The clubhouse, which shines during the pandemic, has reportedly laid off a number of employees. This was forced to be done as part of the company's policy of changing the strategy of the audio-chat-based social media application.
It is not known exactly how many staff the Clubhouse released. But at least some of those former app workers leave voluntarily to pursue opportunities outside the Clubhouse.
One of the employees who volunteered to leave the Clubhouse was a well-known one, namely Nina Gregory. He is a former editor of National Public Radio who joined the Clubhouse as Head of News Partnerships Initiative. Clubhouse also lost their community and a number of international leads.
"Some roles were removed as part of downsizing our team, and some individuals decided to pursue new opportunities. We continue to recruit for many roles in engineering, product and design," said a Clubhouse spokesperson as quoted by Bloomberg.
Bloomberg reports the layoffs are part of a broader restructuring at Clubhouse as the company looks to rethink its growth strategy.
A flashback to Clubhouse's success, the app has its moment of success in the first year of the pandemic. The drastic change in people's activities at home has helped the popularity of this application as one of the entertainments during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Clubhouse offers the experience of being able to chat, discuss with others on various topics. This application is like a podcast but takes place live, so it is more interactive because it can reply and it is exclusive.
This chat room or conversation room is like a conference call. Some talk, some listen. The conversation is over, the chat room is closed.
Clubhouse immediately went viral and became the talk of the whole world. Many celebrities and influencers are following this new social media. Moreover, SpaceX and Tesla boss Elon Musk also joined in and promoted it.
Its popularity has also quickly attracted the attention of several of its competitors including Meta, Twitter and Spotify, to emulate their respective versions of Clubhouse on their own platforms.