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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.
Portland's public housing authority, Home Forward, is preparing to announce staff layoffs next week. This decision stems from a worsening budget deficit, now estimated to be at least $38 million for fiscal year 2027. The organization's financial struggles have been exacerbated by previously unbudgeted expenses and unfulfilled cost-saving measures. Details regarding the specific positions affected and the impact on residents remain unclear. Affected employees will continue working until January 4th.
Portland, Oregon
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/layoffs-loom-as-home-forward-grapples-with-larger-than-expected-deficit/
Not my team but a peer team was just pulled into a meeting, the whole team plus their manager was laid off. About 12 people. Whole meeting only took like 10 mins.
Major technology companies have undertaken substantial job cuts across several decades, reflecting shifts in the industry and economic pressures. These reductions have varied in scale and timing, from single large-scale announcements to phased restructuring plans. Companies like Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet have each experienced significant layoffs in recent years. Historical examples from IBM and Hewlett-Packard demonstrate that large-scale workforce adjustments are not a new phenomenon in the tech sector. These cuts often occur during periods of strategic realignment or financial strain.
Seattle, Washington
https://qz.com/major-tech-layoffs-history
ConocoPhillips has confirmed new layoffs affecting its Canadian workforce. The company will eliminate an undisclosed number of employee and contractor positions. These reductions follow previous workforce reductions that occurred in 2025. The company stated these actions are part of a routine review to align with its long-term strategy. Specific numbers for the job cuts have not been disclosed.
Calgary, Alberta
https://www.westernstandard.news/news/exclusive-conocophillips-confirms-new-canadian-layoffs-wont-disclose-job-cut-numbers/78180
Electric vehicle maker Rivian has announced another round of significant job cuts, impacting approximately 600 employees. This marks the third such reduction for the company in 2026, following earlier layoffs in manufacturing and commercial teams. The CEO is personally taking over marketing duties as part of these structural adjustments. These cuts are occurring despite strong delivery numbers for the R2 model, indicating a focus on profitability and scaling. The company aims to streamline operations to achieve profitable growth.
San Francisco, California
https://startupfortune.com/rivian-cuts-600-jobs-in-third-layoff-round-this-year/
Apple is undergoing significant workforce changes under its new CEO, John Ternus. Recent reports indicate that over 400 positions have been eliminated, primarily affecting teams focused on AI and mixed-reality development. This restructuring also includes the removal of a layer of hardware managers and directors. While a large-scale layoff plan for AppleCare was reportedly canceled, these targeted cuts signal a shift in the company's operational strategy. The total number of affected employees remains a small fraction of Apple's overall workforce.
Cupertino, California
https://gulfnews.com/technology/apple-cuts-400-jobs-directors-sacked-as-new-ceo-john-ternus-swings-the-axe-report-1.500723621
Auroch Digital is implementing a significant restructuring that will result in approximately 25% of its workforce being laid off. The studio cited an uncertain period for game developers as the reason for this decision. Despite recent games receiving positive player reception, the company acknowledged broader industry challenges. Auroch Digital stated its commitment to supporting affected employees through the consultation process. Development and post-launch support for existing titles will continue as planned.
Bristol, England
https://insider-gaming.com/auroch-digital-layoffs/
AT&T vs. Starlink is shaping up to be a Blockbuster vs. Netflix moment, and we’re going to watch it happen in real time with a front-row seat. Get your popcorn ready!
While the competition evolves, AT&T leadership is busy tracking badge swipes and forcing employees into the office five days a week for absolutely no good reason. Now everyone is burned out, checked out, and increasingly indifferent to what happens to this company. Just 8 and skate and collect your paycheck. That’s the culture Stink has created.
The market is changing, the technology is changing, the competition is changing. Apparently, the only thing AT&T leadership wants to change is where its employees sit, seemingly hoping they’ll become miserable enough to quit on their own.
AT&T “leadership” is a fu--ing joke.
Anything expected for Oct/Nov?
In my C&S state over the past year, we have had elimination of bonuses, 1% raises despite performance scores, decrease of our 401k match frozen hiring including not backfilling staff who leave, and a few small layoff/reorg. Morale is low because the increase in workload is mathematically impossible, and no amount of mandatory participation in “culture week” will change that.
Will this continue??
From what I heard, the laid off employee badges stop working on Thursday. So, it could assumed that all of the announcements will be by the end of Wednesday. Our org is having an impromptu meeting at the end of the week. That jibes with this assumption.
Layoff tracking for 10/27 - let’s try this again. Please keep chatter to a minimum. Post your region and main group affected if able, remain anonymous.
Again, best of luck to everyone out there. This all su-ks.
AGI Market is projected to grow to $27.8 billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 32 percent.
Artificial General Intelligence could independently solve problems without human intervention. So something bigger will happen within next few years where most job role will be eliminated . This will happen for sure
..or relocate to Chennai if they're going to lay off everyone
Living like this is not healthy. If this continues, I might start hoping to be laid off to get a paid opportunity to find something where layoffs are not omnipresent.
Caremark layoffs started last Friday and still ongoing. Prepare yourselves.
Let’s be honest about what happened this year.
Oracle cut 21,000 people in twelve months, 13% of the company, and then came back in September for more. The filing says it’s “the adoption of AI.” That’s the polite version. The real version is that leadership bet the company on data centers it can’t afford, borrowed tens of billions to build them, and decided the cheapest line item to cut was us.
We didn’t find out from our managers. We found out from a 6 a.m. email signed “Oracle Leadership,” a signature with no human name on it, because no actual person wanted to put their name on it. Some people found out when their badge and laptop stopped working before the email even arrived. Years of quota, on-call weekends, and customer escalations, and the exit interview was an Okta error.
Meanwhile, the stock run made the chairman the richest man on the planet. Think about that. The same balance sheet that couldn’t carry your salary had plenty of room for the biggest personal fortune on Earth. Nobody at the top took a haircut. Nobody at the top got a 6 a.m. email.
And spare me the “AI efficiency” line. AI didn’t take your job. A $90 billion capex plan took your job, and AI is the press release. If the tools were really replacing headcount, they wouldn’t need to cut sales, customer success, and Health in the same breath as they promise customers better service.
This is the same company that turned license audits into a revenue strategy and turned Java into a compliance trap. Treating employees like a line item to be optimized away isn’t a new Oracle. It’s the same Oracle, just finally saying the quiet part with a layoff email instead of an audit letter.
To everyone who got cut: you weren’t the problem. You were the funding source.
To everyone still there: look at the capex number, look at the debt, and ask yourself who’s next in the queue when the next round of financing comes due.
I think we should stop asking whether there will be more cuts at Citi - the question is when and how many. If MSFT is trying to remove close to 30 percent of the workforce, many others will follow...
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/skydance-voluntary-buyouts-layoffs-5-days-per-week-in-office-policy-1236931402/
VPs were today? Is tomorrow when the big layoffs happen?
This is a much better idea than involuntary layoffs. Maybe we'll get another similar offer soon.
Heard over 75 replenishment employees are being let go and those jobs begin to be shipped overseas? Is this true that no replenishment will be done by US Foods anymore? What is next?
Please just be direct, im a recent hire after not finding work for over a year and just need to know. Are behavioral advocates at risk of losing their jobs? Am i sc--wed? They’re combining jobs from the care coordinators but since im a new hire for the month of October am i still sc--wed?
Around 60,000 employees — or more than a quarter of the company's workforce — will be eligible and the terms will be similar to Microsoft's standard severance.
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5wg98zv
I know this is a HON board but Microsoft is laying off 60,000 people based on today’s news. That’s like one out of four employees … US UK Canada India
Very scary
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Microsoft and Skydance announced employee buy outs today. Will Verizon do the same? Is rebadging happening? Will more layoffs happen in November or will they wait to do a big layoff in January? Elon vs Dan who are you choosing? Dan said 4-6 years and Elon responded 2-3 years.
Love the bespoke approach to restructuring here. Other companies commit the rookie mistake of just naming a number and ripping off the Band-Aid—which accidentally stabilizes their stock price. Why settle for shareholder confidence when you can drag out the suspense and run a company-wide game of musical chairs instead?
I was laid off after a pretty long career at the company. I just want to share my experience. I was pretty burnt out, and after the initial shock and anger of being tricked into attending a meeting that turned out to be something completely different, I felt relief. I took advantage of the severance to actually address the burnout so that I wouldn't get into this situation ever again.
There was a lot of anxiety about what I was going to do long term, there were a lot of weeks where I wasn't sure what was going to do. Spent a lot of time applying for jobs, interviewing, and all the things that you're supposed to do. It was not fun, but honestly it really beat going back into the situation I was in before at the company.
I came out the other side a lot better, it su-ks while it was going on, but I'm glad I'm out
Cisco is so obvious when layoffs are coming, no invite for beat or beyond the numbers yet. It su-ks, and I wish we had more of an understanding of who gets cut. What grade levels ?
First of all - sorry to folks impacted this week, this post isn't meant to be insensitive to your loss of livelihood.
However the severance packages look really good! (16 weeks + n-3 plus 12/31 end date)
In fact it got me hoping to get "the call" tomorrow. I'm not married to this organization and can't imagine a bright future for this company competing against starlink and a bajillion streaming services all of which are operated better than nbc/peacock.
My question is will this severance policy continue into next year for Mar/June rumored rounds? Can it change?
This site is about layoffs at DXC.
RV got his marching orders today in a very pleasant email from PT.
Why delete the earlier post?
Despite the commercial triumph of its latest title, Su---r Punch Productions has implemented layoffs. The studio, which developed the highly successful game, is reducing its workforce by 26 individuals. This decision comes after careful consideration of market challenges and future project needs. Leadership stated that staffing reductions were necessary for the studio's next endeavor. These cuts highlight the precarious nature of employment in the gaming industry, even for successful studios.
Redmond, Washington
https://kotaku.com/ghost-of-yotei-su---r-punch-productions-layoffs-playstation-sony-2000749787
People who are being laid off have their badges going inactive on Thursday but are employed until 12/31. So they essentially get to work at home while we have to go into the office 4 days. Nice way to reward your dedicated workers Comcast!