something bad is going to happen. So the outside discourse around tech and media does matter. I think it's also important to say that, you know, there will be eventually we pay attention to the people who don't have the biggest platform.
Wealthy companies like Google and Microsoft are announcing unprecedented layoffs — all while the economy is trending in the right direction. Vox’s Emily Stewart explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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