#layoffs

I’ve been a tech for 38 years and I have to say this is the worst I have seen it. What a shambles this place is in. Managers living in fear of being canned on a daily basis, rudderless at the top, people sitting behind desks following techs around with GPS and nitpicking every little thing they do, every department is disjointed and disorganized. It’s a sad state of affairs. Wishing everyone the best during this insane time.

As we move through a horrible week for our employees, there is little reason to believe our most senior executives will change course.

As Rome burns, the meetings continue. Sam S. and Jon G., our strategic development and chief growth officer, hold court on AI companies, trips to California, and the latest voice bot. There are endless slides and metrics, but little scrutiny of what those numbers mean—or what any of it is doing for our customers.

Meanwhile, Verizon signs a $2 billion connectivity deal with AWS - isnt that a strategic development ? Or is a white paper on AI a strategic development ?
Aren’t we a connectivity company? Our customers keep leaving, and the business keeps cycling through its familiar approach: a thousand dartboard approach to yet another offer strategy, another plan, endless complexities that are introduced and ZERO impact to our customer or shareholders (lets celebrate a negative NPS)

The same finance and business leaders —MH, JG, JW, KK, and others—who directed millions of dollars toward a sprawling portfolio of roughly hundreds plan-of-record projects per quarter, year after year, remain in place. Where are the results on churn? Where is the sustained benefit to the stock? Where is the accountability?

Instead, employees who did their best to execute those strategies are paying the price this week. The people who set the direction are still here.

Shiny objects offer a convenient distraction from the operational problems our customers experience every day: broken customer experiences, constantly changing offers, inconsistent execution, and pet projects that consume resources without delivering meaningful results. One moment - Charter knows better, follow them ... wait, I just had lunch with ATT, follow ATT, wait magenta is my favorite color, lets follow T-Mobile.

So much for Angelakis and Croney’s “year of hard truths.”

The meetings are the same. Too few decisions. Too little follow-through. Too few hard conversations. We get lost in slides and EBI metrics that are too often questionable, while discussions about technology stacks and the AI promise of the day provide an easy escape from accountability and the hard truth about any outcomes.

At some point, the ELT has to own the responsibilities of its roles. AI, a deluge of EBI dashboards, and executive opinions about yet another AI company to test, to get the 'I am an innovator badge' - innovation cannot compensate for a failure to address the basic problems frustrating our customers, none of which requires AI to fix. Instead, meetings with 50-plus minions become prolonged debates over yet another pricing strategy, simple content changes that take weeks to decide. The same pattern repeats across countless lack of decisions, meetings, and initiatives, while customers and employees absorb the consequences.

And now we have a transformation office... there is hope .. maybe not

But it is led by the same HR and finance leadership that helped shape the organization we are supposedly transforming. The same functions that hammered the technology teams, didn't bat an eye on the broken business strategy and shenanigans, the bullying and the approved the allocation of millions of $$ behind the pet projects and POR (that had ZERO impact on the growth of the company) are now being asked to lead a transformation LOL.

What, specifically, will be different this time? What demonstrated record of delivery supports that confidence? What authority, expectations, and consequences will change?

A new office does not establish accountability. Another presentation does not demonstrate progress. And another round of employee cuts does not answer the central question:

Why are the people responsible for setting the direction still insulated from the consequences, while the people tasked with executing it lose their jobs

When a company begins having regular layoffs, the odds say that eventually your number will come up.

Yall read in to too much, Cisco has to plan LRs 3-6 months in advance, if something is happening in the next few weeks it’s been decided for a while. Also, been here 10 years. Quiet layoffs happen every quarter, but they only do mass ones in May and August

When is the new ETX Budget and forecast due?

I hear there is going to be another substantial shift of work to Romania and India to save $$ in the ETX budget. Which means less US workforce.

Losing a job doesn’t mean losing your value. Sometimes, it’s the push you need to find something much better.

Just ask yourself one thing: Were you contributing to this company and making a difference? If the answer is yes, then you can absolutely do the same somewhere else, where your skills and efforts will actually be valued.

I know it’s a little tough right now, but trust me, you’ll get there eventually.

From my personal experience, many of the people who get laid off are actually high performers or people who could challenge their leaders. Meanwhile, some who contribute very little but know how to flatter management and play office politics manage to stay.

At the end of the day, it’s just a matter of time. I’m 100% confident that you’ll find another job and do well. And some of those who managed to stay behind might struggle when they eventually have to prove their worth somewhere else.

#COP #Alaska had employees attend talks from politicians #Begich and #Sullivan boasting about how many oil & gas jobs they ‘created’ in the midst of more current COP layoffs and nasty previous recent layoffs of 25% in 2025-2026 and surprise layoff of North Slope workers of 12.5%.
Shows how politicians lie and
how much COP management doesn’t care about or respect employees.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1737607930680356

Stop acting surprised about layoffs. MC has a long history of them. You work there for about 10-15 years (if you're lucky) then they lay you off. There's only been a select core group that have lasted since the old Westport days. And they know who they are. It was once a great place to work back in the early 2000's. It's not the same place it once was. All the 20, 30 and 40 year old's. Keep those resumes updated and always entertain new opportunities. There is life after MC.

We're in construction. I feel like that is unnecessarily cruel. The job market is bad as it is, I can't imagine what it'll be like to have to brave it at that age.

Imagine having to compete with 60k former Microsoft employees?

Lot more layoffs to come before AIP is paid in February

What departments are mostly affected by this so far? This has me on pins and needles smh

I don't know of any others in my group and it feels like I was the only one. Maybe it was more performance based in my case? 😭

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or roughly one-quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant invests more in artificial intelligence.

So-called voluntary exit offers are available to eligible employees in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the U.S., Microsoft said in announcing the buyout program on Monday. Employees must be at the vice president level or below to qualify for a buyout.

Why were so many loyal FactSetters cut yet there was an influx of posts of new hires for the same jobs that were cut

This was at the enterprise and business level.

Couple hours later and it's still processing. Crazy how much of my life was trapped in that he-l hole.

Anyone heard of any impacts occurring yet?

Lay me off, don't lay me off. I don't give a flying fu-k. Working here used to be my dream but not anymore. I'm now numb. And I know there are plenty who feel the same way I do.

Microsoft is offering buyouts to 60,000 employees — roughly a quarter of its global workforce — as the company looks to slash costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-10-26/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60-000-workers-as-it-looks-to-trim-costs

Start looking for a new job now. Everyone has a shelf life at CDW. Every single one of us.

So is Xerox currently in negotiations with union cut backs to happen in the next few weeks?
Are they moving spare parts line to Mexico's
Lexmark line there or am I hearing this wrong?

From what I understand, today will see the biggest impact. Can anybody confirm this?

Got the call from my manager. I know of at least 6 other people in my organization (IAM) that are also gone. All but one of us knew it was coming, so it wasn't a surprise to us or the LOB. I am sure there are many others in our LOB too that I didn't know about. I think a lot of orgs are being impacted today.

Sad to see the design team get cuts.. Lost a manager and so far two designers

Can anyone confirm and add info?

Just got a look at our sad excuse for benefits and the related costs, and for me +spouse + family are up 6.9%. In fact, benefits costs for my family is up 82.6% since 2015 (up 60% since 2020). If I'm lucky to score a bare-bones 3% raise in January it is entirely likely that the benefits cost increase will be bigger than any pay increase I might get because when you're at the mid point of your salary grade, it doesn't matter what you do, how productive you are or how good you are at your role, Jimmy that always needs help because he can't get his job done by himself will likely get a bigger raise on the basis that he's further away from midpoint.

Compensation around this place is a joke that nobody who isn't grade 11 or higher laughs at.

CLT based. Just got the axe. Executive Director said FCO as a whole is getting cut down. Role is completely eliminated.

I started two weeks ago. Is there a chance I could still be laid off?

Nothing says “strategic cost management” quite like laying off people who actually deliver while protecting layers of management that should never have existed in the first place.

Software sourcing at Kyndryl is a great example: bring in a director to manage another director who is already managing sourcing/procurement. Two Band 10 directors for a relatively small function. Brilliant organizational efficiency.

Maybe the problem isn’t that there are too many workers. Maybe the problem is that there are too many chiefs managing other chiefs.

And somehow, when it’s time to cut costs, the axe always seems to fall several layers below where the expensive redundancy actually sits.

What exactly are the rest of us supposed to do, assuming we survive the next few days? We physically can't do all the work with just half the people. Is this how they're going to get rid of the rest of us? Create unbearable conditions and then wait for us to quit on our own?

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers but says layoffs remain an option

The company expects fewer employees to accept the new offer than took its earlier retirement package, while giving participating teams more flexibility to reshape their staffing.

Internal conflicts at Netflix, stemming from a clash between its content and technology divisions, have contributed to recent layoffs and executive changes. These tensions have intensified since the transition to a co-CEO structure, leading to disputes over business expansion and content promotion strategies. The company faces pressure to reignite growth amidst increasing competition and subscriber saturation in the U.S. Failed attempts at diversification, such as the gaming venture, have also exacerbated internal disagreements. These challenges are occurring as Netflix navigates a complex market and investor scrutiny.

Los Gatos, California

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-10-26/shake-ups-layoffs-reveal-culture-clash-inside-netflix

The most incompetent, inept, lying, horrendous excuse for a leader this company has ever seen. Wouldn’t even have 1:1s with her own people.

Her lack of achievements being championed in the announcement too are an absolute disgrace, hang your head in shame CEO. She was absolutely useless in every way - don’t damage your credibility further celebrating her on the way out.

University of Maine is considering staff layoffs due to significant financial challenges. These pressures stem from shifting federal funding, deferred building maintenance, and inflation. University leadership has exhausted short-term solutions and depleted core reserves. Faculty, students, and unions voiced strong opposition at an emergency town hall. Decisions on staffing and program cuts will be finalized by June 30.

Orono, Maine

https://www.wabi.tv/2026/10/27/umaine-faculty-students-hold-emergency-town-hall-over-planned-staff-cuts/

My advice to those who're looking to leave EM is to look outside of the industry. If you don't, you'll just end up in a very similar situation with very bleak future prognoses.