#jobsecurity

While G2 talks about who won't last at Cisco, Datadog keeps its employees and customers happy

How bad does it stink to service the big chains now? It’s easier to create a local Jam or honey and sell it into a Walmart locally than it is to sell for a cpg company right now. My neighbor got her honey into Walmart (9 stores) and is making more than our TSLs from that alone. These jobs are really bad right now.

How should I approach my manager about volunteering for the next RIF? I won't go into too much detail here, but I have been incredibly miserable since they moved me to a new role after the first wave of VSP in 2024. It's a role I never would have applied for on my own. Originally I had hoped to stay in this role for a short period of time and then eventually move to another role internally. However, given the current state of the company, that is no longer a viable option. I was thinking of giving my notice soon (no I don't have another job lined up, but I have enough savings to get me by for quite a while). Should I approach my manager about volunteering for the next RIF so I can at least get severance? If so, how should I approach the conversation? Or should I just give notice and be done with this place?

Anyone heard anything? Wondering if we should polish up our resumes.

How often does headquarters in BP do layoffs? Looking to join company but would like to gauge job security there. And out of curiosity, do you really need to be "highly extroverted" per the culture. Thx in advance.

You can bring in a person off the street and have them run a prompt to generate code.

Say what you want about this place, but for me, it's still one of the best jobs I've had. Pay is fine. Work is interesting. Coworkers are great. That's why I'm scared of getting laid off. I don't want to go.

I left and now I regret it. This place isn't perfect but it's still better than most.

Is there a single position right now where you can just work and not spend half your energy worrying about being let go?

BAE Systems is cutting jobs in Jacksonville. Nearly 200 employees are affected by these layoffs. This represents about a quarter of the local workforce. The company cited expected workload as the reason. These reductions began this week.

Jacksonville, Florida

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/06/11/bae-systems-lays-off-nearly-200-jacksonville-workers/

Dana Incorporated will begin layoffs this month. The auto parts manufacturer plans to close its Robinson, Illinois plant. Layoffs are scheduled to start on June 15. More than 80 employees are expected to be affected. The plant closure is a significant loss for the city.

Robinson, Illinois

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2026/06/07/illinois-business-to-close-plant-and-lay-off-scores-of-employees/90445762007/

Genentech has reportedly eliminated its infectious disease and physiological chemistry units, losing key executives including Vishva Dixit and Man-Wah Tan.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2026/06/11/genentech-layoffs-infectious-disease-job-cuts.html

Why do I still work here?

Probable answers include, but not limited to:

“I’m close to retirement” (acceptable)
“The job market stinks” (bad answer; it hasn’t always stunk; you had plenty of time to leave when it was booming)
“Would have to accept lower pay” (possibly but su-k it up)

They will continue to do rolling layoffs in cat finance through 2027. This is currently not AI layoffs but jobs to overseas. Personally witness interviews for people in india on jobs that's traditionally did not exist in that region

Biopharma companies cut or planned to cut 6,956 employees in May 2026. This represented a 47% year-over-year increase in workforce reductions. Takeda and BioNTech together accounted for 6,360 of these job cuts. BioNTech announced 1,860 eliminations by late 2027, while Takeda plans 4,500 cuts in fiscal year 2026. Other companies like AbbVie, Amicus Therapeutics, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Valneva also reported layoffs.

https://www.biospace.com/job-trends/may-layoffs-hit-nearly-7-000-with-most-cuts-from-takeda-biontech

How do I convince leadership to let me go back to my old role/team instead of laying me off? I have been moved around to so many times in the last few years, I’d really like to go back to what I was doing prior to all the re-org’s. Also, does anyone know if HR will offer a lower position in another are vs. laying someone off? I really don’t want to get laid off (despite all the trolls on this site) and willing to take a lower job.

MDT is basically run out of India these days. It's only a matter of time before everything except sales ends up there.

Anyone considered transferring and working for pennies?

Employees knew this was coming. Sad day for a (once) great company.

Job market is terrible now

People managers will either be offered to go back to IC or let go. Is this true? With AI what's the role of managers anymore?

Expeditors International, the Seattle-area logistics company known for never laying off employees, cut about 230 technology-related jobs in Washington state on Monday, ending a tradition that had been a point of pride for much of the company’s history.

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/expeditors-cuts-230-tech-jobs-in-seattle-region-ending-decades-long-policy-against-layoffs/

Iowa will lay off 200 state workers. This action stems from a plan to privatize IT management. The state is contracting with Amazon Web Services and Cognizant Government Solutions. This move aims to save Iowa over $525 million in 10 years. Affected employees may receive job offers from Cognizant.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/09/iowa-lays-off-200-workers-as-it-contracts-out-it-management/90478067007/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/jobs/2026/06/09/arizona-layoffs-eased-in-may-labor-market-still-mixed/90462646007/

Salesforce conducted a new round of employee layoffs. The cuts impacted teams for Agentforce AI, Mulesoft, and Marketing Cloud. A California regulatory notice confirmed 86 job eliminations. These latest reductions follow previous layoffs in January. Salesforce's stock has declined significantly this year amid AI concerns.

California

https://www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-cuts-jobs-agentforce-2026-6

How do you find out what level your position is?
I’ve seen posts saying N4 and below are getting laid off
I don’t know what “level” my role is. Is there a place in workday to see it?

No longer can get a masters degree? Are these clowns really continuing to go down this cost savings route? We already have zero job growth with no new positions anywhere in finance (and other depts). Whatever, the company su-ks now and I’ll just do the bare minimum until I find something better

Two Ohio companies issued WARN notices during May 2026. These notices affect more than 200 employees in total. First Brands Group plans to lay off 110 workers in Cuyahoga County. Wood Group USA Inc. will cut 92 jobs in Hebron. WARN notices provide workers with at least 60 days advance notice.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2026/06/08/ohio-layoffs-closure-200-jobs-warn-notices-may-2026/90459223007/

Bay Area tech companies continue to announce significant layoffs. Oracle, Meta, and LinkedIn are among those reducing their workforces. Despite these job cuts, recession fears remain low in the region. The current pace of layoffs is slower compared to 2022. Many laid-off tech workers quickly secure new employment opportunities.

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2026/06/08/why-bay-area-tech-layoffs-arent-raising-recession-fears-yet/

The vast majority of us are here on borrowed time anyway. Just use it wisely. Exclusively to your own benefit.

Fairly new to the company. How do surpluses work and what sort of roles are they targetting

In what was once a somewhat protected role, we are now being told that the EA roles are now changing to a worldpay model. I’m fairly new to Global Payments and I’m worried about my job now. This place is toxic and creates anxiety for their employees. I work with a great bunch of admin gals (and some admins guys) but I’m feeling the anxiety of what others feel when they don’t know what’s to come.

If you are at FIS, just assume you are on the chopping block no matter what. Good performance, glowing reviews, even being tight with your manager, none of it matters. You are a number in a spreadsheet and the moment it gets too high for comfort, they will show you the door. Better to accept that now than get blindsided later.

Republic National Distributing Co. plans to lay off 56 employees. The company will cease operations at three Ohio locations. Two of these sites are located in Greater Cincinnati. These moves follow several months of downsizing. A potential sale of its Ohio facilities is under consideration.

Cincinnati, Ohio

https://local12.com/news/local/republic-national-distributing-layoffs-cincinnati-ohio-pending-sale-unemployment-jobs

Walmart is reassuring employees about artificial intelligence. The company gathered thousands of workers at its Arkansas headquarters. Executives stated AI will enhance jobs, not eliminate them. This effort follows concerns about AI-related job displacement. Walmart recently cut or moved 1,000 corporate positions.

Arkansas

https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2026/walmart-tries-to-assuage-ai-worries-as-tech-related-layoffs-rise/

I really, really want to leave US Bank, but I'm wondering if it's safe to join a place that obviously is not shy about cuts. Has anyone here taken a job at a company that recently had layoffs? Would you do it again?

I would have walked away from this place ages ago if I wasn't waiting on a payout.

We all know it's coming and we know they'll do anything to cut labor as much as possible. All of us here have an expiration date.

I thought losing my job at Citi would hurt more, but it turned out to be freeing. The nonstop grind and scrambling just wore me down day after day until I could barely remember what normal felt like. I won't lie, it stung for maybe a week or two, but now I'm just relieved to wake up without that weight on my chest. Found a new job within two months, so there's that as well. All in all, a net positive for me.

https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2026/walmart-tries-to-assuage-ai-worries-as-tech-related-layoffs-rise/

A position I was eying opened up and I was going to apply internally but then I stopped and really thought about it. Is there a point of investing any more of my career here or should I just start applying outside? Things have been messed up for a while and as much as I used to like it here, I'm not sure I see a bright future for this place.