Careerminds surveyed 600 HR leaders in May 2026 and found trust in senior leadership fell 18.4% immediately after a layoff and is still down 10.3% months later. Among the companies that did recover, it took 7.2 months on average to get back to where they started.
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1 in 4 companies say their culture never fully recovered from layoffs
25%
SAY CULTURE HASN'T RECOVERED