#layoffs

My department was notified yesterday who was leaving and who was staying. Has anyone heard of there being a second wave of cuts or is it confirmed that once your department has been notified, there will be no more cuts afterwards?

Just got my letter today...looks like about 250 people in the Customer Engineering group got let go....

Hope you all find a soft landing spot.....

I’m surprised inhouse getting hit first when I thought contracted staff augs would get hit first…makes me think they just going to ride out the POs since they are already invested funds

Not sure about other groups, but for Tech I don't think we've seen this many let go since Q4 2023

So on 9/16 we had an organizational meeting stating we would need to start working with redeployment teams. That never happened. We were never contacted by those teams. Many of us have called HR and they have told us we are not under redeployment or RIF currently. But today- there was an email that went out saying goodbye to a few people and acknowledged there contributions. But still no formal date. I would encourage everyone affected by this to file formal HR complaints and keep all of these emails. I am also contacting an employment lawyer. The email in question came from Sandra Rubio. There was also a top secret meeting on Monday 10/26 from her that stated more cuts this Friday.

1) we all know more layoffs will keep on happening

2) my theory is that leadership will spare us between Thanksgiving and New Years

So my question is : what are the odds of layoffs over the next 3 weeks till nov 20?

Like fishes. Gutted. At least they waited until the later part of the afternoon to break me down and ki-l off the last functioning nerve I had left.

After yesterday’s announcement, I’m sure a lot of us have the same questions. Which teams have overlapping roles, and when will we find out what happens to them? What does this mean for people based in Fort Worth if the combined company is headquartered in PA? Will there be any changes before the deal closes? If jobs are cut, what severance or retention terms will apply? And what happens to our benefits and equity awards?

Prairie Farms will close its Ice Cream Specialties, LLC plant in St. Louis. This closure will result in the layoff of over 100 workers. The facility is located at 8419 Hanley Industrial Court. Affected employees will remain employed through at least December 31, 2026. They will retain recall rights for three years.

St. Louis, Missouri

https://khmoradio.com/ixp/463/p/prairie-farms-missouri-layoffs/

The financial technology firm Paypal is implementing significant workforce reductions. Over 2,000 employees will be impacted by these cuts. Additionally, the company plans to decrease its management roles by over a quarter. These measures are part of a broader restructuring effort. The exact reasons for these changes were not detailed.

https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/41905

ConocoPhillips is shifting some IT operations to an outside provider. This change is expected to impact its global IT organization. The company anticipates targeted workforce reductions. It is unclear if Bartlesville employees will be affected by these changes. The move aims to improve efficiency, scale, and flexibility.

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

https://www.newson6.com/tulsa-oklahoma-news/conocophillips-it-layoffs-bartlesville-oklahoma

It’s so great to see the birthday celebration for the newest ELT member Smoky the dog.

Can we celebrate birthday for all the other ELTs including the CEO?

It really boosts the employee morale after the last week’s layoffs.

anybody heard anything? All is quiet on my end

Microsoft is implementing voluntary exit plans to manage its large workforce in the age of AI. This strategy aims to encourage employees to leave and potentially reduce management positions that AI could perform. The company's stock performance has been strong, partly due to increased revenue per employee as headcount has decreased. Other tech giants like Meta are also cutting staff and investing in AI to boost efficiency. Experts predict further outright layoffs at Microsoft in the coming year.

Redmond, Washington

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/decoding-microsofts-ai-workforce-shake-up-are-more-layoffs-coming-140738828.html

Is it only me? I know we had threads on this but still...

Wastequip will close its Toter facilities in Statesville by December 22nd. This closure will result in the loss of 96 jobs. The two affected facilities are located adjacent to each other near Interstate 40. The company has not provided a reason for the closures. This action impacts the local workforce significantly.

Statesville, North Carolina

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2026/10/27/wastequip-toter-iredell-county-layoffs-statesville.html

Chime in with your thoughts

San Diego Pride's executive director is stepping down next month after less than a year in the role. This departure occurs as the nonprofit faces significant financial challenges. The organization plans to implement layoffs and reduce other staff to part-time status. These difficult decisions are necessary to address the organization's financial issues. The board is seeking a new leadership structure and a sustainable path forward.

San Diego, California

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/10/27/facing-financial-troubles-and-layoffs-san-diego-pride-loses-its-seventh-leader-since-2023/

First, I want to say how terrible I feel for everyone who was impacted by these layoffs and didn’t want to be. I’ve been thinking about this nonstop since last week’s earnings call, especially knowing that some of my friends were among those affected.

I was fortunate enough to be told today that my position is safe, and I wanted to share what I’ve learned in case it helps ease some of the uncertainty others are feeling.

We were told that employees are being notified department by department, and today was our department’s turn. Based on what was shared, if your department has already gone through the process and you weren’t notified, you should be safe.

We were also told that the layoffs are expected to continue through Friday, at which point the process should be complete.

I know how stressful this uncertainty has been, and my thoughts are with everyone who has been affected.

With all of the people posting that they lost their jobs this week, why cant people post the leadership names that also got laid off as ell. All SVP's, VP's, Sr Directors and management should be posted they put Comcast in this position and will be fine with there payouts. All of the people will not......

Five Massachusetts companies have filed WARN notices indicating potential layoffs by year's end. These notices signal a possible reduction of up to 550 jobs across the state. The state's MassHire Rapid Response team is prepared to offer support services to affected workers. These services include training, job fairs, and interview workshops. Affected employees are encouraged to contact their local MassHire Career Center for assistance.

Massachusetts

https://patch.com/massachusetts/across-ma/many-550-massachusetts-layoffs-years-end-state

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is implementing significant layoffs. Twenty-eight positions will be eliminated by the end of 2026. This reduction represents nearly 25% of the newspaper's total staff. Declining print revenue and the digital shift are cited as the primary causes. Affected employees will receive severance and assistance.

Fayetteville, Arkansas

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/money/business/northwest-arkansas-democrat-gazette-layoff-fired/527-0e4a7cab-e998-4216-bc98-a2e6b14e6e18

The E. W. Scripps Company has initiated a new wave of layoffs and buyout offers across its local television stations nationwide. This action is part of a larger strategy to reduce employment costs and manage the company's significant debt. Employees in technical, IT, and broadcast engineering roles have received layoff notices. Unionized newsroom staff are being offered buyouts due to existing agreements. These cuts coincide with the company's increased adoption of automated news production techniques.

Cincinnati, Ohio

https://thedesk.net/2026/10/scripps-begins-new-round-of-layoffs-impacting-technical-news-production-roles/

For many of you recently, or not so recently, impacted by Capone's horrid practices and layoffs and are on COBRA - brace yourselves! A mailer came today with the NEW and HIGHER rates for 2027! WOW - The gotcha's keep on comin'... I thought the 2026 rates were bad enough, but 2027's.... well, for those that may still be dependent on COBRA into 2027, ... prayers up!!! Pathetic!

North Bay Regional Health Centre has issued layoff notices to 26 employees. This reduction is part of a plan to address a projected $14 million deficit. The Canadian Union of Public Employees confirmed the number of affected positions. Other unions also received layoff notices, but their numbers are not yet known. The hospital is also creating 12 new positions, resulting in a net loss of 14 jobs.

North Bay, Ontario

https://www.nugget.ca/news/hospital-employees-receive-layoff-notices/

Folks who left their projects were not backfilled - OK, I guess that's the point of layoffs - good job execs. But work continued with CIEC team members joining instead... Is that happening elsewhere? If your team was cut - what work stopped???? What moved to another group??? What landed on the people still here??? This whole thing makes no sense to me.

50 people in finance including VP, Directors, managers and analysts all laid off.

Health insurer Humana has recently implemented layoffs. The company did not disclose the exact number of employees affected. Specific roles eliminated were also not detailed. However, some reports indicate copywriter positions were among those cut. This comes as the company continues to hire for other positions.

Louisville, Kentucky

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2026/10/26/humana-eliminates-some-positions.html

This is what I captured from replies to threads and relating to axing people:

• CMO: “9 years here. Got cut.” @a7+1m5hxt2v8
• CMO: A poster who says they received a layoff call estimates that close to 20% of the organization was affected. The percentage is unverified. @ab+1m5hxt2v8
• CMO: Another poster says they heard 80 people were affected. This may describe the same cuts as the 20% estimate. @cr+1m5gefdre
• TPM: “I am in TPM got the call this morning I am cut.” @b3+1m5hxt2v8
• VZ Connect: “level 6 - role eliminated; no pkg details yet.” @cn+1m5gefdre
• AI&D: a claim - most senior engineers under Nirmana were axed. Another reply calls the claim fake news. @OP+1m5jrq5ad
• Indirect-to-Business (I2B): a vague claim that all directors and about 34% of account managers were laid off. @OP+1m5kw11ep
• I2B: A reply gives a similar (but different figure): about 30% of account mgrs and 4 dirs. @c6+1m5kw11ep
• CXO: claim - all but one senior director were laid off; the post does not say when. @bn+1m5kw11ep

Is that work shipped to QIPL?

Has anyone heard of layoffs? I know that they happen around this time of year, and I’ve heard some whisperings.

Good luck to those that were let go

RVP of finance and business Dev all let go across the country in the regions, along with their directors. HR also gone

Major RVP scaling. Sounds like ESD and ESM conversations are happening now. If you have experienced or heard of any field sales impacts please share role & region. I would imagine frontline sales not hitting quota will follow. Wishing everyone the best.

Heard from my LL4, Ford will have massive layoffs in next 6 months.
Looks like a big wave..
Anyone??

Are they layoffs done ? How many people got laid off at your plant ? What kind of employees

Theme song for today: https://youtu.be/fNFzfwLM72c

For day 3, may the odds be in your favor!

Centene beat Wall Street's Q3 earnings expectations. Management raised guidance. Everybody celebrate! 🎉

Except there's some interesting math buried in those results.

• ~61,000~ 53,900 employees. Down 7,000 in a year.
• 2.3 MILLION fewer managed-care members.
• GAAP administrative expenses actually INCREASED.
• $480 MILLION in expected restructuring costs excluded from adjusted earnings.
• GAAP EPS: −$0.14. Adjusted EPS: +$0.58.

During the earnings call, Barclays analyst Andrew Mok asked a pretty reasonable question:

• What are the annualized savings from that $480 million restructuring?*

Management couldn't quantify them. Just promises of improvement in 2027. Meanwhile, Sarah London talked about AI, automation, and investments in the company's data and context layer.

Oh, excellent! So where's the ROI?

What actually got more efficient? How much work shifted to vendors? What happened to service quality? And how much of the improving expense ratio comes from actual productivity versus simply having fewer members?

Because Centene acknowledged that changing business mix contributed to the improvement. That's not necessarily transformation. That's math.

You can eliminate thousands of jobs, shrink the business, outsource operations, and call it AI-enabled efficiency. But until you demonstrate better outcomes at a sustainably lower total cost, you've demonstrated cost cutting. Not transformation.

And if you eliminated the people who actually understood how the business worked? Don't worry. I'm sure the consultants can figure it out. 😂 Maybe they can even explain why the analysts didn't ask for the actual ROI before celebrating it.

And here's another question Wall Street should've asked:

• After the last 10–12 earnings calls, why should investors continue taking Drew Asher's forward-looking assurances at face value without demanding a scorecard of what was promised versus what actually happened?* Isn’t he on the way out?? I guess the company gets a pass if the future stack prices are good for inverstors? Yeah, let’s go with that.

The reality??? Go back in time and show us the original projections, the revisions, the actual results, and the explanations for the misses. Quarter by quarter. Because eventually, "trust us, next year will be better" stops being guidance and starts being a question about accountability. 🤔 Seriously though… go back and look at them. I did before writing this.

I was one of the unlucky (or, lucky?) ones. Who else out here?