#headcountreduction

This is going to be similar to what Elon did to Twitter when he bought it.

"To the long-suffering men and women in the trenches of the Verizon workforce, this may sound like a new commander's call for another big push days after the last fruitless effort. Under Hans Vestberg, Schulman's predecessor, Verizon's headcount shrank by 44,900 employees between 2018 and 2024, about 31% of the earlier total. Since 2015, the number has plummeted by 78,100. All this carnage has still not apparently produced the lean machine that Schulman, who has been the top independent director on Verizon's board since 2018, wants to see. "

https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/verizon-ceo-wants-aggressive-cuts-after-vestberg-culled-45k-jobs

What number does the big boss have in mind? The layoffs won't stop til that number is reached.

You all probably have been experienced 30K headcount cut off the last two years so far. According the law of physic ( not Moore law ) when things are going down they will accelerate down fall faster than previous fall until hitting the bottom. AI has been warning you to get ready and updating your resumes as times are against you at this place. Our AI team can help you polish your resumes or change your titles to look good without giving a leg, an arm or a kidney.

Be ready to shave your head or don’t color your hair to avoid the next round of layoffs at this place.

RIP Intel Helloween

Intention to fire 10%, today another 7 people, most salaried, following 5 last week.

70 front line want out

The Interior Department plans to eliminate more than 2,000 positions across its headquarters, agencies and bureaus throughout the country as part of a reduction in force that officials say is not related to the ongoing government shutdown, but happened to coincide with it.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/10/interior-department-reveals-plans-to-lay-off-more-than-2000-employees/

All areas in Optum insight are impacted, each team is looking at a 10-20% reduction. 10/30 is the date, but due to the number of people, may have to do it in waves.

VSP talks are on-going with unions in France. Some details leaked in the press.
They plan on reducing head count by 20% in France due to shift of focus on A.I.

6% headcount reduction ask by end of q1 2026 acrossthe board. YE process used to identify along with freeze on any new backfill requests from November 1st and retirements.. Usual stuff combination of all

Seems almost no one affected in these layoffs. Couple SE’s, 3 sales reps, few project managers?

Did it even total 20 people?

Marriott is being hush hush about exactly how many, but HUGE cuts are happening. Notifications to those affected this week, new postings this month, and those that don't get offers are out Jan 2. An entire IT department is going from 40+ to 4, North America reservation centers closing and consolidating leadership, HR, and support teams, support above center is being gutted. Not Mr. Marriott's vision at all. 😔

Not just in the last round, but since January?

Seems like that’s the plan

I’m hearing rumors the first thing the new ceo did was to see about a contract extension.But not in way most would like .Sounds like in exchange for some kinda cap on medical the union would agree to the movement of work force needed to bring the people to the work along with cross training for techs .Which means less hiring of new union field techs .This also plays in the company favor because they can also move ahead with the management headcount reductions this new ceo is looking for with layoffs .Not really sure if anyone on either side union and management realizes what this new ceo is looking to do reduce headcount at any cost .Not sure anyone is safe

Heard that’s the path forward, and it makes sense. Combine operations, leadership. Cut many many many many heads. Sure, it will rough for a while, but it’s all about the immediate savings. No one cares about 3 years from now, only the next qtr and the current gap to solve for. Painful decisions are what random new CEOs are all about.

Also, no more value! Redundant operations. It’s all consumer and business, all customer. We don’t need 10 different marketing teams, just one.

With the low oil price environment which doesn’t seems like it will improve soon, any news on the street if there will not be layoffs in Oxy? Any thoughts if the OxyChem sales will lead to headcount reductions in the upstream side of the business?

How do you think we are going to achieve it? By singing kumbaya? By cutting staff you fools.

What is the final target LBT has in mind for intel? Definitely 75K is too much if we implement AI throughout.

75K still overstaffed or just nice? employees still overloaded or simply inefficient and unproductive?

Thoughts on the sudden increase in loss of containment and fires within the industry? This past week has numerous incidents in the news. Is this a prequel to the new norm due to reduction in experience, headcount, and overall intelligence?
Inquiring minds want to know.

I have seen Headcount projections for my managers team of 103 people. Currently, 78 in the US and 25 in India. Future Headcount projection is 25im the US and 75 in India. I could not see a timeline for these projections. Our organization has almost 600 people. I can't see the projections for the other teams. I am not sure if it will affect the larger team, but my guess is it will.

This company is out to reduce head count by hook or crook.
Plan your next financial and career plan ahead.
Don’t assume you can stay here till you are 60 or 65.

Any thoughts on what was shared in today’s town hall with RFAB, DM6, SMFAB, LFAB? In a meeting last week, supposedly Yunus said there were no plans for further headcount actions. But please still voluntarily go burn all your TBK in Q4 so you’re cheaper to fire. Seemed to allude that Q3 numbers aren’t terrible, but they are worried about Q4.

1,200 job cuts (~20% of the remaining workforce) announced yesterday at a European Forum meeting.
Head offices employees “offered”to move to production sites. Significant headcount reduction in GBCs at Prague (Czech Republic) and Budapest (Hungary), with jobs transferred to... Guess where? India, bingo.
This does not factor in possible sales/shutdown of chemical sites in the UK and Belgium.

900 at Imperial Oil, but someone here mentioned a 20% headcount reduction at Exxon Canada besides IO. Does anyone know if a particular area is being targeted, or will the cuts be across the board?

20% HC reduction

I have it from a good source (high up in management) that Imperial is being directed by Exxon to reduce headcount. The legality of this is up for debate, perhaps Exxon will acquire imperial, but that’s besides the point. What we know for a fact is 1) Headcount reduction mandated from the top 2) first strategy is closing QP and relocating HQ to Edmonton, this will have the effect of voluntary quitting by about 15%, so IOL hopes, but probably higher. 3) second strategy is combining Kearl/CL under 1 asset which will also result in another 5% headcount reduction.

If you work in QP, get your resume polished, especially if you are not a high performer. Those at other sites that are low performers should also be worried since the high performing QP employees will likely displace you as they make room for them at your site.

What is about to happen is part of a global strategy to reduced headcount and move our Canadian jobs to Houston and the BTC. ExxonMobil still wants our oil and has plans to increase production and develop Aspen plus other assets. If they want our oil, the jobs should be here. We may not be able to do much, but we can make it harder. Write to Smith, Carney, even Brian Jean and APEGA. It may not stop them, but it could make them think twice or slow them down, which is worth a try.

Soooo there has obviously been a huge amount of layoffs happening.

Please— if you have gotten laid off today or if anyone knows of anyone that got laid off can you reply the department name?

Also— does anyone know of how many people they are laying off and/or if they are going to be doing this the next couple of days?

Praying we are all safe.

~350 total between F1 and F8 (2.7% of total headcount) will likely go by end of year.

Get your backup plans in order, it’s just business.

If XOM is looking to reduce HC10 headcount, why doesn't it create provide an option to let HC10 staff over a certain age (say 50 or even 48) take early retirement.

Reading all the commentary on this forum, a lot of folks may take the option? Has anyone run economics scenarios for this? At the minimum, will improve morale ...

ABU & USA Layoff Summary – Waves 1 & 2

ABU Wave 2
• EOI-Only Adjustments: Across ABU teams, Wave 2 changes were minimal < 1% of staff affected, and only through EOI.

USA Wave 2
• Team USA Impact: No specific percentage breakdown per team is publicly confirmed, but no major WARN filings or Layoff.com traffic suggests significant cuts in the U.S.

ABU Wave 1
• ABU FE CVX Staff: Changes were limited to EOIs and performance-based PMP reviews. No broad structural layoffs reported.

• ABU Contractors: Wave 1 ABU FE contractors saw virtually no layoffs, consistent with Chevron’s strategy to retain operational continuity.

• As expected, very limited ABU in execution MCP changes (JIC, CO2 etc.)

• ABU M&R Teams: Wave 1 Confirmed 100% out of scope. No layoffs or restructuring reported for Maintenance & Reliability functions, deferred to Waves 3 & 4 in 2026.

Ref.
Chevron (CVX): Targeting a 15–20% global headcount reduction by end of 2026, up to 9,000 roles. However, only ~200 layoffs confirmed in Midland, Texas for 2025.

Final Takeaways:

• ABU layoffs remain highly targeted and minimal, especially in FE and contractor roles.

• USA-based Chevron teams have seen limited disruption so far, with no major layoff spikes.

• Layoff.com and WARNTracker show low traffic for CVX-related layoffs in the U.S., supporting the notion that most changes are internal and performance-based.

Please don’t post any BS, Winging or Gossip!

Any NEW ABU / USA Layoff FACTS Welcome!

Dear @Mr. LBT,

Please re-open voluntary retirement and severance with package options for your employees.

Many of us have now changed our minds and would like the option to leave with a severance package.

This will benefit both the company and employees. The company needs to reduce head count to 75k and this allows employees who feel that they are no longer able to contribute to Intel's success to leave on one's personal choice.

We do not want to leave without a severance package, as for many we don't have the luxury of doing so. However, with a severance package, we have a buffer and confidence needed to move on.

We wish you the best of success LBT! However, many of us do not have the courage to ride out the rough waves with you.

I ask because there’s tonnes of positions opening up for external hires ….

Someone help me out here …

Well, the RTO purge has pretty much run its course. Anyone who couldn’t relocate, wouldn’t commute, or flat out refused to play the badge swipe game is already gone or has one foot out the door. That was the whole point, force attrition without paying severance. Mission accomplished.

So what now? The RTO hammer can’t keep falling because there aren’t many left to force out. The novelty is wearing off, and the execs can’t keep blaming remote work forever. Sooner or later, the whole RTO obsession will fade into the background, and we’ll be right back to the good old AT&T tradition: cyclical layoffs every 6 months.

That’s the real playbook. Not collaboration. Not culture. Just headcount reduction on a timer. Watch, the headlines will quietly shift from “RTO enforcement” to “restructuring” and “realignment.” Different buzzwords, same outcome.

RTO was never about making the company stronger. It was a temporary stick to thin the herd. And now that the herd is thinned, the machine goes back to business as usual: cut, shuffle, repeat.

Total 2,035 headcount reduction

5 countries headcount got the most impacted

USA 763
China 328
India 294
Brazil 59
Malaysia 43

Firstly they ignored the most up voted question about how to improve Support organization when they keep cutting headcount and experience.

But more importantly this is a completely pointless call for anyone not in the CS organization. It was an entire hour of talk about sales (called "adoption" and "renewal").

Why was I invited to this? We had to reschedule our application development support weekly meeting for this cr-p.

The customers repeatedly tell us they're dissatisfied with support (which is under CS&D), yet the board keeps reducing headcount and laying off our experienced support engineers. This company is doomed with these board execs seeking short term share growth over everything.

We need to finish this headcount reduction that Stankey wants quicker rather than dragging it out. It’s like peeling a bandage quickly vs peeling it slowly and feeling the pain of arm hairs getting pulled.

Once the headcount is where it needs to be, then there will be less of a focus on a 5 day RTO and we will get the flexible schedule back. It is just the people that are working hard out of non-hub cities - anything outside of Dallas, Atlanta, NJ to be honest - that are holding us back at this point. Either relocate to Dallas, Atlanta, NJ or leave as Stankey is mentioning. Yet yall stay and we all get punished by Stankey for it.

Rumor is the FRA is going to allow for less frequent signal inspections. Crossings will go from monthly to quarterly inspection intervals. Yes this would free up time for signal maintainers to work supporting maintenance of way which is very much needed, but as always this is causing fears of further headcount reductions to the signal dept. What this doesnt address is the constant need for additional headcount for trouble calls. With current staffing levels there still isnt enough employees available for trouble calls.