#layoff

Going George Costanza mode. Great time to get laid off for 6 months if you were also in the crosshairs. Looking on a potential bright side; the culture here started to su-k 5–6 years ago. Will be looking for a company that at least does a better job pretending I’m not just a number when breaking my back for them for over a decade!

If you are fired, please do the below analysis on this doc you get: Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)

If you are older than 40 (or 50?) years old, you should get a OWBPA document (it shows ages and job titles of the fired people). MAKE SURE to save it locally immediately!!! If you view it and then leave the page, the document will show as read and you may not be able to access it again (at least that happened to me). You may be able to get GEMINI to help you do the analysis (turn AI against big dirty red!).

My guess it would be eye opening (to a judge:)) to see the breakout/comparison of job title and age for higher paying jobs (engineering and technology) versus job titles and age for lower paying jobs (help desk, admin assistants, etc..). Would not be surprising to see this output - just as an example of what might be uncovered: 50 people that are 55+ years old fired and all in high paying jobs.... and then another 50 people that are 20 to 35 years old and all in lower paying jobs (and MUCH easier to backfill or put a contractor in later). If you just looked at ages, you would say it looks ok. But, if you included wages, AND job titles, you would see a definite bias in the example.

I was laid off today and just sat there like “now what?” What are your plans for now to the end of the month?

I’m thinking to just show face at daily meetings, don’t do anything else and ignore 90% of teams and email messages. I mean this was worst case right? They can’t really do anything else?

Friend works here and strongly believes there will be a layoff in the near future. I can't validate the voracity of the claim, but they seemed very certain of it.

If you get laid off by Cengage please don’t thank them on LinkedIn. Have some self respect.

5/14 D-Day

We all know there is more layoffs coming since 1500 doesn’t create enough office space. What are the next Business Units or roles to be impacted?

Its been literally years now with daily posts about RTO.
Bichin on a layoff forum won't change a thing.
Sh#t or get off the pot.

Looking at the recent layoff announcements, i’ve a very bad feelimg that synopsys will announce more layoffs during this quarter results news , :(

One of my teammates complained a few days ago how it seemed our manager was acting weird and avoiding her for the past couple of weeks. Today, she was laid off. Could he have known so far ahead?

Any folks experienced the process of being impacted while on vacation? How would you know?

https://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-in-latest-round-of-layoffs-2026-5

Is there a difference if the meeting is scheduled with HR alone versus HR + a MGR (like if it means laid off versus moving to different org)?

Alright guys I’ll give y’all a real post. I was an SM in wealth and got laid off today. I know you guys like to hate on SM’s but seems like a lot of us got hit. Meeting was put on my calendar super early this morning as a 1-1 without any context. Been here for 10+ years and for severance I got 6 months, prorated bonus, PTO paid to cash, and shares cashed. My manager was visibly shaken up and was like a robot reading off a script just emotionless and monotone which was very unusual. Was told to take the rest of the day off and don’t bother coming into the office through the end of the month which is my last day.

It su-ks but I was already interviewing elsewhere which I’m stoked about the severance and all the payouts.

For those affected, just know you are not alone and this is just how “at will employment” works. I hope you all bounce back quick and enjoy a little time off to recoup. Or at best find another job and enjoy the dual income.

G6,5,4 - majority are youngsters getting laid off. Runway if you are young this is a company for dinosaurs

That just got notified they were laid off would be

On here. Sorry it’s a bunch of lying trolls in the real world they’d be figuring out insurance and severance and contacting family.

I don’t get why there are so many trolls here. Why would someone in their right mind share their name, supervisor, or personal information just to prove whether something is real or not? Why risk jeopardizing their severance or employment situation just to satisfy random people online?

To the trolls, please stop. People’s lives are being impacted here. If these reports are true and people are seriously being affected, I genuinely wish you all the best. No one wants to lose their job.

I’ve heard 5000 and I’ve heard 10,000.

I was RIFd yesterday, and I see that severance only pays out unused regular PTO, not protected PTO.

They really pushed employees to NOT use protected PTO as it is meant for illness and other unintended absence. I had built up quite a bit of it, and used regular PTO almost always.

Now I’m thinking the reconfiguration of PTO was more about cost savings than anything else. I was not aware that protected PTO would be forfeited or I would have used that first and foremost.

Very sneaky move Medtronic.

SLs and Architects who are in G8s are asked to take up G7 roles or are they are getting fired ?

If you're getting transferred, laid off or have proof other people are, please reach out:
rachel.nostrant@houstonchronicle.com

I'm the oil and gas reporter, trying to keep an eye on how many people might be affected.

Rumors here in the tower is that the layoffs have begun. Seen couple folks packing up and being escorted out by security.

I know of three people in GNC that have been informed that they are impacted. It's real and it's happening today. I am in GNC, and not a bot or a troll. Been at VZ for 20+ years.

They’re openly patting themselves on the back about plans to reduce workforce by 65%

Believe it or not, for those that are impacted today, coming to this site and sharing the news is not a priority. They are going through an emotional roller coaster, need to inform their families, etc. so just because people aren’t posting here, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

Most of these layoff posts are some type of sadists.I dont see anything happening in the office

Has anyone heard if CSS in brokerage is being impacted? If so, do you know what sites? I’d like to think not as they just told us RTO is coming and I don’t see how an immediate RIF makes sense when it’s clear they want to see people quit rather than RTO. It’s also a client facing inbound role for managed accounts. But, with all the changes the last couple years aimed at attrition and seemingly preparing for this moment, who knows…

Side question, if someone is laid off and has unvested shares, do they pay those out to any degree?

Got laid off.

That’s how LR happen… share people.

Share what you know as Cisco is not sharing any LR news.

If you know something, say something and share with others.

Anybody?

One of the most difficult things about layoff days is hoping its one of your team members and not you. Some of us like the people on our team and wanting one of them to be impacted instead of yourself is a special kind of he-l. It feels selfish and awful but you know it will be so much worse if you are the one to get the call. Then you have survivors guilt.

Wasn't just rumors for the group I'm in. Teams is full of people sharing what time their calendar invite that just came in is for with HR + some leader. Everyone promising to give each other recommendations if needed, posting personal emails and phone numbers just in case, etc.

Don't know the count yet. Waiting to see if/what time my meeting will be. Bad vibes for sure.

The rumors weren't wrong for everyone.

UBS has been quietly laying off people starting Mar-2026. Rumor is that another big list is coming in later may and june 2026.

Any word on if Case Mgmet will be impacted?

I saw tons of writing on the wall the past two weeks that made me think I'm going, but the post from someone saying they made the whole thing up has me second guessing myself now.

If you're impacted, please let us know. And if you're trolling, this is people's livelihood. Please, not today...

The University of North Texas approved buyouts for 40 faculty members. This action aims to save up to $4.7 million. The university faces a projected $45 million budget shortfall. Declining international student enrollment and reduced state funding caused this deficit. Officials are considering other cuts but do not expect broad layoffs.

Denton, Texas

Spirit Airlines announced hundreds of layoffs. These job cuts affect Texas airports. Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston airports are impacted. The airline faces rising fuel costs. Financial strain contributed to the decision.

Texas

https://www.cbs19.tv/video/news/local/spirit-airlines-layoffs-hit-texas-airports-as-workers-face-uncertain-future/501-15169b4b-a98a-40bc-82ed-1000cb42d68c