Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs
The cuts affected software developers, testers and managers across several offices and about 15% of Expeditors’ global tech workforce, employees said.
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Bellevue-based logistics company to lay off 230 employees across 5 WA locations
A Bellevue-based global logistics company, Expeditors, announced Monday that 230 employees would be laid off across several Washington locations. The layoffs span five locations, including Bellevue, Federal Way, Lynnwood, Seattle, and Airway Heights, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing. The WARN notice submitted by Senior Vice President Courtney Hawkins noted that the layoffs are a result of workplace restr…
Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs
Expeditors had previously been expanding its technology staff, according to its financial reports. (Alamy Photo / JHVEPhoto) Expeditors International, the Seattle-area logistics company known for never laying off employees, cut about 230 technology-related jobs in the region on Monday, ending a tradition that had been a point of pride for much of the company’s history. The layoffs hit software developers, quality-assurance testers, project manag…
Seattle Logistics Titan Shocks Tech Staff, Cuts 230 Jobs Overnight
Expeditors International abruptly eliminated roughly 230 technology roles across the Seattle region on Monday, a sharp turn for a company that has long prided itself on stability and avoiding layoffs. The cuts hit software engineers, quality assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and other tech staff in offices stretching from downtown Seattle to Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way. Company leaders did not immediately offer any pu…
The spotlight turns (again) on targeted job cuts at Expeditors
Key takeaway: The Bellevue forwarder appears to have crossed a line it spent decades defending: employees report being called into meetings, told they are being laid off, and offered three-month severance packages. For a company that built its identity on never doing this, the implications run deeper than headcount. For more than 40 years, Expeditors International (EXPD) traded on a promise few competitors could match: ‘We don’t do layoffs’. The…
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