Companies typically carry out layoffs to reduce costs, but compiling the list of workers to be let go is often less simple, and can involve weeks of debate.

WSJ’s Chip Cutter joins host J.R. Whalen with more.

Photo illustration: Emil Lendof/The Wall Street Journal

0:00 Factors that go into a series of layoffs
0:52 How the job cut process often works
1:41 How seniority or length of service affects your employment
2:13 Does HR have a say in which employees are let go during layoffs?
3:42 How business software company Okta decided who to cut during layoffs

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