Do not let anyone gaslight you into thinking constant layoffs are normal. This is not normal.

Its quite regrettable and didn't need to happen.

Employees were told the layoffs were about redundancy and not being strategic enough. Sure, some low performers were cut. Plenty of solid, capable people were let go in HR, Marketing, and Sales all over the world. Meanwhile, the company SPENT A LOT... — read more 

Man it’s been a couple months since o checked in on this sh—tshow. Hoping some of yall jumped ship. Eff Eff Five. Get ooout

Who saw that one coming? Ki-ling the golden goose is never good for longterm stability.

As of this week some major customer and partner events scheduled for October were cancelled in NAMER - not for low attendance - for something else. What’s going on?

Probably doesn’t help that hiring managers and recruiters use services that look at and summarize FB, Instagram posts, etc., and company-identified boards like this one, to not only get a sense of personal characteristics of applicants, but the... — read more 

Personally feeling, it seems like the execs talked a lot but in the meantime it means nothing to me in the end.

Got up this morning, went for a walk – logged on to see if there were any replies to my employment applications. None. Been doing this almost everyday mon-fri for coming up to two years since my RIF from F5. Found two more software... — read more 

So many dissatisfied employees comment here. Why don’t they leave F5? Can’t find another job? Hmm. So many former employees comment here. Why are they wasting their time? Can’t find another job? Hmm. Seems like the answers are obvious. Dose of... — read more 

Nathan Pearce worked at F5 for a number of years. Some of you might want to check out his webinar https://www.professionalindependence.com/layoff-recovery

FLD - listen up....AI is failing big time.... https://futurism.com/ceos-ai-disaster

The recent F5 RIF was needed to pay for these acquisitions this year F5 Networks has made several acquisitions in 2025 to expand its cybersecurity and AI capabilities. The recent constantly changing strategy has focused on integrating AI-native... — read more 

# Questions About Executive Accountability: The F5/HackerOne Case Study An objective timeline raising questions about corporate governance and executive hiring practices* ## The Timeline 2019-2023: BIG-IP Next Development F5 Networks... — read more 

Wonder if it is actually heading anywhere? Or all talks and …

Oh goodie... We have a new Vice President. F5 has hired yet another Vice President - this one is Vice President of Talent Acquisition.... It would seem to me that their first task would be is to rehire all those RIFd in the last several years. ... — read more 

Who even makes these decisions? Policies change all the time and nobody explains why. Teams are shuffled around without warning. You can’t trust anyone to have your back. And somehow, the people causing the chaos get praised. How does that make... — read more 

Patterns look strange. It almost feels like the “biggest risks” for employees are: • Being a woman • Turning 40+ • Taking maternity leave • Dealing with serious illness If that’s what our “business-driven decisions” end up looking like… is this... — read more 

After working unpaid evenings and even some weekends during years, on 8/12 François Locoh-Donou & Company fired pregnant women, women who just had a baby, people who just had major surgery, people on temporary work visas, and employees that recently... — read more 

I'm looking at the open job positions on f5's website and the majority of them are dev positions that were laid off, but now are being hired in India. Why are we continuining to outsource to a place that churns out substandard code and business... — read more 

Looks like to me senior manager and below took all of the blunt of it...

I’ve come to expect nothing but being laid off. I’m just going through the motions at work and can’t find the motivation to put in any real effort. As someone who prefers to be invested and do the job properly, because that’s one of the few... — read more 

FLD makes $12,000,000 a year. Imagine how many peoples' jobs he could save if he went to just $1,000,000 a year? That would be a Human First act. His layoff actions speak way louder then his hollow words.

I’ve been here over a decade and I still feel completely expendable. Loyalty doesn’t seem to matter at all. Even people nearing retirement aren’t shielded from cuts. Everyone should at least have an eye on other opportunities. Things can change... — read more 

There are some people not doing so well since being laid off. Seriously not doing well. Please seek help. Feeling anxious and depressed, having trouble sleeping, not being able to enjoy activities that you are used to enjoying are all normal... — read more 

Anybody have the inside scoopetypoop?

They’re on here playing on your experiences and gaslighting so FLD can keep selling $XX million of whatever stock and direct f5 to an oblivion of fake setting the bar shenanigans. Get out. Just leave. Then go tell your story on LinkedIn even if under... — read more 

What sellable products has F5 developed internally/organically in the last 10 years?

do you?

I read posts on LinkedIn from people who were with the company for 12, 18 and even 25 years who were laid off in this Aug 2025 RIF. Imagine working for a company for 25 years and then being cast aside like nothing with a sh---y pre-recorded 5 min... — read more 

Has F5 targeted females who just came back from their maternity leaves in the past year in this layoff ? I heard atleast 3 such incidences.

If you were part of the layoff, you received 8 weeks of severance, unless you worked at F5 for 13 years or more. Eight weeks. For up to twelve years service. For a company that has had multiple back-to-back record setting quarters. You're welcome, I... — read more 

Woke up to hearing our teams abroad got cut massively, then 20 minutes later got put into a call with over 100 people in the US (pre-recorded...) where we all got laid off. Seemed like the whole Next team and maybe some collateral? A prerecorded... — read more 

https://esd.wa.gov/employer-requirements/layoffs-and-employee-notifications/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn-layoff-and-closure-database

F5 Networks, a multicloud application services and security company, has conducted layoffs in the past, including a significant round in early 2023 that impacted 620 employees (9% of their workforce). While there's no indication of current layoffs on... — read more 

In about 2 hours from now..... the employees in India that survived this RIF will likely be starting their workday. Those that did not will be wondering what just happened....... Going across the various time zones as the sun rises, there will... — read more