Ex-Nvidia Employee Says He Was Laid Off, Breaking Jensen's 'No Layoffs' Rule
ruilong_li · x · 2026-11-13
A self-described former Nvidia employee, ruilongli, posted that Jensen Huang's rule has always been "Nvidia does not lay off — even in the pandemic" — and now he has been laid off, calling it "a heartbreaking day as an (ex-)nvidian." If confirmed, it's a rare layoff signal from the AI compute leader during a boom, worth tracking for further cases.
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