Tripadvisor Lays Off 25 Percent of Global Workforce, Closes Some Offices

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A Skift article by Dennis Schaal, dated April 28th, 2020, headed “Tripadvisor Lays Off 25 Percent of Global Workforce, Closes Some Offices.” It says Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer told employees in a Tuesday morning town hall that the company is reducing its global workforce by 25 percent, including 600 U.S. employees, as part of a broader restructuring. Tripadvisor confirmed the number of global layoffs was more than 900, including the U.S. job cuts. The article says employees were being told in a rolling process whether they were selected for cuts. The text breaks off mid-sentence at “Tripadvisor had nearly 4,200 global e.”

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Tripadvisor Lays Off 25 Percent of Global Workforce, Closes Some Offices

Dennis Schaal

April 28th, 2020 at 10:50 AM EDT

Photo Credit: Tripadvisor restructured its operations on April 28, 2020. Pictured, Steve Kaufer, CEO, introduces the new TripAdvisor travel feed, September 17, 2018, in New York City. TripAdvisor

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Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer informed employees Tuesday morning in a town hall meeting that the company is reducing its global workforce by 25 percent, including 600 U.S. employees as part of a broader restructuring, Skift has learned. [See the transcript of Kaufer's town hall statement embedded below.] The number of global layoffs was more than 900, including the U.S. job cuts, Tripadvisor confirmed. As part of a rolling process, employees were being informed whether they would be selected for the job cuts, according to sources. Tripadvisor had nearly 4,200 global e

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