#layoffs

A decade after the people of Casa Grande were sold an electric-vehicle dream — with thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in investment promised — some locals say the reality has been far different. It’s only gotten worse after Lucid Motors announced another round of layoffs.

https://www.azfamily.com/2026/06/24/still-shock-casa-grande-feels-impact-after-lucid-motors-layoffs/

All I keep reading is people boasting how they left this place. Well, I want to leave Honeyhell as well but I can't find anybody who's hiring, or at least anybody who's hiring at comparable pay. So please, be kind and share with the rest of us, who's currently hiring? Where are you all going?

WARN was submitted on June 19, and it lists August 21 as the date layoffs will take effect. Not really surprising, as Walmart has been ramping up layoffs lately. I guess we need to face facts and realize that this is the new normal: constant layoffs both on store and corporate levels.

They are a failing company thanks to their own doing. Offshoring to India is going to run it into the ground even more. All they care about is the money they line their pockets with. There has been a steady and steep decline to every company that GP touches- in all realms. Profitability, benefits, work life balance, employee retention and satisfaction, etc.

Why wouldn’t gp cut McKinsey loose at this point? It’s known that consultants throw spaghetti at the wall and hope something sticks. But thus far, nothing has even marginally improved by retaining them.

I certainly hope gp is shopping around their vertical markets to sell to keep gp afloat. I do not foresee gp being around for much longer at the rate things are going

Well said, @bm+1kt6r66mv.

The people who actually know how things work are either retiring without documenting anything or getting laid off. And leadership thinks it's fine because they have their VPs. The same VPs who don't know the details and don't want input from anyone below them. It's scary to watch the company make such a huge mistake and not care.

Diageo conducted substantial layoffs across its North American organization. This marks the second round of cuts in as many months. The reduction in force also functions as a sweeping reorganization. Remaining employees are directed to adopt a 'Bigger, Better, Fewer' approach. The company aims to retool big-time brands for the United States market.

https://www.fingers.email/p/at-diageo-more-cuts-reveal-drastic-reorganization

The people I thought were untouchable are gone, while others seem to survive every reorganization without a scratch. After a while you start wondering if doing great work matters less than knowing who to keep happy and when to keep your opinions to yourself.

The School District of Palm Beach County is eliminating 76 positions. These affected roles are Media Clerk I and Media Clerk II. Employment for these individuals will conclude on July 31, 2026. Increased compensation costs and declining student enrollment caused these changes. The district aims to re-employ as many affected staff members as possible.

West Palm Beach, Florida

https://cbs12.com/news/local/76-palm-beach-county-school-district-employees-to-be-laid-off-by-end-of-july-florida-news

I'm not sure I'll be able to do anything today. I tried sleeping but I'm so nervous and over-stressed that I couldn't. I'm honestly not sure how I'll make it through the day, especially if cuts really do continue. My team was not affected yesterday, so if there's more, chances are we will be.

Lucid Motors recently declared additional job reductions. The company is decreasing its total employee count by 18 percent. This affects 705 individuals at their Casa Grande, Arizona plant. The local community now faces increased economic uncertainty. These are the second staff cuts implemented by Lucid this year.

Casa Grande, AZ

https://www.azfamily.com/2026/06/24/still-shock-casa-grande-feels-impact-after-lucid-motors-layoffs/

It was said before and it needs to be repeated. Our management levels are bloated and need to be thinned out. Layoffs are needed, but they keep targeting the wrong people. Focus on managers who do nothing and we'll be golden.

I am hearing that the severance does not pay out unused PTO. If true and if others can confirm, then use PTO as you accrue them.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/article/desoto-school-district-switch-busing-providers-22315077.php

Ideal US Talent Worker OpCo LLC plans significant layoffs. The company will cut 1,395 workers. These layoffs affect five Illinois counties. Restructuring is cited as the reason for the permanent job losses. Affected employees are encouraged to apply to a third-party partner.

https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/employment/2026/06/24/illinois-employer-reveals-permanent-layoffs-across-five-counties/90654935007/

Do you think with these layoffs happening, that someone will buy or absorb centene? Just was curious would that happen

The amount of stress this company has caused in the past year to me and my colleagues is unbelievable.

They expect us to work as if everything is ok, while hearing every couple of weeks that someone is laid off.

Today has been an especially difficult day, and I can’t focus on anything. Supposed to leave on holiday on Monday, not knowing whether I’ll have a job to return to.

Not worth it.

What areas and products were hit?

There are hiring freezes and management are being very quiet about next FY it’s certainly not business as normal. Rumours of SAP buying DEVOPS/ADM

Well, Q2 is almost in the books, and you know what's cooking in the kitchen besides some 30oz steaks on the grill? More cuts, cut the fat, cut the hype, cut me a steak! Man, make it two!

Getting those lists ready as we really need to make the numbers to show just how much a difference getting a new head honcho is making. Let's make sure to keep it under 50 in every state just so that we don't have to put out any WARN notices, OK?

While we are at it, let's pretend we did something interesting with AI, like a security thing-a-jig that is not AI, but kind of sounds like it is. Or maybe we helped a mid-market company no one has ever heard of doing something wh-z-bang with AI? Yes, that sounds about right. Print it!

And also while no one is paying attention to us (really no one is) let's hire more Cisco folks who are washed up and were on the list for LR (go look it up).

Is it over?

I've been here long enough to have noticed a pattern. Each year, around this time, there are cuts. It's not a massive round, but it's always something. A few people here, a few there, but it always happens like clockwork. If you've been here a while, you know what I'm talking about.

Rumors are about 10,000 people will be affected.

Will this involve layoffs? Or will there be mainly box moves?

Does anybody know more?

I've been applying and interviewing for months. I get callbacks and interviews, but then all I get is silence. I get ghosted again and again. No rejection email, nothing. That's how bad it is out there right now. That's bad as it is while I'm employed, I'm not voluntarily entering that game without a job.

iHeartMedia has begun a new round of layoffs affecting dozens of workers in its local radio broadcasting units, The Desk has learned.

The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring promised in iHeart’s first quarter (Q1) financial earnings report earlier this year.

https://thedesk.net/2026/06/iheartmedia-layoffs-new-round/

Can we relax, or will layoffs continue today?

I know it sounds odd considering the state of the job market, but I keep hoping I'll be on the layoff list. I'm too chickenshit to quit, so having them make the decision for me would be perfect. I was excited when we were spun-off, imagining great things, but I was brought back to reality fast. Now all I want is to be out of here.

We're always seeing more cuts, fewer benefits, managers who know they can do whatever they want, and so many other things. This place fell so far so fast.

I went from being terrified AI bubble was going to burst resulting in me losing my job to losing my job anyhow, changing the industry, and now watching as the bubble strains, eating popcorn and cheering for all of those who got rid of us to lose everything when it happens.

An Engineering Director here told us to prepare for low reviews because managers are being forced to rate everyone on their teams using a bell curve, and there is no way around it. This means that even if some people are meeting expectations, they may still be placed in a “needs improvement” category. It feels like Oracle may be preparing for the next RIF or encouraging attrition. Has anyone else heard the same?

Anyone heard about this one? They say there are going to be layoffs to turbo-optimize specialized growth and maximum pivots for shareholder value , but I can't think of where else they could possibly do our highly specialized work from.

iHeartMedia initiated a programming realignment today. This initiative includes a new round of layoffs. The company aims to scale its new technology capabilities. It also seeks to achieve $50 million in cost savings. Several employees across multiple markets have been impacted.

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/360118/iheart-starts-programming-realignment-with-ongoing-cuts/

Got an email hour back, wording is weird
“If you are reading this and your role was not impacted, I want you to know : I do not take your for granted.”

Are they sending this people who are rifed or to people who still have Job or both

Weird email to send after hours

This clown really writes this end of day, while they leave executives and senior management in place with absolutely no clue of what they're doing, canning some actually decent people today who were helping the organization which they canned on a whim. We hear nothing from this guy and this is the first thing that comes from this useless guy after the last useless CTO leaves.

Team:

This isn't an easy note to write, but I want to be transparent and open a dialogue with this team. Earlier today, a small but targeted number of colleagues learned that their roles in our technology organization were eliminated. These were not performance-based decisions. These are people who have given real effort to this organization and I want to acknowledge that as well as share with you the context behind my decisions.

If you are reading this and your role was not impacted, I want you to know: I do not take you for granted. And if someone you respect and have worked alongside every day is leaving FIS today, I want you to know: I did not take that lightly.

The structural changes we're making - moving work closer to engineering teams, embedding agile practices and technical product ownership where delivery actually happens, and integrating documentation and performance work into our normal delivery model - are the right moves for where we need to go. But right moves can still be hard moves. When we reduce coordination layers and consolidate how work gets done, I know there are real people behind those roles who have contributed meaningfully to this organization.

I want to be specific about what changed and why, because you deserve that clarity:

Agile coaching is moving from a standalone function into the product and engineering teams where those practices now live day-to-day. The discipline isn't going away - it's becoming part of how we work, not a separate layer.
Technical product management is being realigned to engineering teams so ownership sits closer to the teams building the product, with leadership layers removed to reduce handoffs and improve speed.
Documentation and performance work is moving into engineering as a core part of delivery.
These are targeted changes. The vast majority of our technology colleagues are not impacted and their day-to-day work continues. But I know that when people that you have worked alongside are suddenly gone, it affects you - regardless of whether your own role has changed. If someone in your team or in your network was impacted today, take a moment to reach out. Their work mattered.

I know this can be difficult. But the platform we are building - an AI-first, resilient, scalable technology organization - is not a future-state aspiration. It is the work in front of us right now. And the talent in this organization is more than capable of building it.

I will be holding a town hall to answer your questions directly. Your leaders have resources to help you navigate this transition and I've asked them to create space for open conversations as well.

Thank you for your commitment to this work.
Don Duet

Cesar just announced the President Club. Roughly 150 people going to Four Seasons in Sydney. What's something like that gotta cost? How many FTEs could it have saved?

Lucid Group Inc. is conducting its second round of layoffs this year. The electric vehicle startup is reducing its overall headcount. These job cuts affect a small number of Michigan workers. Specifically, the Southfield operations are impacted. This downsizing reflects the company's retrenchment efforts.

Southfield, Michigan

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufacturing-logistics/automotive/cdb-lucid-motors-layoffs-20260623/

I understand it’s state-by-state and based on tenure, but what has the latest severance packages looked like for those laid off from our wonderful company? Any information is appreciated.

https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/ueberblick/u-s-layoff-wave-triggers-legal-scrutiny-as-243-000-warn-notices-hit-in/69607720