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For foreign workers impacted by the tech layoffs, time is of the essence. Workers on a H-1B visa have 60 days to find another job or leave the country.
“Nobody is getting a new job in 60 days," said Graham & Walker Managing Director Leslie Feinzaig. "That is by far the most vulnerable population in this entire equation."
Thousands of layoffs have happened across the tech industry in recent months. However, the past few weeks have seen mass layoffs at some of the biggest names in tech.
Meta, Facebook's parent company, let go of 11,000 workers last week. Twitter let go of roughly half its team, which included 208 workers in the Seattle area. Seattle-based Redfin sent out a memo last week that it intends to lay off 862 employees.
“It's terrifying and it is happening a lot across the industry right now,” Feinzaig said.
The New York Times reported Monday Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees. Amazon has not confirmed the claim.
The Washington Employment Security Department released new numbers about lay offs at Meta. The department said 307 Meta employees were let go in Bellevue and 419 Seattle workers.
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