#buyout

I have heard of a few people being laid off, just curious if there is any news on more layoffs, or buyouts, before the sale is final?

If Chevron offered another EOI tomorrow, would you take it? Include years of service and approximate career stage if you're comfortable.

So, once you over pampered geniuses drive the stock to Aubrey's levels, and buy it all back for cheap. What is next? Applying for credit cards just to keep paying yourselves bonuses and hide from the creditors later by moving to Belize?

Last Friday there was big party walk through of the entire facility literally of like 20 people. Rumors say it was one Baker big dog and our lower management of the Brittmoore facility said they were not told who the others were. I also heard they were told not to sign in with security so nobody knows who they were. What’s up with that? Layoffs? Merger? Buyout?

Lots of unverified/ speculative chatter on the web about a 2nd mysterious bidder willing to offer 70 dollars per share which is the boards starting negotiation price and which Stripe Advent were unable to offer. Is it true and who could it be that has the deep pockets? My wild guess is Watsapp/Meta or Twitter/Musk as both want to move out of pure advertising revenue and have the deep pockets.

Why aren’t we buying back our stock faster? We have so much cash and all time lows on our stock. We can basically take our company private in a few years at this rate.

At least in my area, it seems like pretty much everyone who was offered the buyout is turning it down. Meanwhile, a lot of the people who actually want the buyout weren't offered one.

So what happens if the company is claiming a surplus but not enough people take the offer? Could they eventually move to layoffs? And if they do, would the people who were offered the buyout and chose not to take it be the first ones affected, or would layoffs go strictly by seniority? Also, the local is hush hush about this in my area.

everything InfoSys touches s*ck and causes more layoffs. why not just sell the company to Indians?

Weird price action with the stock today. Is Enrique actually about to say something? Seems like the buyout or layoffs got leaked to Wall Street.

The Minnesota Star Tribune has implemented layoffs and buyouts affecting 24 union employees. These reductions are part of a larger company-wide initiative to decrease its workforce by approximately 15 percent. Most of the affected positions were within the newsroom, leading to an 11 percent reduction in news staff. However, no core news-gathering roles like reporters or photographers were eliminated. The company stated these changes are aimed at positioning the organization for long-term sustainability as a digital media company.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/24/minnesota-star-tribune-eliminates-24-union-jobs

Wouldn’t that money be better spend buying off the grandpas and grandmas?

Verizon is not for sale. Verizon will never be for sale. Spacex is not looking to buy Verizon, spacex will never be looking to buy Verizon. Satellite is no competition for terrestrial networks. Satellite will never be competition for terrestrial networks. Shut the fu-k up already.

Optum is the external facing tech and services part of United Health Group. The Optum Insights CEO Sandeep Dadlani is aggressively outsourcing sales and implementation to Cognizant (and Wipro, Infosys, etc SIs). Huge new push to sell external vendor tech licenses that Optum didn't do before - turning Optum Insights into a SI.

The move makes significant internal friction. Veteran staff are leaving in large numbers as leadership brings in teams from India. US employees are frustrated Cognizant is literally competing directly with internal units. SD is running the business into the ground. He's also spinning up sales targets outside healthcare, which is odd.

Word in the boardroom is there will be a merger or buyout between part of Optum and Cognizant by end of year. Sandeep is positioning himself to take over as Cognizant’s CEO from Ravi.

Expect layoffs in both companies. Brace yourselves!

I subscribe to Beckers. This article is interesting....

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/centenes-buyouts-could-have-a-315m-price-tag-for-the-rest-of-the-year/

https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-considering-voluntary-buyouts-2026-7

Bob is quoted as saying "I'll buy that for a dollar"!

Heard that several companies are circling for merger / acquisition of FIS. This is the reason stock went from 38 to 41 as news was leaked and potential buyers stared accumulating stock from open market.
CapitalOne, Visa and Private Equity firm led by Silver Lakes partners have shown interest to buy.

Comrades, I urge you to take the retirement buyout for all International employees. The UK Workplace Pension, French Plan épargne Retraite and the US 401 are fully funded but the International is not. This will be offered once before we freeze and cancel the International Plan. You have been forewarned. Offer expires in August.

Read between the lines, my love. The following is from a LinkedIn post:

Take the severance.
Take the buyout.
Take the "early exit" package.
Take the separation package.
Take the termination package.
When your employer starts offering them, pay attention.
Because these programs are rarely about generosity.
They're usually the corporate version of smoke in the kitchen.
A re-org is coming.
A sale is coming.
An acquisition is coming.
Layoffs are coming.
Or somebody in a conference room has decided payroll needs to lose a little weight.
Earlier this year, I had a client turn down an early retirement package because he loved his job and thought the company loved him back.
"There's no way they're going to let me go."
They did.
Four months later.

The package he turned down included
1 full year of severance
6 months of COBRA
50% of his expected annual bonus

What did he get when the layoff finally came?
6 weeks of pay.
No bonus.
No extra health coverage.

That's a brutal difference.
I know people don't want to believe the company they've given years to might be setting the stage to cut them loose.
But loyalty does not protect you. Ever.
If a company starts offering buyouts, early retirement packages, or voluntary separation deals, do not just focus on whether you want to leave.
Ask yourself why they want people to leave now.
Because not taking the offer can be like assuming the gift horse isn't about to turn around and kick you square in the a-s.

Financial chicanery doesn't cover up Accidenture's big ugly blemishes... years of strategy chokejobs, all-around leadership idiocy, and reactive Indian bodyshop-style layoffs (woe to those who roll off a project for any reason).

Real leaders deliver shareholder value through organic growth and cost containment, not buybacks of their toilet swirling stock. Employee incentives and enrichment? Long-term operational improvements? Real leadership and strategy? Na! Better to artificially prop up the dog$#!+ stock. Better to make a few high profile acquisitions in search of a rationale at the expense of loyal, long-term employee pay and bonuses.

Do Julie and her so called leadership really believe this toiletpaper thin PR cover-up for their horrible planning and utter absence of strategy is protecting them from accountability? Tick-tock, tick-tock...

I know employee buyouts are common and recently there have been many companies implementing this. But to offer it to practically an entire workforce is unheard of, at least as far as i know. What are some of your thoughts as to why they are going down this route and the fact that no one else knew about this other than the C-suites. Does this signal anything?

If a person goes on a Professional Improvement Plan (or PIP in the rest of the world) they are eligible for a buyout. However there doesnt seem to be any details on what that includes.

Time to hang a For Sale sign in the window. We’ve heard speculation for years about selling off parts but why not the whole thing? Even if it’s parts to multiple buyers.

Centene, a massive provider of government-sponsored healthcare, is navigating significant operational shifts under the Trump administration's health and budget policies. With major federal budget cuts to Medicaid and changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the insurer has experienced steep membership losses and is actively undergoing corporate restructuring.Centene & The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)Enrollment Drops: The expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits alongside Trump's budget packages has forced many consumers to confront higher premiums. Consequently, Centene—one of the nation's largest ACA marketplace insurers—lost over 2 million members, seeing its exchange enrollment drop from roughly 5.6 million to 3.6 million.Repricing and Layoffs: Because of sicker member pools and lost subsidies, Centene has been forced to reprice its health plans and offer companywide employee buyouts to cut overhead costs.

We are stuck with "her" until 2028. The next MP will probably be dopey david or some other insane clown worse than PP. So what is everyone doing to keep their sanity while trying to plan ahead? Are you all trying to just stick it out and hope something changes for the better by 2028? Actively looking for another job in this horrible job market? Or, trying to stay under the radar until retirement? I have a feeling that the LP offer in september is not going to get as many sign ups as they hope. They will then use this as a means to pivot to go public sometime around when PP leaves. All under the guise that we don't have enough buy ins to keep the pyramid err uh "partnership" afloat. 1450 FAs walked away last year, a new EDJ record. That should tell you something.

I wonder who else will follow their lead

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/centene-to-offer-buyouts-to-some-employees.html

Centene offering buyout plans to its employees due to low Medicaid enrollment.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/centene-offers-most-staff-buyouts-after-obamacare-member-losses-bloomberg-news-2026-06-15/

https://truepointwealth.com/viewpoint/three-questions-to-ask-about-your-voluntary-separation-package-offering/

https://www.themuse.com/advice/when-to-take-a-buyout

Sharing so everyone has the resources and information to make the right choice without the cloud of corporate manipulation.

Want a huge bump to the stock price? Offer a package to the union side of the business. I believe many associates would take the offer!

The one-time retirement program, announced in a memo on Thursday, will be available to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up to 70 or higher.

Business Insider obtained a full copy of the document, an internal explanation of the so-called Voluntary Retirement Program (VRP). According to the document, eligible employees who take the buyout will receive:

A lump-sum cash payment equal to a minimum of eight weeks and a maximum of 39 weeks of base pay, based on seniority and tenure. Employees levels 64 and below will receive one week of base pay per six months of service, and employees levels 65 to 67 will receive two weeks of base pay per six months of service.
Up to five years of insurance coverage, including medical, dental, and vision for the employee and their dependents. Microsoft pays for the first year.
Continued regular stock vesting for six or 12 months, based on years of service.
Continued retirement stock vesting for employees who meet certain requirements.
Last day of employment July 1.

Came out today:
10 months pay
25k bonus
pro-rated 2026 bonus
PTO payout

Must have 30 years, JobGrade 12 and under

Decision date July 16, effective date August 1

Montgomery County Public Schools is offering a retirement buyout. This initiative aims to prevent employee layoffs. Eligible employees can receive a one-time payment of $10,000 or $12,000. The deadline for voluntary retirement applications is June 5. This action follows a $36 million shortfall in the school district's operating budget.

Montgomery County, Maryland

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/mcps-employees-offered-retirement-buyout-avoid-layoffs/65-53278fbf-bbec-4490-890f-850406c26167

The New School introduced a new buyout offer on May 15. This offer targets faculty members facing impending layoffs. It allows laid-off faculty to resign immediately for benefits. Benefits include salary, healthcare, and tuition waivers. The AAUP-TNS criticized the offer as an intimidation tactic.

https://www.newschoolfreepress.com/2026/05/22/the-new-school-restructuring-layoffs-involuntary-seperation-buyout/

Please don't let SAS be gutted by private equity like they already did to many other companies.

How Private Equity Gutted Local Malls: Joann Fabrics, Red Lobster, Claire's, and More.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7SQDuUKQs

Buyouts coming for management and possible eisp for the union before end of year handouts for everyone!!!!

I have a theory that Nvidia is going to buy out NetApp.

I saw today that Vena is now asking people to contact their elected government representatives and ask them to approve/support his buyout of NS. This guy is so desperate for this to happen it is sickening.

Stockton University has initiated a voluntary buyout program for employees. Professors and select managerial staff are currently eligible for the offer. This move aims to curb expenses and ensure the university's financial stability. The institution faces challenges including declining enrollment and proposed state aid reductions. Staffing costs account for 61% of Stockton's annual budget.

New Jersey

https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2026/05/nj-university-rolls-out-staff-buyouts-amid-lower-enrollment-proposed-aid-cut.html

Colleges nationwide announced hundreds of layoffs and buyouts in April. Many institutions face budget deficits and funding challenges. Hampshire College and Anna Maria College are closing, leading to significant job losses. Other universities like Maryland and Wisconsin also plan job reductions. These cuts stem from state funding reductions, enrollment declines, and program reviews.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/cost-cutting/2026/05/04/college-closures-contributed-deep-cuts-april