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Apple has cut dozens of jobs across its sales organization in a rare round of layoffs.
Affected employees have until January 20 to find an alternative position within Apple; otherwise, they will be let go with a severance package.
Apple has about 80,000 U.S. employees.
Apple has administered a rare round of layoffs , cutting dozens of jobs across its sales organization.
Over the past few weeks, Apple management informed affected workers that they were being let go, according to a Monday Bloomberg report. The layoffs impacted the sales organization, although Apple did not disclose to employees or the media the exact number of jobs cut. The changes extended across several teams, with some departments experiencing deeper workforce reductions than others.
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