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What Spotify’s latest layoff means for a career in UX Research

Spotify’s recent layoff of 1,500 employees, despite positive earnings, signals a shift in how we view roles like UX Research in the tech industry. Drawing parallels with seasonal work, I explore the implications for professionals in non-business crucial roles like ours and ask unpopular questions about investing differently in our research careers.

Meltem (UX Career Coach)
UX Collective
9 min readDec 11, 2023
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(This article is the continuation of the previous pieces I wrote on the future of UX Research and building a new UX Research culture)

A few days ago, Spotify's co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek released this statement to announce that he would be reducing their total headcount by 17%. Ek said the following:

"I recognize this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions. To be blunt, many smart, talented and hard-working people will be departing us. For those leaving, we’re a better company because of your dedication and hard work. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. I hope you know that your contributions have impacted more than half a billion people and millions of artists, creators

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Written by Meltem (UX Career Coach)

Hi, I’m Mel. As a UX Career Coach, I help my clients drive meaningful actions based on self-awareness so that they can be happy at work. Say hi on LinkedIn!

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