#employeerelations

What’s the maximum number of years a manager can stay in their role? I remember my first manager telling me it’s usually around three years, since company doesn't want the same person ranking the same batch of employees over and over for too long.

Anyone else on Italy?

I’m sorry, but this message is a pretty tone-deaf way to communicate with employees, especially right now.

“Pre-order week is for our customers first.” Got it, Jon. Apparently employees, many of whom are also customers and shareholders, can wait our turn.

After another round of layoffs and with employees being asked to do more with less, telling the people who actually work here that we’re simply not the priority is… certainly a choice.

We can talk all day about putting customers first, but employees aren’t some separate category from the business. We ARE customers. We ARE shareholders. And we’re the people responsible for delivering the experience you’re telling customers to buy.

The continued framing of employees as a number or a resource rather than people who have invested years of their lives into this company is exactly why messaging like this lands so poorly.

There was a much better way to say “customers get first access” without essentially reminding employees where ELT believes we rank.

Tone matters. Especially right now.

I normally get my check on Thursday but did not receive it today. Anyone know if they do something weird with the last check? I can usually see deposits 2-3 days in advance and I see nothing incoming.

I am glad they did not ask me to participate in recruiting on school campuses this year.
I could not ethically tell students that a career at EM is a good choice.
I believe that nearly zero USA recruits starting now will survive the annual PIP layoffs long enough to retire.

Even very good employees can get PIP’d by a bad Supervisor, or by transferring into a tight group, or transferring out of a group that needs a mandatory PIP sacrifice, or just ending up with a boss that is intimidated because the employee knows more than him.

How can EM recruiters lie to students to convince them that EM is a career company?

I guess the layoffs didn’t matter after all.

How interesting. People in LinkedIn who don’t even know what the energy cube is are using it now as a meme for people leaving their jobs.

https://lnkd.in/p/gnaw3VNj

What exactly do these guys do? They're always in POC mode, churning out white papers that nobody really reads. Do they actually add any value?.

Cummins keeps pushing this whole diversity-and-mental-health thing, the "let's all sit around the hot tub, hold hands and make sure everyone's feeling good" vibe.

But is that actually true? Is the culture really as "inclusive" as they claim? Every manager ending every meeting with the company's favorite buzzword—"Cummins values"—sure makes it sound that way.

The reality is a different story. As a white, Christian, straight guy, I get the short end of the stick constantly. Go ahead and apply for internal openings all you want—nobody's listening. They'll pass you over for someone with way less experience, sometimes none at all.

In any technical discussion, no matter how much evidence I bring to the table, management sides with the women in the room every time. My director actually told me, "You're right 99% of the time, but you're going to hurt her feelings and she'll get emotional." So the company shelled out $500k to a law firm just to confirm what I'd already proven for free.

Working here is flat-out he-l for me. The problem is I can't afford to walk away, and job-hunting in this economy is brutal.

As a God-fearing Christian, I used to dread the day I'd have to face my Maker. But four years at this company taught me something—and it's honestly the one good thing I've gotten out of it: I'm not scared of that day anymore. Turns out he-l on earth is real, and Judgment Day will feel like a relief by comparison. Funny enough, I heard Elon Musk say almost the same thing recently. Didn't realize he worked at Cummins too.

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• Source: TheLayoff.com, board: Thread regarding T-Mobile layoffs
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Posted April 24 by Z, post ID @OP+1kpztp1hb.

Gross. Supply chain/procurement.

Reply 1 of 52, post ID @ae+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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I assume consultants are excluded from RTO as always.

Reply 2 of 52, post ID @aj+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Some orgs under John Saw are also instructing employees to do 5 days RTO with WFH option only when necessary

Reply 3 of 52, post ID @aq+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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who’s org is that

Reply 4 of 52, post ID @ar+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Maybe that will help the stock price.

Reply 5 of 52, post ID @as+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: aj
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• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@as+1kpztp1hb

@aj RTO 5 days a week? Damn I have to quit the second job now

Reply 6 of 52, post ID @ay+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: OP
• Reactions: 7 total, +6 / -1, net +5
• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@ay+1kpztp1hb

@OP right now most of them are coming to office for couple of hours only, Does that mean we will do the same thing 5 days a week or should be in office for 8 hrs a day for all 5 days?

Reply 7 of 52, post ID @az+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Abdul's (now Joh Saw's) org was 5 days RTO for managers/directors as soon as the place was reopened with WFH as an exception (e.g., we've got a 3am install occurring...) and you had to have the mandated jab.
Funny that JUST NOW the rest of the org is being mandated RTO.

Reply 8 of 52, post ID @bc+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 24
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: aq
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• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@bc+1kpztp1hb

@aq It's Simpson's org.

Reply 9 of 52, post ID @fr+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 25
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Simpson has small hands and an even smaller d∗∗k. He is a weasel and is only looking out for his best interests. He is long overdue for a visit from the karma faeries.

Reply 10 of 52, post ID @kj+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 26
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: ay
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@ay, leadership know that some people are just badge swiping. There will be surveillance enhancements to know who is leaving the office building and when. Facial recognition, transition from using the badge to device for building access, who knows what's coming. But what is clear is their stance on WFH has changed.

Reply 11 of 52, post ID @md+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 26
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Simpson is clearly not a nice person. His wife must be miserable.

Reply 12 of 52, post ID @n1+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 26
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: kj
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• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@n1+1kpztp1hb

@kj If you come in the garage, you have to badge in and out.

Reply 13 of 52, post ID @qt+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 27
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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It's about time. There are way too many employees taking advantage of "Working" from Home....aka Costco runs, babysitting, mowing the lawn, playing golf, watching TV, sleeping, and who knows what else!
Time to get back to the office where the above activities will be harder to pull off. This company needs every employee fully engaged and doing the work they are being paid to do. The stock is way off and shareholders deserve better. The Covid era party has lasted way too long, and is finally coming to an end.

Reply 14 of 52, post ID @qx+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 27
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: qt
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@qt Old do-nothing office lurking farts like you are why I quit.

Reply 15 of 52, post ID @qy+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 27
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: qt
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@qt time for all the lazy WFH caucasian ladies to get back to work!

Reply 16 of 52, post ID @w8+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 28
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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As it should be. We're now in year six post Fauci's Folly. Time to get back to work.

Reply 17 of 52, post ID @w9+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 28
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: qt
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• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@w9+1kpztp1hb

@qt Unfortunately for T-Mobile this is a legit reply, for hopefully not most, but too many of our employees. Too bad some people have to ruin a good thing.

Reply 18 of 52, post ID @y8+1kpztp1hb

• Date: April 28
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: kj
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@kj they are already using zScaler to monitor everyone's time in the office. They know what office/location your laptop is connected to and for how long.

Reply 19 of 52, post ID @1pj+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 4
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: w9
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@w9 Several tech companies announced permanent wfh and methodically forced people back into the office. Productivity was up, now they’re resentful. Bring the blame these full of sh-t corporations for their actions, not employees.

Reply 20 of 52, post ID @1pk+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 4
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: qt
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@qt I guess you’re more productive while talking around a break room drinking coffee instead, or physically attending pointless weekly meetings about updates that you already put in 2 or 3 slide presentations the previous day. You must really have no life if you prefer to be trapped in an office 5 days a week for this nonsense.

Reply 21 of 52, post ID @1q4+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 4
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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I don't mind RTO but maybe they could wait until gas prices go back down to normal.

Reply 22 of 52, post ID @1vm+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 5
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 1pk
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@1pk coffee talk, son. Company rules. You're getting paid well. If you don't like it, leave.

Reply 23 of 52, post ID @1yd+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 5
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 1pk
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@1pk You sound like another Gen "Fill in the Blank with whatever Letter suits you" who thinks a job is all about you and what makes you happy. Its called a freaking Job...thats why they pay you. Sounds like what you are really wanting is freedom and the ability to call your own shots. That's called financial independence or retirement. Until then...you are an employee where they pay you to do, what they tell you to do. Save your money my friend and invest well. Cheers!

Reply 24 of 52, post ID @20c+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 6
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 1yd
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@1yd Sadly, I’m probably closer to your age than you think but I’ve evolved to recognize work life balance and not be a sheep. I’m not talking about hard work, I’m talking about office politics. By all means do your job well. That said; We’re all entitled to some level of freedom. The days of shutting down from work off hours is over for most people with technology. In the very least, you should be allowed to work remotely a good portion of your time.
Ironic that you signed off with “cheers.” Perhaps you should consider the European philosophy to work instead of being pretentious.

Reply 25 of 52, post ID @20m+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 6
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 20c
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@20c if you're not shutting down after hours, that's your fault.

Reply 26 of 52, post ID @20w+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 6
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 20m
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@20m Not when your management tells you to be available after hours and weekends. Again not everyone has the luxury of bsing half of the day in the office.

Reply 27 of 52, post ID @220+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 6
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 20w
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@20w sounds like you need a new job or take your tough guy rto attitude to your boss and let them know you don't work after hours and weekends. Do something instead of complaining on the Internet.

Reply 28 of 52, post ID @252+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 20w
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@20w It's so fun to hear you business types moan about working after hours. Try being on an engineering or tech team where you routinely are up from Midnight to 3am doing an install that may or may not go well, due to dependence on developers in Mumbai or Hyderabad.

Reply 29 of 52, post ID @25q+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 252
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@252 on top of that, the engineers that are pulling multiple all nighters at home for a deployment still risk losing their jobs if they do not scan in at an office for 3 days that week.

Reply 30 of 52, post ID @265+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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It’s not just about a badge swipe. It’s going to be hourly laptop pings confirming connection to the LAN to see how long you stay in the office, along with geofencing your phone. This is truly insidious work. Trust me. I’m the one creating the report.

Reply 31 of 52, post ID @267+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 264
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@264 Whatever you say Donald. Haven’t you been on the golf course half of the time yourself?

Reply 32 of 52, post ID @268+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 265
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@265 they are not geofencing phones. I pay for my phone and service. Nowhere in the T&Cs does it state this for employees. If this was proven to be occurring, the company could get majorly fined. Company issued laptops are a different story. Your personal phones and service that you pay for - not happening.

Reply 33 of 52, post ID @269+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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I have been retired a couple years. All I know is Costco, pickleball courts, coffee shops, Home Depot and everything else you can imagine have a lot more under 60 people at them, during normal weekday working hours. Before Covid, when I would take a vacation day during the week....most places were a ghost town. Not the case anymore. Either everyone is retired all a sudden, or something else is going on. I think you can do the math from here. This isn't just a T-Mobile thing either. Publicly traded companies that answer to shareholders are course correcting. And....AI is more than happy to do your job too.

Reply 34 of 52, post ID @26b+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 269
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@269 Probably your old coworkers that T-Mobile and other tech companies laid off that can’t find jobs. Must be nice to skate through Sprint for 40 years, retire and complain about others. Typical boomer behavior.

Reply 35 of 52, post ID @290+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 8
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 268
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@268 You may pay for your phone, but as an employee you are not paying for your service. The free service comes with some hooks.

Reply 36 of 52, post ID @2aj+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 8
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 290
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@290 that is B S. Stop lying. I am in Network and this does not happen.

Reply 37 of 52, post ID @2bp+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 8
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Return-to-office (RTO) trends in 2026 are defined by tighter enforcement of hybrid models and a shift away from flexible, ad-hoc schedules toward mandatory 3-to-5 day in-office requirements. Despite worker reluctance, many major employers are utilizing badge-swipe tracking and expanding disciplinary action to ensure compliance.
Key RTO Trends Rise of the 4-to-5 Day Mandate: The standard 2-3 day hybrid model is evolving. Around 30% of organizations now require a full 5-day in-office week, while four-day requirements are steadily increasing.
The Era of "The Great Compliance": Unlike the past few years where return mandates led to massive pushback, a tightening job market has caused the percentage of workers willing to quit over RTO to drop to roughly 7%.
Stricter Badge-Swipe Tracking: Companies are actively using digital surveillance—such as badge-swipe data and location logins—rather than relying on trust to enforce required minimum office days.
Sector-Specific Stringency: The push is particularly aggressive in finance and tech. For example, prominent institutions like UBS have restricted remaining junior banker flexibilities, demanding 5-day attendance.
Disconnection & Morale Issues: Although compliance is up, continuous enforcement alongside organizational layoffs has contributed to a growing disconnect between executives prioritizing physical presence and employees valuing flexibility.

Reply 38 of 52, post ID @2da+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 9
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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I’m working my 40 hours and not a minute extra. Bo-m! 💥

Reply 39 of 52, post ID @2g2+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 9
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2bp
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@2bp okay. Be honest. If TMO really wants to implement back to office. They better make sure f..ing people scanning and going back. These Directors and VP knows who they are and not taking any action. This is 2 sets of standards. Get this f.. fix first and then ask other to RTO.

Reply 40 of 52, post ID @2hj+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 10
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2g2
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@2g2 I’ve seen plenty of directors and even a VP only spend a short amount of time in the office doing this same very thing. The hypocrisy of it all is astounding and yet somehow expected.

Reply 41 of 52, post ID @2pn+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 11
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2hj
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@2hj No one will be exempt from the reports that will be pulled. For those who think otherwise...FAFO

Reply 42 of 52, post ID @2qb+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 11
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2q5
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@2q5 I heard there are people at frisco and Bellevue who tested positive for hantavirus Friday. Protect yourself! If you are in an office wear a N 95 mask!

Reply 43 of 52, post ID @2r2+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 11
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2pn
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@2pn Pull what report. Person who comes, scan the badge and go will be always 3 days in the report. So what is the rule? scan and go or be in the office. My manager is next to me and I can’t scan and go. But, I see other team member does that.

Reply 44 of 52, post ID @2r7+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 11
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2q5
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@2q5 Saves money not having to lay people off. Code name Uncarrier 73.6.0.

Reply 45 of 52, post ID @2rw+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 11
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2r2
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@2r2 No longer just about badge scans. Time actually in the office will be captured to show how long the computer is active and on the office network each day. I'm sure some people will try to just park there computer on campus and leave. That behavior be sniffed out quickly.

Reply 46 of 52, post ID @2s6+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 11
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2rw
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@2rw I hope you are right, but I have not seen that in reality. Every month we are told by our manager that how many days each are in the office. NOT how long they are there. This is very frustrating for people who is actually in the office and other they CHEAT the system all the time. This needs to STOP now or other be flexible.

Reply 47 of 52, post ID @2tg+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 12
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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The internal fighting that T-Mobile has created over who when and how long coworkers are in the office is lovely. They don’t need surveillance tools, just jealous tattletales or generally pi---d off peers. Great culture. [hash] we won’t stop

Reply 48 of 52, post ID @2v9+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 12
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 2tg
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@2tg Rules for thee and not me...has never worked long term. It creates an environment that no one likes and pits people against each other. Eventually either the rules change, or "everyone" is held to the same standard. Time will tell.
[hash]We won't stop

Reply 49 of 52, post ID @2vb+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 12
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Bring it on. I want the lazy a$$es who have been milking the system for way too long, to at least have to pretend to be working 8 hours a day. At the end of the day, this is a management issue. People rise or fall based on what is expected from them.

Reply 50 of 52, post ID @31m+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 13
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@31m+1kpztp1hb

RTO = dea th. Sreeney will k ill us all with the hantavirus epidemic. 🐀 🐀 🐀

Reply 51 of 52, post ID @31y+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 13
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 31m
• Reactions: 2 total, +1 / -1, net 0
• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@31y+1kpztp1hb

@31m oh the d umba ss (who types like this) with the broken keyboard is back.

Reply 52 of 52, post ID @31z+1kpztp1hb

• Date: May 13
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: 31y
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• Address: https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@31z+1kpztp1hb

@31y h a h a h a h a

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.

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• Source: TheLayoff.com, board: Thread regarding Edward Jones layoffs
• Thread ID: @1kt0n0jhf
• Posts archived: 44 (1 original post, 43 replies)
• Activity window: May 31 2026 to June 7 2026

Posted May 31 by IndiaJones, post ID @OP+1kt0n0jhf.

Here we go! Day one of ELT's move to get more of us to quit. Post your concerns, complaints, funny stories, frustrations, etc in this thread so we can keep the comment section active for our neighborhood ELT trolls who love to lurk here (they are useless anyway, so might as well give them something to do today). Good luck everyone, and enjoy the collaboration this week! 🤡

PS. r/st louis (edward jones) has a post from a few days ago that links this site if reddit is more your scene.

Reply 1 of 43, post ID @bc+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 18 total, +13 / -5, net +8

Severe thunderstorms in St. Louis should make the commute challenging.

Reply 2 of 43, post ID @be+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: bc
• Reactions: 18 total, +13 / -5, net +8

@bc they wouldn’t care if someone crashed. might like it too

Reply 3 of 43, post ID @bj+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: bc
• Reactions: 33 total, +8 / -25, net -17

@bc Breaking News! It does rain on occasion!

Reply 4 of 43, post ID @bk+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 11 total, +9 / -2, net +7

Will penelope show her face today?

Reply 5 of 43, post ID @bv+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: bk
• Reactions: 15 total, +12 / -3, net +9

@bk probably took one of our private jet rentals to some ribbon cutting ceremony she thinks she needs to be at

Reply 6 of 43, post ID @bx+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 24 total, +21 / -3, net +18

Look at all of those downvotes from the ELT crew and their cronies. They're at least doing something today.

Reply 7 of 43, post ID @by+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 66 total, +2 / -64, net -62

Guess who goes into the office 5 days a week, our colleagues in India! If you hate your job so much please quit. There are plenty of unemployed people who would love to drive to work this morning even in the rain.

Reply 8 of 43, post ID @c2+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Curious (self-chosen pseudonym)
• In reply to: no post, starts a new line of discussion
• Reactions: 14 total, +3 / -11, net -8

How is it going? Us HBA are wondering. Parking good? Everyone find a seat? Any welcome back gifts for HBA that now come to office for first time on a regular basis?

Reply 9 of 43, post ID @c3+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Stop it (self-chosen pseudonym)
• In reply to: c2
• Reactions: 21 total, +14 / -7, net +7

@c2 Speak for yourself. No. Us HBA are not wondering. We are scared for them. Concerned. Sympathetic. Hoping they are all ok. But not wondering by any means… HBA = we don’t get the scoop. And we don’t need to feed their misery and make them feel worse.

Reply 10 of 43, post ID @c6+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: c2
• Reactions: 13 total, +12 / -1, net +11

@c2 i take this as a genuine q from curious hba and will answer. No welcome or acknowledgment of RTO. Gifts? No. There’s a sign at the parking garage saying to try the other if full. I parked fine but arrived on early side.

Reply 11 of 43, post ID @c7+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: c6
• Reactions: 7 total, +5 / -2, net +3

@c6 was there an expectation for gifts?

Reply 12 of 43, post ID @cd+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: by
• Reactions: 15 total, +12 / -3, net +9

@by Absolutely do not quit. Make them fire you or lay you off. The market is terrible and they should have to cover unemployment and severance if they are insistent on replacing humans.

Reply 13 of 43, post ID @cp+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: by
• Reactions: 12 total, +9 / -3, net +6

@by Do you enjoy boot leather for every meal?

Reply 14 of 43, post ID @cq+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 10 total, +9 / -1, net +8

Who was actually responsible for managing this RTO?

Reply 15 of 43, post ID @cr+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: cq
• Reactions: 12 total, +10 / -2, net +8

@cq If (and when) it goes poorly, nobody will claim ownership of it.

Reply 16 of 43, post ID @cv+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: c7
• Reactions: 7 total, +6 / -1, net +5

@c7 I don’t think so but hba asked about welcome back gifts so answered the q. Mayne like a mug, desk supplies. Stuff people get when they start

Reply 17 of 43, post ID @cy+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: c3
• Reactions: 56 total, +10 / -46, net -36

@c3 what the he-l happened to people in the last 5 years? Having to go into the office after working at home does kind of su-k. But good grief! You aren’t going to war. I commuted to work for decades before wfh. Took trains, cars and, hold on to your hats, buses to get to the office in each city I lived in. Sometimes the weather was inclement. Sometimes there was traffic. Sometimes I had to watch out for pick pockets on crowded trains and buses. It’s called navigating the real world and you will get through it. It’s character building. Once you conquer driving to work, there will be no stopping you! You might even get up the nerve to go to the post office. Let the down votes rain down. Oh sorry! I didn’t mean to trigger you by mentioning rain 🤣

Reply 18 of 43, post ID @cz+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: cr
• Reactions: 10 total, +9 / -1, net +8

@cr oh so you're familiar with Suzie McDemon?

Reply 19 of 43, post ID @d0+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: cy
• Reactions: 18 total, +14 / -4, net +10

@cy Another sad post from an ELT member or professional bootlicker that just doesn't get it.

Reply 20 of 43, post ID @d5+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Raging Against the Machine (self-chosen pseudonym)
• In reply to: no post, starts a new line of discussion
• Reactions: 20 total, +19 / -1, net +18

Did anyone else just not go into the office today? I did and my boss who is HBA said he didn’t care.

Reply 21 of 43, post ID @d6+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: by
• Reactions: 26 total, +21 / -5, net +16

@by JFC you people and your obsession with your 3rd world slave labor is disgusting. You have completely exposed yourself as a complete out of touch mo--n. You must ELT or GP status to come up with such brilliant statement! You know why there are so many unemployed right now? Because d!ckheads like you and your ilk layoff 1 american and replace them with 3 dodgy indian contractors so you can pad the bottom line record profits some more. A special place in he-l for ghouls like you.

Reply 22 of 43, post ID @d7+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: cy
• Reactions: 26 total, +22 / -4, net +18

@cy Take my downvote and my response to your short sighted boomer mindset, you absolute walnut. The only thing missing was a story about walking to school in the snow...Do me a favor, turn your A/C off tonight and dont turn it back on. Your nasty hateful menopausal a-s will not last. You know why? Because AC was invented to help make life easier and once you take it away after having it, life su-ks. Once you see a better way of doing thing, you dont go back to the old ways if the new way works! That would be insane. Maybe you having some heat stroke will build some character, am I right?? The reason you had to take trains and long commutes was because you had to. There was no other way to work, we found a better way to work with remote work and the only people who hate it are micro managers and commercial real estate. HBA was benefit that offset the cr-p pay and cr-p health insurance. It being taken away is now a paycut for us with nothing to offset it with other than threats of layoffs. Then, you factor in everything else this nasty lying POS group called ELT has done and it is the final nail in the coffin. A great betrayal, and you think it's just about driving in the rain? This is how I know you are a d-mb person, you couldn't even take 5 seconds to look at the big picture. You mostly are ELT now that I think about it. Every study done on this RTO topic shows it as a failure, and ELT has decided to move forward anyway. Dummies

Reply 23 of 43, post ID @dj+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: by
• Reactions: 22 total, +19 / -3, net +16

@by Are you serious, you absolute Troll? Our "colleagues " in India do NOT go in to work 5 days a week! Many work from home a couple of days and yes they are handling sensitive client information in their kitchen half the time with family chatting all day long in the background. ELT you outed yourself by calling them colleagues. I hope you get the company fined with the lax protocols you all put in place.

Reply 24 of 43, post ID @dt+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: dj
• Reactions: 19 total, +15 / -4, net +11

@dj The sad part is they really think they are "winning" and on the right side of history. Or, they know they know they have wrecked this company and now have to go into panic/attack mode as this ship takes on more water.

Reply 25 of 43, post ID @en+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 36 total, +33 / -3, net +30

I've worked late at night, I've worked weekends. I've gotten up at 5 am and answered questions from India. Yes, it's summer break and I took my kid to lunch and then worked longer at the end of the day. Or I took a break and volunteered in my kids classroom and worked later. I have loved this company and stayed loyal without good pay because of this family oriented approach. In the past Edward Jones has given me time with my child. Time I will never get back and I appreciate beyond words. In return I gave you my loyalty and hard work. My dedication to getting the job done no matter when or what time because I believed in the company. I referred family members to Jones because I was confident they would be served well.
You horrible ELT people getting $20 mill a year clearly don't value loyalty or knowledge. To say I am devastated is not enough. I want you fu--s to know I have enough money to retire right now. I came back to the office to make you fire me you stupid fu--s. I am literally doing this right now to pi-s you off because you people don't have a conscious or sense of loyalty. Bring it.
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Reply 26 of 43, post ID @ey+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Curious (self-chosen pseudonym)
• In reply to: c6
• Reactions: 5 total, +5 / 0, net +5

@c6 thank you.

Reply 27 of 43, post ID @ez+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 1
• Author: Curious (self-chosen pseudonym)
• In reply to: cv
• Reactions: 8 total, +6 / -2, net +4

@cv exactly. Was a real question. Example for 100 year celebrations they had shirts, hats, etc. was wondering if they had something like that. Thanks.

Reply 28 of 43, post ID @h2+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 2
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: dj
• Reactions: 12 total, +11 / -1, net +10

@dj and Edward Jones is not their only employer. They work multiple full time jobs at once.

Reply 29 of 43, post ID @hb+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 2
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Honest question: Has anyone seen a positive outcome from a single ER initiative?

They touted faster speed, less layers/bureaucracy, more culture and collaboration, efficiency, etc., but I have not seen a single positive result. I'm trying to look at it objectively, but I just don't see it.

So, if there wasn't a single public/enterprise benefit, it's a private benefit (to them and their own goals/agenda).

Reply 30 of 43, post ID @hh+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 2
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: hb
• Reactions: 19 total, +18 / -1, net +17

@hb Every single thing they have touched has turned into a dumpster fire. Not one thing has improved for this company because of them, we are moving in the wrong direction. This RTO thing will be another giant fail when not enough people quit and they have to go back to classic layoffs. Our reputation around st.louis is tanking and the only thing we have going for us is an AI market bubble to hide all the damage.

Reply 31 of 43, post ID @hj+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 2
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: en
• Reactions: 38 total, +36 / -2, net +34

@en Everyone in the office looks tired, checked out, and annoyed. Even high up leaders I see try very hard to put on the fake coporate act, but they also look like the pressure and stress is getting to them. Something is horribly wrong with this company and it's being kept a secret.

Reply 32 of 43, post ID @hv+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 2
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: hb
• Reactions: 17 total, +16 / -1, net +15

@hb You know what is funny? We rip ELT to shreds here (because they took away our surveys) and demand answers or even sometimes honestly ask them to defend their positions. I'd be willing to have a civil debate with them, but they can't even do that! Like a petty dictator, they want to shut down all the people who question things or use logic to debate them. All they have is either some boomer talking point like "we worked 5 days in office back in my day, you need to do it too! Or "Stop complaining, quit if you don't like it!". That is it, that's all they have! They hit the down vote arrow and scurry away like a little rodent. It's annoying and down right pathetic. So I say again, where are my ELT fans at? Tell us what great things you have done here that make you deserve the millions in your paycheck?

Reply 33 of 43, post ID @jg+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 2
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: hjn
• Reactions: 7 total, +6 / -1, net +5

@hjn, I give this place 6 months then a BIG bo-b to drop!

Reply 34 of 43, post ID @nb+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 3
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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Anybody in office get the free breakfast this morning? How was it?

Reply 35 of 43, post ID @p0+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 3
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: nb
• Reactions: 9 total, +8 / -1, net +7

@nb nope. I'm not eating their slop for a photo op. Breakfast was still paid for us out of the bottom line, not like penny used her own bank account for those powdered eggs lol

Reply 36 of 43, post ID @q3+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 3
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: nb
• Reactions: 13 total, +11 / -2, net +9

@nb It wasn't a breakfast. It was 3/4 cup yogurt with several toppings and up to 4 mini quiches the size of a quarter. It was a poor attempt at bribery.

Reply 37 of 43, post ID @q7+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 3
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: q3
• Reactions: 4 total, +2 / -2, net 0

@q3 and probably gave everyone that had it the sh!ts. Nothing works correctly around here, even breakfast we find a way to sc--w up

Reply 38 of 43, post ID @r9+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 4
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 10 total, +10 / 0, net +10

We are going to be late and leaving early..fire us all but we will fall into old patterns and so will you. The poor TLs are now hallway monitors and supposed to drive production?

Reply 39 of 43, post ID @ra+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 4
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: d7
• Reactions: 4 total, +4 / 0, net +4

@d7 sound like the author grew up near NY in my opinion

Reply 40 of 43, post ID @xm+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 5
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: ra
• Reactions: 14 total, +14 / 0, net +14

@ra and if given a choice between having a horrible commute and cr-p work environment VS Work From Home (back in their day) I bet a million dollars all these people would have taken the WFH option. That's what makes alll this RTO so damn stupid. It is counter intuitive to human nature. If you find a better way to live/work and increase happiness, why in the he-l would you go back to the old way that 99% of workers hate, and have the data to show that it isn't more productive to RTO. It is the opposite!

Reply 41 of 43, post ID @zf+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 5
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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The whole goal of RTO is to make people so miserable that they quit. Less future layoffs if you just quit. I feel for everybody who did not get out. I also realize the job market is very tough for all of us. Praying for the strength that you all will need to keep doing your job.

Reply 42 of 43, post ID @13x+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 6
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
• In reply to: zf
• Reactions: 13 total, +12 / -1, net +11

@zf Amazing that ELT and pEnn3y really think they are on the right side of history with this "transformation". Everyone I've talked to the last few weeks about this place are horrified that our squeaky clean down home mid western value company is being destroyed from within by people who think it's funny to make single parent households lose sleep over their ret@rded @$$ backward sinister policies these last 18 months. Will someone from ELT (or one of the bootlickers) please show me the data where a company has had success by sh!tting all over the people that work there and gutting the entire culture that made the company unique? I'll wait...

Reply 43 of 43, post ID @17p+1kt0n0jhf

• Date: June 7
• Author: Anonymous (site default byline)
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• Reactions: 9 total, +8 / -1, net +7

Definitely burning some sick days this summer and doing bare minimum work while job hunting. This place is nothing more than a toxic shitho!e run by mo--ns and hateful nasty women

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FIS continues to move American jobs to Cognizant while reducing its own workforce. Reports indicate that FIS employees have been laid off or transferred to Cognizant. At the same time, FIS executives receive multimillion-dollar compensation, while thousands of employees do the work required to deliver services to customers under binding contracts.
Cognizant is now facing federal scrutiny, including a U.S. Department of Labor suspension of certain employment-based filings. FIS has also faced federal proceedings and multiple lawsuits.

The FIS Board has a responsibility to protect employees, customers and shareholders—not simply executive compensation.

If these decisions have caused legal or financial harm, shareholders and affected employees should demand independent investigation and consider whether legal action against responsible executives and directors is warranted.

I'm a management employee and my boss asked me if I wanted to consider the layoff package. He purposely provided no detail on what the package might look like for someone with 22 years. Anyone have a real idea what the severance packages have looked like recently? Also, are we eligible for unemployment once the severance timeline has passed? Thank you in advance.

I'm in Optum Health and I'm desperate to leave. Like actually considering resigning this week because I can't take this place anymore. However, if there's a chance I'll be laid off in October, I'd certainly choose to hang in there and collect my severance. So my question is... how bad do we think these layoffs will be? Is it worth waiting? And does anyone know when in October we should expect layoffs?

I have been at the same store for over three years now and it is crazy how much things have gone downhill. No communication from anyone, they refuse to bring in help and instead keep cutting people, and they keep dodging the raises they promised us. It feels like they are squeezing every last drop out of the people who stayed without giving anything back in return.

Or did people just decide that's the date for whatever reason?

What is the salary for a CL28 employee—both individual contributor and manager—assuming a 45‑year‑old with a PhD in EMTECH?”

PIPs are rarely about improving performance. They're about building paperwork to fire you. If you get one, start looking. I'm talking from personal experience.

So I'm posting it here. Employees are judged by appearance and flattery, not performance. During layoffs, favorites stay and hard workers go. People are bullied for personal matters. HR isolates anyone who speaks up.

Signs: You're being excluded from team meetings so you can't do your job. You get a sudden negative review despite good history. You're assigned last-minute projects with impossible deadlines. This is how they push you out without severance.

HR mentioned it was a bunch of people getting laid off today. Anyone else?

Note: Used AI to clean up and organize the wording of this post. The information and content are based on what we’re hearing from our contacts. AI did not generate the information.

The dates being discussed are not completely baseless or intended to add fuel to the ongoing rumors. They are based on information we are hearing from reliable sources.

The dates being mentioned are Sep 14 for the US and Sep 14 or 16 for IDC. One reason being discussed is that last time there were legal considerations around the Sep 2 timing and stock vesting, so there may be an effort to avoid similar issues this time.

Again, none of this is officially confirmed. This is simply what we are hearing.

If multiple people on Blind and here are independently talking about Sep 14, there could be some truth to it. Something similar happened last year when there were a lot of rumors about Sep 2, and the layoffs did happen on Sep 2.

Potential impact:
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Based on what we are hearing, the impact could be mostly GVPs, middle management (M2/M3), and some ICs. But this is also not confirmed

###What you can do between now and Sep 13 midnight.
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1). Back up your personal materials
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Do not take Oracle proprietary or confidential materials. But download your personal documents such as paychecks, benefits information, contact details, performance records that you are entitled to keep, etc

2). Get your personal laptop ready
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Have your personal laptop set up with everything you may need for a job search. If something happens unexpectedly, you don’t want to be trying to transfer everything from your work laptop at the same time

3).Understand your health insurance options
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If you’re concerned about coverage, call Covered California this week and understand your options (Blueshield Silver instead of Cobra etc) before you need them. Don’t wait until the last minute. Also understand how WARN and COBRA work so you can make an informed decision based on your situation.

4). Review your life insurance
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If you currently have employer-provided life insurance, understand what happens to that coverage after termination and consider whether you need a personal term life insurance policy to protect your family. You can buy 20 year term insurance plan this week

5). Be prepared for the process
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If a layoff happens, you may receive a meeting invitation such as a ‘business update’ with your manager Sunday night or Monday morning (or just an early morning email). They will explain the next steps, including severance, benefits and returning company equipment. Follow the official instructions you receive.

6). Don’t panic
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If it happens to you, take a breath. Understand your severance and benefits, and apply for unemployment through EDD if you’re eligible. Give yourself some time to process everything.

7). Start preparing now
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Update your resume and LinkedIn profile. Start applying for jobs and consider using the time to upskill, especially in AI. You can spend part of the day applying and part of the day learning. It may take some time, but don’t give up.

Layoffs are happening across the industry, but the uncertainty and repeated restructuring can be very stressful. If something does happen, remember that it is not the end of your career. Take care of yourself, stay positive and focus on the next opportunity.

Hopefully none of this happens 🤞 But being prepared is better than being caught off guard.

So for the past month, I have started wearing "blue" glasses - I can see but you can't see my eyes.

It allows me to go into the office and never have to look at anyone while appearing that I am and when I am on camera I can do the same - why you say - your eyes are the mirror to your soul and I don't want to give away an ounce of what I am thinking.

When asked about it I use various reasons, my eyes were just dilated, the screen glare is really a problem, lights keep flashing in the office, etc. Rinse and repeat. I nod, slightly smile when appropriate. Put my headphones on nod my head. Say out loud "sounds good, I agree, good point...when I am NOT HOOKED UP TO ANY CALL - it just looks that way.
When on camera I do the same thing and if asked about the glasses I pretend this was the first time I had to use them. If challenged I say oh that was probably my reading glasses or sunglasses. Sound childish maybe - but I keep my sanity - quiet quitting

I keep hearing this month they're letting people go but nobody can tell me more

Allegiance is a TPA thats been owned by Cigna for some time now and up until last year handled its own hiring/ firing process, benefits for employees and totally independent CEO. We were fully integrated with Cigna’s HR structure 1/1/2026. Our entire hr department was let go during this change. We were promised nothing would change except our benefits and we’d have access to apply to cigna internal positions. This hasnt been the case. Our entire reimbursement account department was just let go. This used to be such a nice small company to work for and now we are being run into the ground

Anyone moved their family to Dallas this year or last to save their job? How are you adjusting to new life?

I'm based in the US and just got confirmation on the actual long-term roadmap leadership is working toward. The goal is to aggressively shrink the total US workforce down to exactly 4,000 employees by 2030.Right now, upper management is debating how they’re going to enforce that number. We don't know yet if they'll manage to hit the 4K baseline through natural attrition which is entirely possible given how many people are completely checked out and looking for the exit after those brutal SHAPE survey results or if they're going to have to resort to more structured layoff rounds to force the headcount down.As part of this 2030 strategy, the US roles that actually survive are going to look very different. The plan is to push as many positions as possible completely out of Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, relocating whatever is left to lower-cost US cities. But even with that domestic migration, the absolute ceiling for the entire US footprint is capped at 4,000.They’re keeping the exact timeline quiet so they don't trigger a mass panic or scare off customers mid-cycle, but the end state is already decided. If you're currently in a US-based role especially in the high-cost Bay Area offices, this is the reality on the horizon. Dust off your resumes and protect yourselves.
For employees in the other mature R&D hubs globally, I don’t have any information on the global situation but good luck to you too, since we don’t know what they are planning and things don’t look good in other countries too based on posts here.

In a series of last minute team meetings members of Marriott Customer Engagement Centers teams , Office of Consumer Affairs, Case Resolution Team, and Social Media were told their entire team is being eliminated. In the openings remarks of the meeting the Sr. Executive leading the meeting referred to Marriott's 2026 "Growing Forward" initiative. A complete insult to the intelligence, dedication, hard work, of the Customer Engagement Centers "best of the best". Options to apply for new roles under the restructured organization were discussed. The job openings will be opened to the public. There will be fewer openings than the positions being eliminated. All roles for these teams will officially end on November 23, 2026.

My supervisor dropped me like a rock in the ranking this year without giving me any heads up. Had me relocate to a new group in a new city. Now I have to stay for 12 months with no possibility of a meaningful raise or repay the relocation costs.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-ai-safety.html

KEY POINTS
Anthropic safety researcher Evan Hubinger said there is a greater than 10% chance AI could ki-l all humans within the next decade.
Another Anthropic researcher said he has resigned, accusing leading AI labs of racing toward superintelligence without adequate safeguards.
The warnings add to growing concerns over AI safety, including whether advanced systems could become difficult for humans to control.

What do you say to that Dan?

They are rushing to cut headcount costs rather than looking at organizational functions and what people actually do and the value they add to the ecosystem and customers. I want to jump off this sinking ship. Let them deal with the remaining performance obligations and unresolved internal customer issues without enough human headcount.
Yes this is just a rant and may be im wrong.

The team are trying to sell an image that doesn't exist

I lost my job and did not hold back on sending your equipment back. I get an e mail from " corporate IT " on 8-27-26 saying things have not been returned. I e mailed details back from the shipping of said equipment from 8.21.26. I checked the tracking myself and things were received and signed for on 8.24.26 at 10:34 AM to be exact by NFISHER- come on, get it together. Oh, and I am the one who no longer has a job......

I have coworkers saying they received their ranking and were put on NSI for multiple categories and good on a few. They said they only have to meet their goals for two months for the NSI categories. I thought it was 6 months to meet all the goals and I didn’t know you could get NSI in only certain categories, I thought you were ranked NSI or you weren’t. This is for hourly employees. Does anyone have any incite on how the process works now?

Hug your Cognizant buddies. Their dreams of a green card just got eliminated. The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General just announced a criminal fraud investigation of Cognizant and ordered all of their PERM filings suspended.

Who is actually ready for the real layoff day? Now that we are past these troll dates Sept 1 and Sept 8. Sheesh

Boss just told us we can't work more than 8 hours a day. Like sometimes I would work an extra 20 minutes or so to finish a review and get OT for it. Now thats all done. Anybody else been told this or just my boss being a witch to get a higher bonus?

If you went to Rock hurst and had a degree from it. You were given better treatment than others.