Tech layoffs 2025: Salesforce to slash 1,000 jobs as it joins Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and more in cutting roles

- Salesforce is reportedly set to lay off over 1,000 employees, joining a wave of tech companies announcing job cuts in 2025. - Despite the layoffs, Salesforce is continuing to hire salespeople for its AI offerings. - Meta (Facebook parent company), Microsoft, Amazon, Stripe, and Placer.ai have also recently implemented layoffs. - The layoffs raise concerns about a repeat of the 2022-2024 tech industry job cuts, which were primarily driven by pandemic-induced overhiring. - The current layoffs are less severe, with 7,000 employees laid off in 2025 compared to 152,000 in 2024. - The rise of AI and its potential to replace human workers is now a significant concern in the tech industry. - While 2025 may not witness a repeat of the 2022-2024 mass layoffs, the industry remains uncertain. - Displaced Salesforce employees will be allowed to apply for other positions within the company. - The overall impact of AI on tech industry jobs remains to be seen. - Salesforce's job cuts represent less than 1% of its workforce, while Meta's layoffs affect approximately 5% of its employees.