Salesforce Reported To Lay Off 700 Employees Salesforce in late January had plans to lay off 700 employees, or about 1 percent of its headcount, according to according to multiple news. News of the new layoffs followed the San Francisco-based customer relationship management tool developer's early 2023 move to lay off about 10 percent of its workforce. Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported on the layoffs. Salesforce still has 1,000 open positions across the company, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move is possibly part of a routine workforce adjustment instead of a strategic shift. Neither outlet reported on what departments would see cuts at Salesforce.