Posted on October 02, 2022
The downtown Las Vegas company, which started trimming staff on Tuesday, said it is laying off less than 4 percent of its staff though sources have said the layoffs could affect as much as 20 percent of its workforce. Employees impacted by the move are being offered severance as well as insurance benefits.
“As part of our regular business planning, we’re evaluating all areas of the business to find operational efficiencies while continuing to prioritize the customer experience,” Zappos spokeswoman Laura Davis said in an email to the Review-Journal. “Zappos is an employee-first company and it’s never easy to say goodbye to our colleagues — we don’t take a decision like this lightly.”