#departmentclosure

In another great move by Hertz, they are laying off all of their car salespeople, closing all car sales locations, and are going to have the car rental folks handle the auto sales.
Ridiculous.
After limiting the financing options buyers had, looking down on cash deals, having a series of bad CRMs, failed central-scheduling of customer appointments, and more, they are shutting down a division that made customers happy. Is this a surprise? Not to mention laying off a whole bunch of people just before Thanksgiving. But hey, at least they have Tom Brady and Formula 1. SMDH

looks to be another 100ish+ roles. sales, ops, product, hr, it today.

People Inc. is implementing a substantial layoff, impacting 195 employees across various locations. This marks the company's second significant round of job cuts within approximately a year. The majority of these reductions will affect staff at its New York headquarters and its remote workforce. Additionally, employees in Des Moines, Birmingham, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Bangalore will be affected. This decision was communicated via a memo from CEO Neil Vogel.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2026/10/29/people-inc-layoffs-des-moines-jobs/92495048007/

Des Moines, Iowa

What are the chances of these roles facing redundancy?

People Inc. has announced significant workforce reductions. The company is laying off 195 employees, representing approximately 6% of its total staff. These cuts primarily impact the print and legacy web divisions. Affected employees are being notified through scheduled one-on-one meetings. This move aligns with broader trends of downsizing within the media industry.

New York, NY

https://www.adweek.com/media/people-inc-lays-off-195-employees-around-6-of-headcount/

Use this thread to post what you learn about layoffs today (orgs, levels, offices, severance, etc.)

I'm sure there are others, but announcements are still being made throughout the week.

Anyone figured this out yet? How are they selecting who goes and who stays? Some associate director decisions at least at our property make no sense. Curious, share if you have more info

Legal was hit Monday night. A mix of lawyers and legal professionals. Hard to tell how many, maybe 5% of the staff.

Wonder what additional plants are being reviewed for closure or selling off?

Good luck to those that were let go

Word downtown is that Conventional will get hit by end of Nov....too many supervisors anyway that don't add value....good luck everyone

Sad to see the design team get cuts.. Lost a manager and so far two designers

CLT based. Just got the axe. Executive Director said FCO as a whole is getting cut down. Role is completely eliminated.

Portland's public housing authority, Home Forward, is preparing to announce staff layoffs next week. This decision stems from a worsening budget deficit, now estimated to be at least $38 million for fiscal year 2027. The organization's financial struggles have been exacerbated by previously unbudgeted expenses and unfulfilled cost-saving measures. Details regarding the specific positions affected and the impact on residents remain unclear. Affected employees will continue working until January 4th.

Portland, Oregon

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/layoffs-loom-as-home-forward-grapples-with-larger-than-expected-deficit/

Caremark layoffs started last Friday and still ongoing. Prepare yourselves.

Do we think layoffs will come by the end of October or November?
I heard there will be layoffs

My team over the past 3 years has been reduced down by 80%. Currently our team consists of nearly 40% open roles. My suspicion is these open roles will be open for sometime. We had other open roles that were cancelled at the point of making offers. A shell game of keeping headcount and budget without spending money. Are other teams at Support Center having a similar situation?

Have heard from more than one person that FDX plant upgrade programs may be scrapped due to high cost. In my market they have trialed plant maintenance doing the physical cutovers instead of BPs. There are several teams dedicated to this project that would no longer be needed if this is true.

In the last week there has been a huge push to eliminate experienced talent across a lot of branch based positions including UBs, RBs, BLs, BOPs. Many including myself have been given similar reasons of “This is a performance based decision that has been made by the appropriate level of management” regardless of actual results. Too many “effective immediately, __ is no longer employed with Truist” emails this week for this all to be a coincidence.

we all know what’s going on in Lake Mary is completely wrong. especially the departments that are supposed to be independent. fire them all. replace with outsourced resources

A snack company based in New Jersey is closing its plant in Conover. This closure will result in 92 employees losing their jobs. The company also plans to shut down a facility in Pennsylvania in December. The article does not provide further details on the reasons for these closures. The impact on the snack company's overall operations is not specified.

Conover, North Carolina

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2026/10/22/layoffs-our-home-snacks-conover-catawba-county.html

They are closing San Jose division early next year

The split hasn't even hit yet and I personally know 8 people that have lost their jobs. They haven't even done the first "wave" off mass cuts that are planned before new year but they are cutting at staggering numbers already. Nothing makes sense. And they said there's going to be second major wave around March before summer. Its already a massive wave and theyre acting like nothings happening.

Only RVP left in each region with RSVPs having 1 VP and two Sr Directors.

Prediction:

• RSVPs have to be next as the reporting structure makes no sense

Can someone please tell what happened when imperial announced layoffs first and then gave the operator ship of syncrude to suncor. what happened with the remaining employees?

which departments and employees got absorbed by suncor?

#wanted to know as same thing is going to happen to Kearl.

S&S Worldwide is implementing significant layoffs at its Colchester headquarters. The company plans to eliminate 70 positions by mid-December. This action is attributed to unspecified "business circumstances." The arts and crafts distributor has a long history, founded in 1906. This follows a period of financial restructuring in 2022.

Colchester, Connecticut

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/ss-worldwide-plans-major-layoffs-at-colchester-headquarters/

Cycling Sports Group Inc., known for its Cannondale brand, will close its Wilton office. This closure will result in 143 employees losing their jobs. The layoffs will affect various departments, including engineering, sales, and finance. The company, part of Netherlands-based Pon Holdings, has roots in Connecticut dating back over fifty years. The reason for the closure has not been disclosed.

Wilton, Connecticut

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/bicycle-company-to-close-ct-office-layoffs-to-affect-143-workers/

Managers are being let go that work on the Resi side. People on the 7th floor being grabbed one at a time.

They already eliminated hundreds of teams in multiple depts. This is nuts. Every level is getting hit like a heat seeking missle. Good luck folks.

There’s been a lot of discussion about potential cuts at the director level and above. Has anyone heard anything about whether M1 and M2 positions are expected to be impacted as well?

New Orleans' sanitation department is proposing significant budget reductions for 2027. These cuts would lead to substantial layoffs, reducing staff from 73 to 18 employees. Services like homeless encampment cleanup and special event sanitation, including Mardi Gras, would be eliminated. Council members expressed strong opposition to the proposed firings and service reductions. The department is exploring alternative funding and inter-departmental support to mitigate the impact.

New Orleans, Louisiana

https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-sanitation-budget-layoffs-mardi-gras-cleanup/74183456

Hearing that there were multiple Directors let go on the CB HR team - anyone hearing more from that group on if it has moved past HR yet?

While I don't expect direct/first-hand knowledge shared here, I wanted to see if others have more concrete examples of potential upcoming layoffs beyond just speculation and "I heard..." echo chambers.

As for me, I know of one VP whose calendar is not private. Last week they had an event on their calendar called "[Department] Talent Review". The meeting included a group of VPs, their C-level boss, and someone from HR.

Hard to misinterpret that one...

Who makes the decision? Who provides inputs?

No warm holidays this year