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Pandemic Expedites ESPN Employee Purge, Hundreds Laid Off

ESPN informs employees that 300 individuals will be let go and another 200 positions will remain unfilled, shedding 10% of its workforce.
Source: Mike Windle

Sports monolith ESPN informed employees that pandemic-related layoffs are coming . In a company memo obtained by NPR, Jimmy Pitaro, chairman, ESPN and sports content, revealed that 300 people will

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