DENVER — More city employees learned they were being laid off on Tuesday, as the City of Denver works to address a $200 million budget shortfall.

The city began laying off employees on Monday .

Many of the employees laid off on Tuesday worked for the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI).

"Over the last couple of weeks, there was definitely a low morale around the office,” said Jessica, who was an administrative assistant for two years at DOTI. “[The] tension was high, and a lot of the conversation was mostly just about having anxiety over the situation.”

Shortly after waking up Tuesday morning, Jessica logged into her computer and saw an invite to a virtual Teams meeting with Amy Ford, the executive director of DOTI.

“It was pretty apparent upon receiving th

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