#layoff

Anyone else noticing targeting older experienced employees to push them out .?

For those of you have been impacted, how was your final pay received?

I’m salaried and was let go on 3/19 with final date of 4/2. I received a direct deposit on 4/2 in two of my bank accts but not my 3rd acct. I expecting to get paid for 3/22-4/3 period on the next pay date of 4/10 since the last pay date was 3/27.

Have others impacted on 3/19 or previous rounds experienced this? I’m going to guess they just pay out on an off cycle for those laid off?

After more than two decades here, how the he-l am I to take this as "just business?"

General Dynamics Information Technology filed a WARN notice. The company plans to lay off 74 employees in Rockville, Maryland. These permanent layoffs will take effect on June 1, 2026. An additional 21 employees will be laid off in Bethesda, Maryland. The company has not disclosed the reason for these workforce reductions.

Rockville, Maryland

https://whatnow.com/washington-dc/local-news/27-year-old-it-services-provider-files-warn-for-74-layoffs-in-rockville/

A St. Louis company employs over 2,300 people. Officials indicated potential job reductions. A limited number of positions are affected. These affected roles are in customer service. The company's specific name was not provided.

St. Louis

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/04/02/firm-with-2-300-local-employees-eyes-cuts.html

Oracle implemented job cuts. Dozens of software development roles were eliminated. These reductions took place in the Bay Area. The company cited a mass global restructuring. Specific details beyond this remain unstated.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2026/04/02/oracle-pleasanton-layoffs.html

The YMCA of Greater Charlotte announced staff layoffs. This action is part of a restructuring for financial sustainability. A limited number of positions across the association were impacted. The organization's revenue decreased by 26% since 2019. Membership levels have not recovered to pre-pandemic numbers.

Charlotte, North Carolina

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315280372.html

Heard sales team took a hit today! Any other teams?

UHC and Optum, tech roles. Zamuda and her croonies plotting cost cutting n offshoring to preserve their 2026 bonus. Someone should ask how much they make, how much they code and do actual work vs "though leadership" and vision BS. I can ask AI to provide me a great vision n though Leadership. We don't need these executives making million when gpt can do it for free. There are so many executive that have no idea how anything works. They have not even used any system but join calls and blabber about things they don't have a clue as about. These ego maniacs feed on power trip. They laid off the my best systems design architect I know last month but kept the useless directors that know and do NOTHING. Now the developers had no clue how the end to end architecture works, just spinning up AI generated garbage code based off of incorrect user stories created by incomplete PMs m business stakeholders.

Another round of layoffs this month......notification day is the 16th, and hearing of another round in June.

Stone Mountain Park plans to lay off nearly 500 workers. A state WARN Act filing listed 497 affected employees. These job separations are scheduled for June 1. The filing did not state a reason for the job cuts. Park officials noted a commitment to collaboration for a smooth transition.

Stone Mountain, Georgia

https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/nearly-500-workers-to-be-laid-off-at-stone-mountain-park/

I read when FB was in charge he changed the severance package from 2 week to one week per service year. Is that still the case under ML with the recent layoffs? If it went back to 2 weeks, still capped at 26 weeks?

Oakland City University anticipates a mass layoff. The university issued a WARN notice. Some employees received the notification. All university staff could be impacted. A local newspaper obtained the email.

Oakland City, Indiana

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2026/04/02/oakland-city-university-warns-employees-of-mass-layoff/89435291007/

Any more layoffs this year?
Which teams will be impacted?

whyh why why

August 31st.

FIS either realized their mistake in record time, or need additional time to line up a buyer.

T will term you for something and hide it under “performance” when they have no other reason to fire you. Also, people are being fired due to inaccurate office presence reports. Get yourself a lawyer. You may have a case.

We are a team of 7 and 6 of us received an meeting invitation from HR individually for tomorrow morning. My manager is very confused about it too and colleagues at office strongly thinks it has to do with the lay offs. Its better to get severance and leave this place at this point. I'll update tomorrow about the outcome but it's 99% we are being eliminated.

Clintwood JOD LLC faces a lawsuit from former employees. About 300 workers were laid off without adequate notice. The suit alleges violations of the WARN Act. This act requires 60 days' notice for mass layoffs. The company recently entered bankruptcy proceedings.

Pikeville, Kentucky

https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article315247797.html

March 31 - April 10th is not some states required 60 days. Even if you count garden leave you would have to be for more than 3+ years to be over 60 days in weeks?

I was asked to leave last year piped out before retirement eligibility. So I got my retirement payout information from alight. You are eligible to get retirement after 50 years of age. I was told I had to wait 90 days to get my lump sum payout. I was given the deadline of Feb 26th to submit my notarized paperwork. I sent it off on Feb 3rd and waited for a check. The check was supposed to come in March. I waited for two weeks into march and nothing. I called alight and they said it was late by one day and expired. They said they would send another packet to me. When I got the packet the lump sum was not available. I called alight again and they said I canceled the retirement in December of 2025 on the website. Alight said they sent an email to my exxonmobil.com email. I told them I never received the email because I did not have access to my work email. I am now fighting them to get my lump sum payout because I want to be done with this horrible company. I did not cancel my retirement and don't know if they are just sc--wing me around so they can save money by paying me over 20 years. If they don't allow my lump sum I will sue them as the amount is several hundred thousand dollars.

I was told that USAA is using health insurance utilization (cost they spend on each employee as self-funded plan) as the filter for layoff/terminations where performance was not a concern. Looking for anyone in HR or higher up who can confirm this is whats happening. For ancedotal does anyone recall if the people laid off were overly sick or known to be using their healthcare alot? Could be a major ERISA 510 violation if we can crowdsource some proof.

May the Odds be in your favor!

Was told that the next wave of layoff announcements will be hitting in the next 2-4 weeks. You will be told either you are being laid off in 45 days, being laid off in September, or possibly being offered a job.

Anyone know the timeline for Allina layoffs?

Harassment from coworkers, complained to HR 2 months ago, no investigation, fired me last month along with 45 other IT people. Is it a retaliation? Probably not.

People are getting cut this month in a division here, rumor I heard was if 3M keeps it below 50 a month they don't have to announce it publicly or notify the state? I have not heard of anyone in my division getting cut.

The layoff plan was finalised in France and it’s a massacre that targets mostly engineers and surprisingly not too many corporate functions. Even products that are supposedly in priority has not been spared and people with domain knowledge have been impacted. In my 18 years at Ansys, I have never come across such levels of insincerity and misdirection.

Stop misusing "fired" when you mean "laid off." "Fired" implies misconduct; "laid off" implies downsizing. Use these terms accurately to protect professional reputations.

After the merger they got rid of all the leadership that made the company successful, and replaced it with a toxic leadership from a dying company (Sprint), and adopted it’s failing models for annual layoffs.

Fast forward to today, we’re not growing anymore. The stock is tanking, and they’re tightening the grip for in office (will be monitoring/micro managing for at least 8 hours/day for 3 days/week).

Do they really think this will make employees work harder? You would think that they would want to make it more pleasant to work here after decimating the culture, but no, they’re making it worse. Where did they get their leadership training? Any id--t would know that the people are what make the company successful, not a leadership lineup with visions that change every few years with.

Good luck trying to make me work harder or above and beyond. Sure, I’ll be in the office twiddling my thumbs and watching videos on my phone. You took away any incentive for me to go above and beyond.

rumor is a potential 25% reduction in headcount at legacy BD/ADx. does anyone have any details?

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

• mar01-mar31: 12446 layoffs, and 844 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• feb01-feb28: 943 layoffs, and 1143 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• jan01-jan31: 1604 layoffs, and 1834 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• dec01-dec31: 1031 layoffs, and 844 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• nov01-nov30: 1614 layoffs, and 1327 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• oct01-oct31: 2504 layoffs, 1762 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• sep02-sep30: 6275 layoffs, 861 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• aug14-sep01: 733 layoffs (based on Slack very few data points)
• aug01-aug14: ?2900 layoffs in IDC (based on media reports)

Regions outside IDC and NA usually have a significant delay when laid off people are disconnected from Slack (e.g. 1 month in Pacific regions, perhaps longer in some EU countries), so this is a floor estimate with additions reflected immediately, but reductions lagging behind on average.

What is called "layoff estimates" are partially part of normal attrition, limitations are covered in details in comments.

I will post daily in comments on the count change and running current month total while this post is still on the first page.

Can anyone comment on what, if any, is Alcon's "package" for employees who they would like to, or decide to, get rid of? Not people impacted by a structured RIF or layoff like we just had. Just those "one off" exits that happen all year long.

That could be PIP'd and fired, or outright fired for performance (not cause). Or "encouraged" to leave: can the employee "negotiate" an exit?

I’m just curious if there was anyone laid off while on maternity, paternity, or medical leave?

Heard stories of someone who wishes they took their full leave and was RIFd anyway, but anyone truly at home with baby and got a call!

Starbucks announced plans for store closures and layoffs. Approximately 900 non-retail positions will be eliminated. An undetermined number of North American stores will close. The company aims to improve financial performance and customer experience. Affected employees will receive severance and support packages.

https://patch.com/rhode-island/across-ri/starbucks-plans-store-closures-layoffs-what-know-ri

UK discount chain Poundstretcher announced a property restructuring plan. The goal is to reduce its cost base and secure its future. The plan involves seeking rent reductions from landlords. Poundstretcher confirmed no store closures or job cuts are planned. The company has faced challenging trading conditions recently.

https://www.retail-insight-network.com/news/poundstretcher-outlines-property-restructure/

"A payment in the amount of four weeks of base salary for your first year of employment plus one week’s salary for each additional year of employment, based on your most recent hire date, up to a combined maximum of 26 weeks of base salary."

I have just under 15 years of service to the company with numerous awards and promotions for good performance. Like many here, I have poured blood sweat and tears into my job going above and beyond for this company.

All those efforts are now in the dustbin and I am being shown the door with just 18 weeks of pay (which will be fully subject to tax).

As an older person with specialist skills, I am not easily going to find another similar role, if at all. The future seems very dark and uncertain and I am fearful

How many weeks based on years of service?

Allied Group LLC will lay off 154 employees. This was reported to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. The company offers fulfillment services. It supports life science and biotech companies. Employee separations are scheduled to begin on May 25.

Rhode Island

https://turnto10.com/news/local/allied-group-llc-to-layoff-over-150-employees-in-rhode-island

Oracle just laid off 25,000 employees on yesterday due to AI spending constraints.

They are looking at 30,000 total this round.

Total Technology layoffs 33,302 year-to-date.

Higher Energy prices will lead to a potential Major Recession by 2027.