- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky made the tough decision to lay off 1,900 staff during the pandemic.
- Chesky made an alumni directory for laid off Airbnb staff so recruiters could connect with them.
- He said in The Diary of a CEO podcast that the layoffs were like “breaking up with 2,500 people.”
Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky made the tough decision to lay off 1,900 staff during the pandemic and he took a personal hand in helping employees secure jobs after, he said in The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett.
Chesky, who cofounded Airbnb in 2008, told Bartlett that the company was slammed by the COVID-19 pandemic as travel came to a halt due to the lockdowns requiring people to stay in their homes. As a result the company had to lay off 25% of its workforce to cut costs.
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