San Francisco, July 16: Salesforce, a US-based cloud software company, announced another round of layoffs to streamline operations and trim costs. The Salesforce layoffs previously affected several hundred employees, which led to 700 people losing their jobs in January 2024; in 2023, Salesforce reduced around 7,000 workers, and many employees learned about it after they had lost their jobs. 

The latest round of layoff reports has affected over 300 employees, according to a Bloomberg report. The report mentioned that the cloud software company's job cut round was announced as a broader effort to streamline its operations, highlighting that the tech industry is focused on controlling costs. Elon Musk Is Hiring! US Billionaire Looks for Networking Engineers, Technicians for His Tesla and xAI Companies; Check Job Details.

Salesforce spokesperson reportedly said that regarding the layoffs, the company assessed whether it had the right structure to serve its customers and fuel the growth areas. The spokesperson said that, in some cases, this would lead to a workforce reduction. At the beginning of 2024, the company had laid off 700 people and 7,000 last year (about 10% of the workforce). This latest round of Salesforce layoffs would likely have affected less than 1% of the company's workforce. 

This year, tech layoffs have been common as many companies cut several roles to save costs, restructure their business, or for other reasons. These included UKG layoffs, OpenText layoffs, UiPath layoffs, Microsoft layoffs, Meta layoffs, and so on. Salesforce has joined these companies and continues reducing its workforce to save costs and streamline its operations. Lloyd Layoffs: UK-Based Banking Service Provider To Cut Jobs in Risk Management This Year, Cuts Back on Taxis and Business Class Flights To Save Costs, Says Report.

The report mentioned that Salesforce previously said that its Data Cloud Product was among the key areas that drove the company's growth while managing expenses. As of January 2024, the Salesforce workforce was 72,682. It is unclear whether the company would continue to announce more layoff rounds; however, looking at the past, the company reduced people to streamline its operations and tried to control its costs.

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