#layoffs

Town officials are preparing two budget scenarios for fiscal year 2028, one level-funded and another with a 5% reduction. Department heads have been informed that layoffs are expected due to rising costs and insufficient state aid. Pension and health insurance expenses are projected to increase significantly in the coming years. Both the Select Board and Finance Committee have stated they will not pursue another tax override. Residents are encouraged to advocate for increased state funding for local aid.

Abington, Massachusetts

https://www.southshore.news/p/abington-officials-warn-of-layoffs

Streaming giant Netflix has recently implemented significant workforce reductions, impacting approximately 1,000 employees globally. Among those affected in the London office was Anna Mallett, the vice president of physical production for the U.K. and local-language content across EMEA. Her departure follows a broader trend of job cuts within the company, with the U.K. operations now seeing the effects. Mallett had been instrumental in overseeing productions for popular series and films during her tenure. This move comes as Netflix seeks to refine its operational execution in key markets.

London, England

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-layoffs-uk-london-hit-anna-mallett-vp-production-1236745775/

The cuts keep coming, and I no longer believe the reassurances we're given. At this point, another promise that things will settle down doesn't mean much to me. I'll be looking for a way out any way I can just to get away from this mess.

Goodyear is laying off 51 employees at its Niagara Falls plant. This reduction is part of a larger plan to eliminate 85 positions across two chemical facilities. The company aims to complete these workforce adjustments by the end of 2027. This move signifies a significant restructuring for Goodyear's chemical operations. The affected plant is located in Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls, New York

https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2026/10/28/niagara-falls-goodyear-plant-51-layoffs.html

Over 100 transit workers in Central Texas are facing permanent job losses at the end of the year. Herzog, the current operator for CapMetro's commuter rail, will see its contract expire on December 31, 2026. This expiration will lead to the termination of 109 employees across three Herzog companies. However, some affected workers may have the opportunity to continue their employment under a new arrangement with CapMetro. Herzog is coordinating with state resources to assist the departing employees.

Austin, Texas

https://www.chron.com/news/article/capmetro-layoffs-travis-county-22503287.php

A prominent law firm is ceasing operations, leaving nearly 600 associates searching for new employment. This includes both new and experienced attorneys who previously sought partnership at the esteemed institution. The firm is utilizing an internal job board to help its legal professionals find other positions. While some associates are already being recruited by other top firms, the overall legal job market is experiencing a slowdown. This situation creates a challenging environment for many attorneys seeking to re-enter the workforce.

New York, NY

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/weil-collapse-floods-market-with-lawyers-looking-for-new-jobs

Schell Games has announced another round of significant layoffs, impacting a large portion of its workforce. This marks the second instance of staff reductions for the VR studio in 2026. The company cited challenging industry conditions as the reason for these cuts, aiming to ensure its long-term sustainability. This decision results in the departure of many talented developers. The studio previously underwent similar layoffs in August.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

https://www.uploadvr.com/schell-games-lays-off-large-portion-of-staff/

https://tech.yahoo.com/general/breaking-news/article/tech-layoffs-tracker-2026-all-the-job-losses-across-amazon-microsoft-netflix-electronic-arts-apple-meta-and-others-123131973.html

Still working like it is 1990s.

Virgin Media O2 is reportedly planning significant layoffs as part of a broad restructuring initiative. The company aims to reduce operating costs through these measures. Approximately 4,000 employees, or about a quarter of its workforce, may be affected. These redundancies are expected to primarily impact non-customer-facing roles. The company has not officially confirmed these plans.

London, United Kingdom

https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/virgin-media-o2-layoffs-up-to-4-000-jobs-at-risk-in-major-restructuring-report-says-12263534

Alaska Air Group is implementing a reduction of 125 jobs in Washington as part of a larger effort to eliminate 200 positions across the company. These layoffs will affect nonunion, back-office employees, excluding pilots, flight attendants, and other operational staff. The company cited significant projected annual losses due to high fuel prices and geopolitical pressures as the reason for these cuts. Affected employees will continue to receive pay through the end of the year. This move is intended to help the company maintain competitiveness and focus resources on long-term strategic priorities.

Seattle, Washington

https://mynorthwest.com/local/alaska-air-group-washington/4292357

We all know it won't be, but for me, the waiting is worse than potentially knowing I was laid off. If I'm getting shown the door, I'd much rather know as soon as possible than have to stress about it for another day or two. And if I'm not getting laid off, then this is just ruining our mental health for no good reason. So yes, I wish it was sooner rather than later.

Anyone coming on here claiming these posts are fake is either a manager or executive trying to justify the BS employees are no longer buying, or someone so focused on their own paycheck they couldn't care less about the company or its people.

A company is built on its people, not out-of-touch leaders who couldn't drive a school bus from point A to B, let alone drive revenue or motivate employees.

Now Xerox wants younger university recruits. Why? So they can brainwash them for the next 5–7 years into sacrificing their ambitions, buying into empty promises, and working for pennies?

Xerox, stop selling dreams while playing with people's livelihoods.

It's the same exhausting cycle every three months:

"We've made the necessary cuts. This is the team moving forward."

Three months later: "We need more adjustments, but now we have the right team."

Three months later: "Unexpected headwinds. We need to pivot and reduce costs."

Three months later: More cuts.

How many times can you tell employees they're the future before eliminating their jobs?

People dedicate decades to this company, get let go, and the next sales meeting carries on like they never existed. No acknowledgment, no appreciation. Just another number removed from a spreadsheet. It's corporate musical chairs with people's livelihoods.

At this point, I genuinely believe if every C-suite officer and VP resigned or was replaced tomorrow, Xerox would be in a better place. At least employees would have something they haven't had in years: HOPE. Hope for leadership that can actually grow revenue, motivate people, and rebuild trust. Why do employees always pay for leadership's failures?

Meanwhile, LP appears to have secured himself a nice golden parachute while the rest of us are stuck on a plane going down.

You cannot keep cutting your way to greatness. Leadership is about growing a business, not shrinking it while rewarding those at the top.

People aren't tired of change. They're tired of broken promises, endless layoffs, and being treated as disposable.

Maybe the next round of cuts should start at the top.

It’s time to save the INTU stock

Be prepared for the storm

All the red flags with this company. Big layoffs every other month for many years. Many bad stories reported here.

I was severed, last day end of the year. It is amazing how many people in my department think they are safe. Maybe its just coping at its finest. They are next, department still way too bloated.

Are impacted employees taking severance in Foster City eligible to apply for California unemployment benefits? If yes, how soon should we apply for it? After the 2 month period when actual termination happens?

Datacenter will not save Qc. BU leadership is full of nepotism and discarded mobile product managers with zero datacenter industry experience for any prospective customers to take Qc seriously. No wonder all datacenter products keep getting cancelled and the next gen products 2 years down barely compete with current offerings from Nvidia and AMD. Moreover investment is too late and too little in front of NVDA and AMD. Datacenter will be a bigger failure than compute.
Qc deserves big layoffs with a large incompetent and non productive workforce. Most teams can deliver the same with 25% cuts skewed towards management, program managers and low performers. Software teams will get at the biggest cut in coming years with such high levels of incompetency overall and AI taking over. Bloat in Software workforce is the most recognized problem in Qc at higher levels.

What kind of layoffs are we expecting and why many in Feb?

What’s everyone hearing about next timelines. Heard someone say February will be next big one.

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

FY 2027

• oct01-oct31: 2270 reductions, 785 additions, 142827 (-1485) end count
• sep02-sep30: 7022 reductions, 1137 additions, 144312 (-5885) end count
• aug01-sep01: 1899 reductions, 995 additions, 150197 (-904) end count
• jul01-jul31: 2975 reductions, 1736 additions, 151101 (-1239) end count
• jun01-jun30: 1723 reductions, 1299 additions, 152340 (-424) end count

FY 2026

• may01-may31: 2271 reductions, 942 additions, 152764 (-1329) end count
• apr01-apr30: 2286 reductions, 1583 additions, 154093 (-703) end count
• mar01-mar31: 12446 reductions, 844 additions, 154796 (-11602) end count
• feb01-feb28: 943 reductions, 1143 additions, 166398 (+200) end count
• jan01-jan31: 1604 reductions, 1834 additions, 166198 (+230) end count
• dec01-dec31: 1119 reductions, 844 additions, 165968 (-275) end count
• nov01-nov30: 1614 reductions, 1310 additions, 166243 (-304) end count
• oct01-oct31: 2498 reductions, 1768 additions, 166547 (-730) end count
• sep02-sep30: 6380 reductions, 861 additions, 167277 (-5519) end count
• aug14-sep01: 733 reductions (based on Slack very few data points), 172796 (-733) end count
• aug01-aug14: ?2900 reductions in IDC (based on media reports), 173529 (-2900) end count

Limitations of these stats are covered in detail in comments.
I will post daily in comments on the count change and running current month total.

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Exxon just reported $15B+ in quarterly profits, $16B+ in cost savings since 2019 and we're still talking about PIPs and people getting pushed out. remember those 2K job cuts announced last year? now more discussions about performance plans, restructuring, people wondering how long they have left. PIP, layoff, fired... different names but same result if you're the one leaving. doesn't seem like this is slowing down...

we keep cutting back on support roles while investing more in AI. $80+ M in severance costs in Q3, grew quite a bit. Sales ops has been hit particularly hard, AI is now handling work that used to require 100+. more salespeople added and AI engineers but need fewer people in supporting roles... the push to do more with fewer employees will continue into 2027.

The Office of Management and Budget has cleared a Department of Labor proposed rule that could substantially update the PERM labor certification process, a key step in many employment-based green card cases. The proposal is expected to address recruitment standards, protections for U.S. workers affected by layoffs, and employer compliance requirements. However, the regulatory text has not yet been published, and the specific proposed requirements remain unknown. Current PERM regulations remain in effect. Employers with pending or planned PERM filings should monitor publication of the proposal and the subsequent public comment period.

This will scrutinize all H1B extensions and make it tougher to process. Huge win 🥇 for citizens of this country.

The email arrived at 7:03 AM. No subject line. Just a calendar invite titled "Organizational Update."

You click it. The meeting starts in twelve minutes. Your hands are already cold.

The voice on the call is calm. Too calm. "As part of our commitment to making care more affordable," it says, "we are reviewing staffing to meet changing market dynamics." The words sound human, but they aren't. They're a spell. A lullaby sung before the lights go out.

Someone in the chat types: Is this a layoff? The message vanishes. You're not sure if it was deleted or if you imagined it.

The slides advance. A map of New Jersey appears. Then California. Then Illinois. Little red dots bloom like wounds. Five hundred and seventy-two in one state . Ninety-two in another . Ninety-eight in a pharmacy that used to fill prescriptions for the chronically ill . The dots spread. The map bleeds.

You look at your coworkers on the screen. Their cameras are off. They are already ghosts.

The voice says "redeploy our talent" and "support affected team members." You've heard this incantation before. It means nothing. The last person who believed it was walked out by security before lunch.

The meeting ends. Your calendar refreshes. There's a new event: "1:1 with your manager." Fifteen minutes. No agenda.

You stare at the screen. The cursor blinks. Somewhere, offshore, a replacement is already learning your job. The reorg doesn't ki-l you all at once. It just keeps taking pieces until there's nothing left to cut.

The invite sits there. You don't click accept. You don't have to. It's already happening.

Let’s see the picture:

1. 20 packages sent to VZB techs in Florida.
2. Only 1 tech took the package
3. Almost Zero work
4. Headcount will be reduced.
5. Wall Street wins again
6. Technicians and their families lose.
7. Frontier headcount probably included?

As layoffs appear to continue, I don't know why more folks aren't actively looking for jobs to get out of this sinking ship. My theory is that they will continuously cut jobs, as Karthik adopts AI more and more, and the field will eventually be just a few reps per state, a few regional manager, and very few data scientists left. Then, after it all crashes and burns, they'll realize the mistake of letting talented people go in all areas, and then they'll go through a hiring frenzy, but it'll be too late because of their reputation being ruined.

Anyway, if there's any field folks left, lurking this page, what's it like now after the last round of layoffs?

Did anyone move to a hub recently ? Did you rent or buy? Were you impacted by layoffs after moving? If you were unable to find a job in your local place, what was your chance of finding one there?

Based on the quarterly report does anyone expect layoffs? Or is it looking like business as usual?

Less layoffs More stock crash
No layoff No fun
More layoffs More fun
No job No problem

Sadness Halloween 202X !!!

Think twice.

Summer: You are going to be the ones leading us through this transformation.
Fall: Almost entire team laid off, including the manager.

Criteria for the ones left: "low cost location".

:D

And who will be targeted? I'm hearing anywhere from 5K to 90K

Expect us not to make Q3 numbers. I’m sure anyone who sees the numbers know we are not making forecast, shocking I know, firing thousands and shuffling the leadership week all while making zero changes in process/guidance/etc isn’t making money. The fact question is, does it matter? I am under the impression we are basically at the price floor for the stock (probably around $35 would be my guess for an absolute minimum). So when we miss numbers again, I don’t see the stock taking much of a hit. The question is, how hard does that mean leadership will pull the layoff lever since it’s the only thing 99% of SVPs and above know how to do.

Spill the beans

NIC Global Manufacturing Solutions will cease operations at its Woodinville facility. This closure will result in the termination of 103 employees. Production will be consolidated into existing plants in Spokane and Tennessee. Layoffs will occur in stages, beginning in January 2027 and concluding by August 2028. The company stated that no work is being outsourced.

https://mynorthwest.com/local/woodinville-manufacturer-nic-global/4292327

Woodinville, Washington

Service anniversaries use to be a big deal. Now making it to the next month is. What’s next in the PepsiCo world? Odds on making it to December.

I know these layoffs are painful for everyone, and I respect the financial and emotional impact we’re all facing. But seeing comments blaming H-1B employees for taking jobs is hurtful. We are colleagues facing the same layoffs, with additional uncertainty about whether our families can stay in the country.

I’ve worked at Comcast since 2009 and have been waiting nearly 17 years for permanent residency, following the immigration rules throughout. My employment ends December 31, and my deadline to find another eligible job is January 30, 2027. Otherwise, my family may have to leave—disrupting my children’s school year and potentially forcing us to sell our home.

I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m asking that we avoid blaming or discriminating against colleagues because of their visa status or nationality. We’ve built our lives here and contributed to this company and our communities. We all deserve respect and compassion during this difficult time.