These Are the 2 Key Reasons Apple Has Avoided Mass Layoffs — So FarThere's really no such thing as a free lunch.

ByAmanda Breen

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FromtoMicrosoft, tech giants have conducted massive layoffs this year — with no clear end in sight.

ButApple, the world's largest technology company, has managed to stave off a brutal round of cuts by playing the game a little differently,The Wall Street Journalreported.

Related:Layoffs Affecting 1,600 Tech Workers a Day on Average in 2023

不同的年代ome competitors, includingGoogle和元,苹果公司限制员工享受免费nches and has adhered to a lean hiring approach, even amid rapid growth during the pandemic.

Take Google, for example. Known for above-and-beyond perks like free food, game rooms and innovative workspaces, the company maintained its status quo even after the transition to remote work: Those offerings became a $1,000 home-office stipend, virtual cooking classes and more, perCNN.

What's more, the hiring rates among tech's heaviest hitters speak for themselves.

Apple's workforce increased by about 20% to approximately 164,000 full-time employees from its fiscal year-end in September 2019 to September 2022. Over roughly the same period, the employee figure atAmazondoubled, Microsoft's rose 53%, Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s increased 57% and Facebook owner Meta's ballooned 94%, perWSJ.

Related:The Simple 4-Step Process That Will Help You Avoid Layoffs

Apple Inc is down more than 13% year over year.

Amanda Breen

Entrepreneur Staff

Features Writer

Amanda Breen is a features writer at Entrepreneur.com. She is a graduate of Barnard College and received an MFA in writing at Columbia University, where she was a news fellow for the School of the Arts.

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