#downsizing

There are almost no upstream technical employees left. All being replaced by downstream. If you are heritage upstream technical your days are numbered. They are coming for you.

• Trinity Health - laying off 557 IT workers; second layoff wave of the year.
• MultiCare Health System - 100+ layoffs plus hospital/clinic closures in Washington.
• Lee Enterprises - staff cuts across its newspapers.
• Merck - another round of layoffs at its Rahway, New Jersey campus; 88 layoffs had also been announced there in June.
• McClatchy - major layoffs at newspapers nationwide, including the Lexington Herald-Leader.
• IG Group - reportedly preparing hundreds of layoffs as part of a consumer-business restructuring.
• Rugged Liner - 90 employees being laid off in connection with the closure of its Owosso operation.
• The Trade Desk - laying off more than 500 employees.
• Conifer / Tenet subsidiary - cutting 1,000+ jobs tied to the departure of a major customer.
• Texas Family Initiative LLC - planning a permanent mass layoff affecting 307 employees.
• Channel 4 - roughly 300 jobs reportedly at risk in what was expected to be its biggest round of layoffs.
• News 4 San Antonio and KABB Fox 29 - layoffs reported at the sister TV stations.
• Colorado Office of Information Technology - 173 state workers had been laid off; 15 were later rehired.
• Columbia - two of four career-advisor positions were eliminated in a recent round of staff layoffs.
• Full Sail University - named in a roundup about college layoffs; individual layoff count not provided.
• Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) - named in a roundup about college layoffs; individual layoff count not provided.
• Johns Hopkins - named in a roundup about college layoffs; individual layoff count not provided.
• Blueprint Medicines - said to have had the largest employee impact in an August biopharma layoff roundup.
• Oracle - described as having laid off more than 20,000 people.
• ESPN - mentioned in connection with a recent round of layoffs.
• Meta - mentioned in a story about a former employee who had been laid off.
• Blizzard / Microsoft - mentioned in stories discussing previous layoffs and new union protections against layoffs.
• Volkswagen / JLR - mentioned in connection with layoffs affecting thousands of jobs.
• Cognizant - mentioned in an article that references layoffs and reduced office space.

A q for folks who have been around for a while. 18 months here. Just curious to see if there is a pattern. I dont have any insider info, I just feel that all companies are cutting. I may be 100% off.

Wow, that is spectacular downfall. And I have heard from my retail sources that Hoka and On has slowed a lot.

This is perfect storm of economy, fatigue by consumers with same styles and lack of design direction in the industry.

For next round of upswing in the industry, the answer is TIME. And it might take a while and it might have to start level that way lower than now.
And in meantime, there could be a lot more pain including downsizing and layoffs etc.

Following recent layoffs impacting its Destiny and Marathon teams, game studio Bungie is consolidating its operations. The company is moving out of its current headquarters. This move suggests a significant reduction in the studio's physical footprint. The exact reasons for the relocation beyond downsizing are not detailed.

Bellevue, Washington

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni66001984/?ref_=ttnw_art_perm

The Trade Desk is implementing a significant workforce reduction, impacting fifteen percent of its employees. This move is part of a strategic restructuring aimed at creating smaller, more focused operational units. The company's CEO cited a need for greater agility and sharpened focus in his internal communication. This downsizing follows a period of disappointing financial performance and significant executive turnover. The company aims to improve execution and platform capabilities through these changes.

New York, New York

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-trade-desk-lays-off-15-of-staff-2026-9

What’s the latest on the US? We are literally going to drown with all the people already cut.

Biotechnology firm Cellares Corporation is reducing its workforce by 68 employees. These layoffs are occurring at the company's Bridgewater facility. The company stated the cuts are part of a restructuring effort. This move aims to focus resources on existing customer programs. The decision follows the termination of a partnership with a pharmaceutical client.

Bridgewater, New Jersey

https://www.nj.com/business/2026/09/68-nj-workers-to-lose-jobs-after-biotechnology-company-downsizes.html

Any more cuts expected?

Here’s the last 10 years of Walmart layoff history. You can see layoffs for this year are winding down:

[ ] January- 3 times
[ ] February- 2 times
[ ] March - 5 times
[ ] April - 7 times
[ ] May - 5 times
[ ] June - 6 times
[ ] July - 8 times
[ ] August - 5 times
[ ] September - 3 times
[ ] October - 2 times
[ ] November - 1 time
[ ] December - 6 times

Doesn’t mean they are completely done.

With the stock price plummeting back to all time lows, will there be additional layoffs to cut expenses?

Crosby Marketing Communications will lay off twenty employees. This decision follows the loss of a significant contract. The company is based in Anne Arundel County. These layoffs represent the second round of job cuts in the area recently.

Annapolis, Maryland

https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2026/08/28/crosby-marketing-layoffs-annapolis-contracts.html

Whoa, looks like Stripe just didn’t like what they saw. Now the next guy gets even cheaper. I wonder how long until Enrique gets fired? He was brought on to execute faster but he can’t even do layoffs timely. We’ve been talking for MONTHS layoffs.

Unclear how many

For your sanity, just assume every department will see cuts. You can either wait and see or take control and start looking now. I know that sounds harsh, but it's the reality.

Post losses here.

Easy way to remove excess fat.

People are pretty upset about the new VP from Walmart. Word is he's already having a tough time over there, so everyone is scratching their heads as to why Nike decided to bring him on. It feels like ITC is about to head downhill, and with no other locations to rescue, GT in trouble and shift everything back to PHK.

Has anyone heard of any layoffs ahead or are things still quiet?

If you think the layoffs in 2026 are bad, wait until the bloodbath coming in 2027.

Are we done with cuts for now or not?

150 service reps got fired nationwide on Friday, August 14.

What's going on?

Layoffs were just an occasional thing until a couple of years ago. How did we get to a point where they're now happening every few months?

Stone Brewing is closing three Escondido locations and eliminating 220 jobs. This move follows the company's sale by Sapporo to Firestone Walker and Duvel Moortgat. Production will be consolidated at facilities in Paso Robles, California, and Kansas City, Missouri. The company stated it is committed to supporting affected employees through this transition. This downsizing reflects broader challenges in the independent craft beer industry.

Escondido, California

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-21/stone-brewing-bumble-bee-foods-layoffs

It could be ≤5,000 layoffs. What do you think?

They are now assigning arbitrary ETAs to work items to justify their next targets for downsizing. No accounting for how long the work actually takes, just assuming their bean counting directors know a reasonable metric for every task under them, and making sizing decisions based on that fiction.

This is happening after they took away the functionality and systems to actually log your work performed and the time it took.

If you think it's bad now, it's about to get a whole lot worse.

Merck KGaA's North American division, EMD Serono, has laid off 20 employees at its Billerica, Massachusetts research site. This reduction follows a previous announcement about enforcing onsite work requirements at the same location. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect in late October. The company stated the decision was made to better support its R&D approach and future needs. This move is part of a broader trend of downsizing its American R&D operations as it shifts focus to external innovation.

Billerica, MA

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/merck-kgaa-lays-20-staffers-latest-blow-us-research-team

With mass layoffs in US, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, and elsewhere, the question arises whether the sinking Titanic will manage to stay afloat. All international operations are currently halted. Without vision and without progress... "Cu è surdu, orbu e taci, campa cent'anni 'n paci"

As expected & rumored

More unfortunate news today?

Expect more today and tomorrow.

So finally the company got the ba--s to be honest and broke the news Wilmington office IS closing June 2027. But the kicker is they are saying everyone “left” would be working remotely. I just don’t see that being true after all they just FIRED tons of people for working remote and some just because of downsizing. I feel in 10 months we will all be told to go home and leave the equipment right here as in HUGE LAY OFF. This su-ks!!!!!