DISMISSAL·TRACKER
THE BODY COUNT14 THIS YEAR · 2026
4
Jul 2026
ENGINEERING
MULTI
4 keycards returned, 4 awkward goodbyes skipped entirely.
2
Jun 2026
ENGINEERING · 1, DESIGN · 1
DOUBLE
The snack table misses 2 people more than the org chart will admit.
1
May 2026
ENGINEERING
SOLO
1 exit interviews. Zero honest answers.
2
Apr 2026
ENGINEERING
DOUBLE
2 more names on the alumni list nobody asked to join.
2
Mar 2026
ENGINEERING
DOUBLE
Somewhere a manager drafted a 'tough decision' email 2 times this month.
1
Feb 2026
ENGINEERING
SOLO
1 severance packages assembled. Feelings: not included.
2
Jan 2026
ENGINEERING
DOUBLE
2 desks went quiet. The building's a little emptier, the parking lot a little fuller.
2
Nov 2025
QA · 1, ENGINEERING · 1
DOUBLE
Ledger says 2. Merc says 'meh, seen worse.'
2
Oct 2025
ENGINEERING
DOUBLE
2 people found out what 'restructuring' means the hard way.
2
Sep 2025
ENGINEERING
DOUBLE
This month's casualty count: 2. Nobody cried. Well, nobody HR could hear.
1
Aug 2025
ENGINEERING
SOLO
1 chairs empty, spreadsheet very full.
5
Jul 2025
ENGINEERING · 4, QA · 1
MULTI
Monthly total: 5. Round of applause for nobody.
8
Jun 2025
ENGINEERING · 7, HR · 1
MULTI
8 'thanks for your service' emails went out. LinkedIn's about to get busy.
3
May 2025
ENGINEERING · 2, PRODUCT · 1
TRIPLE
The org chart lost 3 branches this month. Somewhere a Slack channel just got quieter.
1
Apr 2025
ENGINEERING
SOLO
1 badges deactivated, zero regrets from management.
1
Mar 2025
ENGINEERING
SOLO
HR's monthly special: 1 exits, hold the sincerity.
1
Feb 2025
ENGINEERING
SOLO
Body count for the month: 1. No balloons this time, just boxes.
1
Dec 2024
ENGINEERING
SOLO
This month's final count: 1. Same building, fewer people, same Mondays.
"Scroll all you want. Every line's a month HR would rather forget. Anyway — snacks in the kitchen."
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