Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs

Re:Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs by sho_hn on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:50AM (#38516150)

I'm also curious what they need 10k people for. What of the business is so labor-intensive?

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Re:Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs by bradyat on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:51AM (#38516161)

Every Spotify wrapped is put together by hand

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Re:Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs by donkeysquid on Monday December 04, 2023 @08:04AM (#38516738)

I had a good chuckle at this

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Re:Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs by notTooFarGone on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:52AM (#38516173)

I'd guess managing labels, podcasters, marketing & ads + moderation takes a huge chunk there.

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Re:Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs by bjord on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:52AM (#38516171)

the constant interface overhauls they do, probably

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Re:Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs by hoseja on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:51AM (#38516162)

I would like to say "curating the library" but it's probably license paperwork and negotiations with the rightsholders.

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Re:Spotify cuts almost 1,600 jobs amid rising costs by sho_hn on Monday December 04, 2023 @06:53AM (#38516180)

Probably those require a lot of local branch offices for legal reasons, so that's a lot of HR/admin overhead.

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