#layoff

Fortrex, a food safety company, will eliminate 50 positions in central Alabama. These layoffs are scheduled to commence on September 11th. The affected workers are located in Blountsville, within Blount County. This company has previously conducted multiple large-scale layoffs across Alabama. Fortrex has also faced scrutiny for workplace safety violations and child labor issues.

Blountsville, Alabama

https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/food-safety-company-to-layoff-50-workers-in-central-alabama.html

This Fall, TIAA & many U.S. employers and workers are being squeezed by the steepest run-up in health insurance costs in years, with average family premiums nearing $26,993 in 2026 and pressure building for even sharper increases in 2027. Nearly 300 insurers offering offering health coverage to medium to larger businesses reported a median proposed premium increase of 14% for 2027, according to an analysis of preliminary rate filings from all 50 states and DC. according to a recent KFF survey. TIAA will be forced to ship more jobs offshore to India, The Philippines & Nepal.

TIAA, along with many larger U.S. based employers and workers are being squeezed by the steepest run-up in health insurance costs in years, with average family premiums nearing $26,993 in 2026 and pressure building for even sharper increases in 2027. Nearly 300 insurers offering offering health coverage to medium to larger businesses reported a median proposed premium increase of 14% for 2027, according to an analysis of preliminary rate filings from all 50 states and DC. according to a recent KFF survey. TIAA has no choice to cut more, higher younger workers, and offshore more jobs to India, Philippines, & Nepal.

They suddenly deactivated my account without anyone warning me. I was working on an important project and have a delivery next month. I know there are various layoffs happening in Europe, but usually they warn you before canceling your account. Has this happened to anyone else here? I don't understand if it's a mistake or a layoff.

I got laid off last year which was the best thing that has ever happened to me.

What has been happening since then? Is RTO still strict 5 days a week? Are they still tracking hours?

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

I got laid off almost two weeks ago. I received a personal and work email for a job offer. It’s Employee Installation Representative. It’s for 5 months. It would not mess with my severance. I would get paid what I was making. Has anyone else received an email Iike this or accepted this?

Is LBT not working hard enough?

Surely our new leader was forthcoming with information so vital to our families livelihoods.

After successfully passing my PIP and last meeting with my manager yesterday. Today IBM sent me a termination letter. No severance. Nothing. Just take your stuff and bye.
My advice your you guys. Do not trust any manager at IBM.

I was informed off record by a manager within Allstate that "big changes" were right around the corner in Underwriting. Basically a large amount of layoffs will be occurring in Underwriting. Anyone else caught wind of this and if so are there any details to share?

https://theenergyyear.com/news/shell-looks-to-offload-up-to-8-billion-of-us-business/

…that you work for a company that wouldn’t p1ss on you if you were on fire.

A company that thinks it’s fine to have an all hands that unambiguously states that RIFs are happening in the next few weeks, even puts it in writing in a recap email, then does NOTHING, then does not even have enough respect for the human that it sends a follow-up email addressing what they themselves chose to put out there in terms of messaging. Accountability, you see, is only for us peons.

So yeah. Don’t sc--w over your team or the customer but “work to rule”. 8 hours. Don’t volunteer extra work. If you have a legitimate press contact share the email and that there’s been no update.

F@ck Enrique, executive bonuses, and this dying brand.

Will Dan lay off the entire Indian workforce, despite its established presence in India since 2000? Many employees appear to have been quietly removed by senior directors and HR. This raises serious concerns about the future of the Indian workforce and the organization’s long-standing presence in the country.

My interview loop was cut short with no reason other than the position was no longer available. Quite annoying but thankfully, the recruiter reached out before I invested more time in the process.

When is Another Verizon layoff hits in 2026?

What’s your estimate of how likely it is that we’ll have layoffs in November??? I know that nobody is certain, curious to hear what people are thinking.

All the major banks are going to do massive layoffs in September.Many citizens will be impacted. You all must protest!

The CEOs lack morality and they like to eat from the plates of hardworking Americans! and they love to see them go homeless. Some of the CEOs in this country are not even Americans!. They don't give a damn for any of you.

The current government is incapable of protecting citizens. Many jobs will go overseas and many Americans will be replaced by immigrants here in the country. So sad!

Why are so many “leaders” sharing their business lessons here? No Nike leader is listening. Let’s get back to what this forum is actually for. If anyone has real intel on layoffs, reorgs or what’s coming, speak up

For those recently laid off: did your displacement packet include the standard disclosure showing the ages of everyone in your group who was laid off? I was laid off a few years ago and received it. This layoff I did not. Does this mean I was the only one in my group that was displaced?

Make this make sense please!

Do those put on PIPs receive severance benefits similar to a layoff situation?

If any of us is still under an assumption that Wells Fargo care, hear this out about my peer.
My peer got pre noticed on the second week after coming back from a medical leave. This person received back to back exceeds on year end reviews. Was a top performer and always worked hard.
Manager had to cut down the team size and chose one of the top performers.
Just do what’s required and be transactional. This company doesn’t deserve our talent and hard work.

I hear chatter of layoffs coming to HL. September is right around the corner and it typically happens before Employee Appreciation week.

We know we still have like 26000 people to layoff before the year is over according to Jane’s press release

What departments and locations are being impacted?

News report:
https://www.carolinajournal.com/4th-circuit-cuts-fired-wells-fargo-execs-award-from-22m-to-18m/

Actual decision:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2026/08/21/christopher_billesdon_v._wells_fargo_securities_llc.pdf

Laying a disabled person off after they ask for an accommodation is unlawful.

Wells Fargo seems to hate disabled people who ask for an accommodation.

https://wbt.com/1649453/4th-circuit-cuts-fired-wells-fargo-execs-award-from-22m-to-18m/

Flagstone Foods is planning to lay off 98 employees at its Dothan facility. These layoffs are scheduled to occur in October. This action is part of a larger trend of job reductions across Alabama. At least three other companies have also announced significant workforce reductions. These combined cuts will affect nearly 160 workers in the state.

Dothan, Alabama

https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2026/08/24/major-food-industry-employer-to-take-jobs-hit.html

Nurses at St. Joseph's Medical Center are planning a rally to protest proposed layoffs of essential support staff. They argue that eliminating these roles will negatively impact patient safety and care quality. Nurses are already stretched thin and cannot absorb the duties of the laid-off employees. The union states that the healthcare system has sufficient resources to avoid these cuts. They believe patient well-being is being sacrificed for financial gain.

Stockton, California

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/stockton-nurses-to-rally-for-patient-safety-and-condemn-layoffs

It is so subjective, isn't it? Use the information that you have and do what is best for you and your loved ones. Clinging to the notion of getting severance has caught up more than a few. Then, surprise, your severance is lost due to a relocation of your work to another division or company such as Cognizant. The only move to make is the one that gives you a semblance of peace in the current environment. Semblance, not actual peace.

Any office middle management from Gulf of America teams laid off? There’s significant amount of middle management in need of being discarded to face the real world.

I visited TheWorkNumber website and an entry under “Verifiers who have procured or attempted to procure your data in the past 24 months” appeared as having been pulled by Verizon in August.

Is this de rigeur for offboarding? I’d recommend everyone check theirs.

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

At this point, its literally mental abuse. How I am supposed to work if I don’t know what I am doing is even relevant if I get laid off. This is so frustrating

I'd like to finally move on, one way or another.

I can't say this strongly enough: if you have any skills, any talent, any ambition...leave this place. It's a dumpster fire that will only drag you down. Get out and don't look back.

Can somebody please say what the severance package was like for the latest layoff? Just to see if there were any changes since the last round.

From what I can remember, layoffs almost always start on Tuesday, so I'm going to assume it's going to be the same this time. I don't buy this "layoffs are canceled" talk, we all know it's going to happen.

It be your boss that's laid off, or you yourself

So far it’s been rumored over the past 6 months that every week the EISP is coming.Yet here we are with more rumors of rumors.I would say I have been watching so many fellow union associates keep putting off their plans .At this point if they are ready to they should just go !!If the extra money is the deal breaker maybe your not ready to go .But ya so tired of hearing the same conversations!!!

In TRM and part of risk - my game with BNY ended today. Was. Good stint for 14 years. But have no regrets.