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PayPal Laid Off 83 People in April

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Aaron Holmes
· · Source: The Information

Paypal laid off 83 employees last month, the company said in a filing. The layoffs affected employees at the digital payment giant’s San Jose office and went into effect on April 13, according to the filing. The company employed a total of 30,900 people globally as of December, approximately 13,100 of whom were in the US. The layoffs come amid a downturn in the growth of e-commerce across the...

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