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Q&A: UW researcher discusses the "cruel optimism" of tech industry layoffs

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May 14, 2025

In 2023, University of Washington researchers recruited a group of 29 laid-off U.S. tech workers to explore the cuts' effects on employees. Overall, the group was ambivalent about…

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