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4 days agoeBay Lays Off 6% of Workforce Amid $1.2B Depop Deal
eBay is laying off 800 employees (6% of workforce) while continuing strategic hiring and investing in AI to align operations with long-term growth priorities.
The Depop acquisition gives eBay access to Gen Z shoppers-90% of Depop's users are under 34-but the company needs to fund that growth by cutting costs elsewhere. EBay is essentially trading current employees for future market position-a risky move that shows how intense the e-commerce competition has become.