#departmentclosure

GA showed up to the Salt Lake this week while many of the long term team were out of the office. Why were they taking pictures and counting desks? Are they on a mission to shut down the office??? There are now 25+ open seats with 5 remaining people in the location, so one cannot expect that they are looking to keep the doors open. Did not the branch have several physical security issues earlier this year? Did not zone and regional leaders visit the site just last week in an attempt to settle the team down in the wake of another long term leadership departure? What’s happening to our company?

Will there be more cuts next week?

Does anyone have insight into the process or timeline of laying off an entire department of individual contributors and moving the positions offshore?

Does Optum ever hire temporary US contractors to replace us first and then eventually move to offshoring?

Lovelace Health System confirmed cutting 43 employees from its workforce. These layoffs primarily affect administrative and support roles. This represents about 1.6% of their local workforce. The health system cited rising costs and a challenging policy environment. They also mentioned shifting payor dynamics as a factor.

Albuquerque, N.M.

https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/lovelace-health-system-cuts-43-employees-amid-challenging-policy-environment/

EPISD began its planned staff reductions. Sixty-three employees were notified of job cuts on June 11. The cuts address a $52.8 million budget gap. An additional $42 million deficit looms for the district. Employees were advised against signing voluntary resignation forms.

El Paso, Texas

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/education/2026/06/11/episd-layoffs-start-as-63-employees-notified/90506855007/

Black Mountain faces a nearly $2 million budget shortfall. Rising operational costs and storm recovery expenses caused the deficit. Town Manager Richard Hicks cited rising personnel and health insurance costs. Officials propose freezing five to six positions and raising taxes. They also consider increasing garbage fees and water rates to balance the budget.

Black Mountain, N.C.

https://wlos.com/news/local/black-mountain-budget-shortfall-million-officials-town-manager-layoffs-tax-increases-interim-richard-hicks-community-governments-helene-recovery-meeting-

Any cuts?

Erie Mayor Daria Devlin's administration is cutting city jobs. Six city jobs are being cut or vacated. The city faces a $12 million budget deficit for 2027. Expense cuts are also mandated. The administration seeks financial assistance from local entities.

Erie, PA

https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2026/06/08/city-of-erie-12-million-budget-crisis-layoffs-cuts/90418619007/

A lot of whispers say July. Jville-Heartland is one of the targets. Is it all of Jville or select leaders? If you know, just say so people can start preparing.

So what is everyone hearing? Any cuts on the horizon?

Federal agents raided Wicked Superstore on June 2. The owner then announced indefinite layoffs for all staff. He stated he lacked funds to pay them for recent work. Former employees claimed no knowledge of illegal activities. The store had a history of numerous police calls and a homic--e.

Springfield, Missouri

https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/wicked-superstore-raided-employees/

Were there layoffs already this year in all divisions? Any depts expect more this year? Any division safer?

And already some good deselections… who should go next ?

What roles / departments are being targeted in the uk. Lots of muttering but no real facts. Any information is appreciated.

Layoffs are planned for the Chelan-Douglas Health District. This follows the chief administrator's departure last month. The public health department serves two counties. It manages child nutrition programs and vaccinations. The district also handles disease outbreaks for the Wenatchee Valley.

Wenatchee, WA

https://www.ncwlife.com/news/videos/layoffs-follow-health-agency-chiefs-resignation/video_53e0476a-e59b-51ea-85dc-d2064519150c.html

EPISD declared a financial exigency. This decision followed a four-hour meeting and a 5-1 vote. The declaration allows for cutting 54 teaching positions. Forty contract positions are also being cut. These measures aim to address the district's financial deficit.

El Paso, Texas

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/education/2026/06/05/what-the-episd-approved-financial-exigency-means-for-layoffs/90416474007/

How many did we lose in this round? Also, can we finally consider this over or will it continue somewhere down the line?

Palo Alto Unified School District forecasts financial hardship and potential layoffs. This follows the failure of Measure B, a parcel tax that would have generated $15 million annually. The district also reached an impasse in contract negotiations with its teachers' union. Chief Business Officer Charen Yu stated staff positions and expenditures may be cut. Educators dispute the district's conservative budget projections, citing historically higher year-end balances.

Palo Alto, California

https://www.paloaltoonline.com/palo-alto-schools/2026/06/04/school-district-forecasts-financial-uncertainty-layoffs-after-parcel-tax-fails/

Is this mainly focused on the groups in the “corporate functions” overhead org or all of the embedded functions in the businesses as well? Been hearing the overhead groups already found out last week or week prior not sure about the others.

And if so, any ideas on what's going to get hit?

Monumental Sports & Entertainment recently laid off staff. Approximately 30 employees were affected by these cuts. This number is less than four percent of the total workforce. The organization employs around 1,000 workers. Management attributed the layoffs to redundancy and duplicated work.

Washington, D.C.

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2026/06/03/monumental-sports-staff-layoffs-wizards-capitals.html

There are a lot of rumors that upper leadership has stated that SLC will be displacing the QA deptments end of June possibly the end of 3rd quarter in Sept. Its also been said that most of SLC will be gone before 2027. Any truth to this?

Planning is underway at this time for first quarter closing of the Bloomington Minnesota center and building.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Anyone know if there will be new layoff rounds in June? Hearing rumors that layoffs could become a quarterly occurrence. Any insight on whether there might be cuts next week, and if they would be concentrated in STS or spread across multiple organizations?

Reorganization announcements have started. We were notified today, and while I cannot share the specific area, our team was not laid off. Instead, the team is being split up and moved under different managers.

We were told that the reorganization will continue next week in waves, with additional teams being notified over time. We were also informed that some areas across the company may experience layoffs.

I was also able to confirm that a coworker in a completely different department was recently asked to provide a manager breakdown and reporting list. Based on that, it seems the timing of notifications may depend on the department, and some employees may not hear anything for another couple of weeks.

I am on a year long leave. I was just told my position was eliminated. Does this mean I am pretty much fired when my year off ends or does it mean I just go to a new department?

Layoffs at Asante began this week. Employees reported cuts in IT, security, and nutrition departments. Asante CEO Tom Gessel previously warned of a projected $50 million deficit. He anticipated 300 or more job losses in fiscal year 2026. Asante officials declined to comment on the reported layoffs.

Medford, Oregon

https://rv-times.com/2026/05/27/asante-declines-comment-on-reported-first-wave-of-budget-cutting-layoffs/

Columbia College recently laid off six tenured faculty members. This action addresses declining enrollment and a growing budget deficit. The college has now cut 54 full-time faculty since January 2025. The layoffs impacted the Schools of Communication and Culture and Design. Affected faculty will receive pay through the next academic year.

https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/breaking-college-lays-off-6-tenured-faculty-in-fourth-round-of-cuts/

Methuen police leadership seeks a civil service law exemption. This change would base demotions on time in rank. Current civil service rules consider total employment time. The City Council gave initial approval to this proposal. State legislature adoption is still required for the change.

Methuen, Massachusetts

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/city-seeks-modification-to-civil-service-rules-in-the-event-of-layoffs/article_d3b0ce4f-8d7e-4094-87bc-c6abaef5b5b0.html

Asante confirmed it began staff layoffs. CEO Tom Gessel anticipated these reductions. He expected around 300 employees would be affected. This impacts 5 to 6 percent of staff. The health system reports significant financial losses.

Medford, Oregon

https://kobi5.com/news/top-stories/asante-begins-layoffs-as-ceo-anticipated-308236/

Portland State University faces significant financial challenges. Its enrollment has dropped over 20 percent since the pandemic began. President Ann Cudd proposes laying off faculty and eliminating two departments. This plan includes 52 union faculty positions and the conflict resolution and university studies departments. Faculty unions strongly oppose these proposed cuts and have voted no confidence.

Portland, Oregon

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty/labor-unionization/2026/05/26/portland-state-layoffs-loom-despite-faculty-calls-pause

Some MD's have saved their bootlickers by moving them around to other people under Nawani but data team members n Markets and Banking and International has been hit. That's all I know.. Not sure who or how many or what titles

The rumors have been floating around for weeks now that more is coming, but nothing official just yet. Has anyone heard a date or even a rough timeline for when the next round is supposed to start?