Airbnb Quietly Fired Hundreds of Contract Workers. I’m One of Them
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While the company touted generous severance packages for its terminated employees, it offered unequal help to its shadow workforce. In April, with travel halted worldwide and revenue plunging, the cofounders of Airbnb raised $2 billion in debt and equity financing. Two weeks later, I was laid off. For 13 months, I worked full-time as a contract copywriter on a social impact initiative at Airbnb—and before that, for four months on a marketing project for the company. My office life (...)