This weekend title is about the new wave of downsizing in Germany. Skilled labor shortage or not: corporations are currently cutting tens of thousands of jobs. Even highly sought-after software specialists have to leave. The logic behind it only becomes clear at second glance. The story was written by a team of company editors and our labor market expert Frank Specht from the Berlin office. The cover was designed by our art director Michel Becker, most recently responsible for the illustrations for "Bankrupt Coalition" and "Millionaire Mindset".