#headcountreduction

Was announced on a zoom call today that 3,000 corporate employees will be laid off.

https://www.techrepublic.com/fr/article/news-washington-post-layoffs-ai-restructuring/

We're the ones who do the work, not those PowerPoint warriors. And yet we're the ones being cut.

So maybe we will end up with 6k employees in PHK. 1/2 current size.

and may be another 5k in Benguluru campus -> 10x growth

Layoffs started, not sure how widespread. There’s not that many more people they can cut on the US side, we’re already down to skeleton crews.
At least around 10 people let go so far.

Mesa County's proposed 2027 budget prioritizes essential services and infrastructure investments. The plan addresses financial pressures by reducing budgeted contracts and staffing levels. A total of 61 positions are affected, encompassing vacant, frozen, and some filled roles. The county will utilize reserves to bridge the gap between ongoing revenue and expenses. Commissioners will consider the final budget for adoption in November.

Grand Junction, Colorado

https://www.mesacounty.us/news/finance/proposed-2027-budget-maintains-core-services-while-addressing-financial-pressures

Pop guess - how many head will survive this time?

Tracking participants count #general Slack channel in Oracle One workspace, as the fastest available proxy indication of ongoing layoffs.

FY 2027

• sep02-sep30: 7022 reductions, 1137 additions, 144312 (-5885) end count
• aug01-sep01: 1899 reductions, 995 additions, 150197 (-904) end count
• jul01-jul31: 2975 reductions, 1736 additions, 151101 (-1239) end count
• jun01-jun30: 1723 reductions, 1299 additions, 152340 (-424) end count

FY 2026

• may01-may31: 2271 reductions, 942 additions, 152764 (-1329) end count
• apr01-apr30: 2286 reductions, 1583 additions, 154093 (-703) end count
• mar01-mar31: 12446 reductions, 844 additions, 154796 (-11602) end count
• feb01-feb28: 943 reductions, 1143 additions, 166398 (+200) end count
• jan01-jan31: 1604 reductions, 1834 additions, 166198 (+230) end count
• dec01-dec31: 1119 reductions, 844 additions, 165968 (-275) end count
• nov01-nov30: 1614 reductions, 1310 additions, 166243 (-304) end count
• oct01-oct31: 2498 reductions, 1768 additions, 166547 (-730) end count
• sep02-sep30: 6380 reductions, 861 additions, 167277 (-5519) end count
• aug14-sep01: 733 reductions (based on Slack very few data points), 172796 (-733) end count
• aug01-aug14: ?2900 reductions in IDC (based on media reports), 173529 (-2900) end count

Limitations of these stats are covered in detail in comments.
I will post daily in comments on the count change and running current month total.

There is a troll trying to impersonate me and post fake Slack stats; protection measures are covered in the first comment.
My public key used to prove identity: ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIPh3BL62QOGXk95TzS980uSckZd1M5YPGqouR0iHWumB slack-stats

Expedia just cut 58 jobs. Some are outside Washington.

Pep Boys will eliminate 169 jobs at its Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania corporate offices following the company's sale to Mavis Tire. Layoffs are expected to begin 12-31-2026.

Over 640 employees will be laid off across two companies in western Wayne County. Trinity Health will eliminate 557 positions at its Livonia headquarters. Niagara Bottling LLC is cutting 86 jobs at its Plymouth facility. These layoffs are scheduled to begin in October. Both companies have filed WARN notices with the state.

Livonia, MI | Plymouth, MI

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2026/09/29/over-640-to-be-laid-off-at-two-wayne-county-businesses/92008308007/

Global pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and HVAC manufacturer EWC Controls are implementing significant workforce reductions. Novo Nordisk will eliminate 108 positions, with these layoffs scheduled to take effect on December 31. EWC Controls plans to lay off 71 employees at its Englishtown facility. These job cuts at EWC Controls are slated to occur between April 1 and June 1, 2027. In total, 179 jobs will be lost across both companies in New Jersey.

https://www.nj.com/business/2026/09/179-job-layoffs-in-nj-announced-by-global-pharmaceutical-giant-and-hvac-manufacturer.html

What teams were impacted? How many people? I'm hearing lots in Pharmacy. It came as a surprise this time. No rumors around the office.

I heard IT got hit but any other areas?

Several Tech teams were let go June 30 ...I have heard it was the people who manages databases, servers, the network, storage and backups, and a couple others, but no one seems to know but that are in the headcount reduction.

These are very sad times when US workers can lose their jobs despite being qualified and performing well only to have their brains drained and their years of work from pre-school through advanced degrees through decades of proven experience neatly packaged up with boy and inserted like memory chips into random people who work cheap and do not face the same protections or requirements that US workers have to abide by. Anyone who has a kid in college or recent graduate needs to take a hard look at this. Entry level jobs are going not just to AI but 100s of thousands to workers in other nations. This helps lead to decline in the communities their headquarters sit. People are forced to leave because of no job. Those wages are no longer taxed by local, state, and fed taxes so that tax revenue vanishes dragging down quality of life in those areas plus potential tax increases to though still working in those places. Offshore workers and many visa holders hired at companies for middle class white collar jobs do not have to pay FISA tax on either side - leading to less funding for Social Security that affects everyone. Finally, this will discourage people from going into fields that still have jobs not taken by AI because they have to compete with the entire planet including people who can live on $9k a year without benefits. This will lead to reduced US innovation and increase our dependence on other countries to do once basic things.

It used to be loyalty to company and moral obligation to the locations that helped support them over the years...they seem to still want to make money of Americans, just not employ us so they can further enrich their C suite. The government has sold us out including Trump so it is accepted.

Before you convince yourselves that you'll be fine at T Rowe - remember, that many of us that have gone got terrific reviews year after year, "performed difficult tasks they cannot possibly find anyone as good as you are", or "But my boss likes me" think again. I thought a lot of that as well. Considering some teams were cut from the boss down, if your boss can save his job and help his bonus but cutting you he absolutely will. I worked very hard to be a far above average worker. Volunteer to take on new tasks, train and learn new things, etc. It didn't matter.

Think what you want...but you may one day be thinking how you are going to pay for everything while the job market yields nothing despite writing good resumes and sending out 100s. My attitude is if it comes to bankruptcy, fine. Yeah, I will take the hit, but maybe when enough Americans have to default on their debts they may remember this. All of the major credit companies pass over Americans in favorite of cheap foreign labor whenever remotely possible

7k-9k employees gone.
Region consolidation down to 8 regions.
2027 Build goals reduced 50%
Complete internal reorg including construction being pushed to HQ with massive hits to the headcount.
Cuts at all levels. RSVP / SVP / RVP / VP / Director / specialist / Coordinators
CNO - out
FDX Scrapped

There will be a Netflix documentary on this.

Bumping this from @ch+1m233xe24 for info.

• Commonwealth University is facing a roughly $17 million structural deficit and has warned that job cuts may be needed if the budget is not brought into balance. University officials said reserves that once exceeded $100 million have been depleted. Pasted text
• President Jeff Osgood said personnel costs are the biggest lever available. The university expects to reduce staffing by about 100 employees by June 30, 2027, bringing total faculty and staff down from more than 1,300 to roughly 1,209. Pasted text
  Leadership hopes retirements will reduce the number of forced layoffs, since more than 25% of faculty are retirement eligible. Management is also giving up a planned salary increase as part of the cost-cutting effort.

https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/education/commonwealth-university-announces-potential-job-cuts-in-meeting/

Wow, another 13k across all parts of the business. Article just came out today. Very sad, but paying the price for Hans and a very bloated company. https://foundernews.eu/verizon-slashes-13000-jobs-to-fund-artificial-intelligence-overhaul/

ECS- completely wiped out today. Blindsided. The entire department and supporting vendors. Over 300 people.

Technology is reducing headcount by 10% in 2027.

Goldman gets the cost transformation story. Employees get rumors, town halls after the fact, and weeks of uncertainty. If the reorg and fte reductions are material enough to discuss with investors, why is the internal comunication always behind? It's all about basic transparency before people start reverse engineering their own future.

KKR chose Amit Singh to lead the next round of layoffs. Which departments will experience the greatest headcount reduction, now "Shankar the Protector" is gone?

Los Angeles County Superior Court is implementing a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program to address a significant funding shortfall. Eligible employees with at least five years of service can receive a $35,000 buyout to resign. This initiative aims to reduce headcount and operating expenses, with vacated positions being eliminated to ensure ongoing savings. The program seeks to stabilize the budget and prevent future layoffs or furloughs. Court officials anticipate operational delays and reduced service levels due to staffing reductions.

Los Angeles, California

https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/la-county-superior-court-offers-five-figure-payouts-for-staff-to-quit-amid-budget-black-hole/

Greetings. The latest 2025 5500 form has just come out. This tells you in general where IBM is headed
So 2025 medical participants for full time and part time workers for the USA = 46,188
The 2024 number = 50,667. So down 4,479 in one year

This equates to 2025 short term disability = 45,240
The 2024 short term disability = 49,586. So again down 4,346 year over year

The net of this is even with IBM buying USA SW companies they are still dropping 4,500 employees per year
REMEMBER this is a one year look back, so 2026 numbers are closing in on 40k USA employees

800 Oracle employees in Washington and California are slated to lose their jobs on Nov. 13
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/oracle-layoffs-top-2-500-220700693.html

If you or someone on your immedate team was affected in Sept... what org, function, location, and job level was involved?

It'd be great separate firsthand information from something you heard.

Have organizations received PSG reduction targets and is PSG 25 becoming the technical ceiling?

R&D LT will start delayering of roles as part of restructuring. There can only be up to 7 layers of managers. Directors need to have 5+ directs, all or nothing. Sr. Directors either have 7+ directs or none at all.

The ones with applicable skills should go into to BUs

For God's sake, we are a commodity business.

With the interest rate increase this quarter and another one expected next quarter, I wonder how many will finally retire and overshoot the headcount reduction targets.

Wow, here in Switzerland, the word is that with the recent setbacks in clinical trials and abandoned dr-g candidates, leadership needs to save more money. Well, one site that could be jeopardized is the one in San Diego. Expect serious reductions in footprint and headcount!!

Bechtel is planning to lay off approximately 200 employees at its Reston headquarters. This decision stems from a failure to reach an agreement with TerraPower regarding the next phase of the Natrium project. The potential job cuts could commence as early as November. The split between the two entities is the primary driver for these workforce adjustments. This development signals a significant shift for the engineering giant.

Reston, Virginia

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2026/09/17/bechtel-layoffs-terrapower-nuclear-bill-gates.html

Has anyone else heard of people being put on PIPS? Quite a few people in my team are suddenly HR targets.

Looks and sounds like an undercover way of reducing headcount.

Salesforce has recently eliminated approximately 1,000 positions across various departments. This significant workforce reduction is reportedly driven by the company's increased focus on artificial intelligence. The affected roles span marketing, product management, and communication units. This move aligns with Salesforce's strategic shift towards AI-driven efficiency and innovation. The company has not provided an official detailed breakdown of the specific job cuts.

San Francisco, California

https://www.goodreturns.in/news/tech-layoffs-2026-salesforce-cuts-around-1000-jobs-across-marketing-product-communication-units-1488553.html

Layoffs are going to come in waves. First a general headcount reduction and a focus on simplifying systems and documentation as we go, then more and more layoffs as they bring on more and more Indians to hopefully maintain what shell is left hoping the company doesn't go under.

And of course by the time Kroger realizes their mistake and the future of work is going towards AI with competent leadership both in the business and in tech guiding it, not hordes of offshore Indians who couldn't manage a childrens soccer tournament, it will already be too late.

Bumping from an older thread for info. The OP is @bj+1ky4x9xft.

If you’re not someone who owns the service at the IC4/IC5 level, you’re probably on the list. The last RIF targeted similar roles, and leadership has been pretty clear that AI is increasing productivity and that we can get more done with fewer people. So, indirectly, management is being pushed to cut IC3 and below.
One thing I’d also keep in mind is when your RSUs vest. If a significant portion of your RSUs is scheduled to vest in the next 60 days, that could be an important factor to consider. That’s just how things seem to be playing out.

Hi folks, I just got off a scheduled call with my very high contact. She accidentally let slip some important information pertaining to next weeks layoff rumours.

Basically she mentioned that code name “operation apocalypse” will begin on the 14th. From what I understand the plan is to reduce headcount by 30% due to ai now being good enough to replace the majority of workers.

She did mention relevant departments this could be hitting.

Likely the US and India’s mother will be the hardest hit.

I take no pleasure in delivering this information, but I felt it important to share what little I know.

Folks my advice would be to go home and hold your loved ones close until dawn. it looks like we are in for a bumpy week…I know I will be holding

AVPs and fake directors...you're on the clock!

Tech industry job cuts in the Bay Area have already surpassed the entire previous year's total by September 2026. Companies like PayPal, Amazon, and Synopsys have announced significant downsizing. This year's disclosed eliminations reached 12,947 positions, a 27% increase over 2025. Meta Platforms has led these reductions, planning to eliminate 3,715 roles in the region. The trend indicates a challenging period for tech employment in the Bay Area.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/04/tech-economy-jobs-paypal-amazon-layoff-ai-internet-bay-area-san-jose/