#layoffs

Veteran. High performer. Unique skillset. None of it matters. It's about the money. Skill and experience cost more, so they'll keep the slacker and cut the person who actually knows what they're doing. Meaning all that hard work you put in? That was for you. This company was never going to appreciate it.

Sudden layoff. No notice . Said organizational changes

Layoffs at Meta last year allegedly targeted older workers at higher rates, according to a new lawsuit. Former Meta Senior Director of Monetization Analytics, Nicolas Franchet, who worked at the company for 13 years, claims he was unfairly laid off because of his age.

https://gizmodo.com/meta-unfairly-targeted-older-workers-during-layoffs-last-year-lawsuit-claims-2000737045

There's no winning at Harley-Davidson.

https://deadline.com/2026/03/talent-agents-impacted-wme-layoffs-1236759297/

I still think about a meeting where they told us we were crushing our goals. The vibe was good, people were relaxed, and it actually felt like things were going right for a change. Then a week later, half the team was gone. It’s hard to believe anything they say after something like that.

I swear I'm so over this place. It's better being laid off than having layoffs every few months. It's wracking our mental health. It seems like it's never enough anymore. There's always a need to cut even more people. I'm not sure I can last in such an environment for much longer.

It's amazing how many high performers suddenly become "low performers" when it's time for cuts. Every single time.

I'm no longer at Open Text, I was laid off last year, but I admit I'm curious to see if severance remains the same or if they shrunk it even more.

This Micro Business is poorly run/ executed
Especially on the West Coast. Not sure how anyone sees this dumpster fire lasting another quarter.

It's going to be such or similar phase to justify leaving many people without their livelihoods at the time when the job market is at its worst and prices are skyrocketing. What a cr-ppy way to treat loyal employees who've left many, many years at this place.

Do we have a ballpark figure?

Hearing from management that there are expected to be riff's this week and that all area's of the company are in the scope.

Western Wyoming Community College recently announced significant staff reductions. The college is dissolving or restructuring 63 positions. This action is part of a budget realignment plan. It aims to address reduced property tax revenue and reliance on college reserves. Overall, 33 fewer positions will exist next fiscal year. Affected employees received notification last week and have a 90-day notice period.

Green River, WY

https://www.greenriverstar.com/story/2025/12/18/county/layoffs-at-western/13418.html

Why does the leadership keep doing this? What's being achieved? We lost two of our most valuable team members today. I've only been here for four years, they both had 15+ years with the company. I don't understand how you just decide to get rid of people who are so important for the future of the company.

Layoffs are bad, but the weeks and in some cases months leading up to them are pure chaos. It's the time when stabbing coworkers in the back is almost the norm, as if that'd help save somebody. Few people are actually working and most are speculating on what's about to happen. Productivity, morale, everything is down. I'll be happy for that to be over.

United Parcel Service will cut 67 jobs. These layoffs affect part-time employees in Wyoming, Michigan. The company will end daytime package sorting by January 20, 2026. This action is part of a broader network restructuring. UPS aims to optimize capacity and enhance productivity.

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2025/11/ups-cutting-67-grand-rapids-area-jobs-as-part-of-restructuring.html

Union Pacific Railroad recently laid off multiple carmen in Green River. The company also closed its Green River repair shop for heavy repairs. Union Pacific stated these changes enhance freight fluidity across its network. Light repairs and inspections will continue at the Green River location. A former union director expressed serious safety concerns regarding these staffing reductions.

Green River, Wyoming

https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/railroad-carmen-laid-off-in-green-river/article_b50cd650-d987-4162-bee8-e6703831f8ee.html

Union Pacific recently eliminated 17 carmen positions at its Green River station. This action is part of broader workforce reductions across the railroad industry. Former legislator Stan Blake warns that fewer human inspectors and more automation could increase train accidents. Railroad companies seek waivers to reduce human track inspections, citing technology benefits. However, labor groups argue automated systems cannot fully replace human detection of critical defects.

Green River, Wyoming

Long time follower first time poster from Canada, laid off today!

This site can pinpoint a specific day!

Just epic!

Fresenius USA Manufacturing will eliminate 41 positions. These layoffs affect its Kenosha distribution center. The company filed a WARN notice with the state. This action follows a decision to divest logistics operations to Ryder System. The Kenosha distribution center itself will remain open.

Kenosha, Wisconsin

https://biztimes.com/fresenius-to-lay-off-41-workers-at-kenosha-distribution-center/

This isn’t speculation anymore — layoffs are happening, and India seems to be in the middle of it right now (likely continuing through the week). From what I’m hearing, this is part of a broader org restructuring with global impact. The numbers being discussed are all over the place — anywhere between ~4% to 10% workforce reduction. Some estimates suggest ~1,000 roles, while others go as high as 4,000.

What’s less clear — and more concerning:

Are there additional waves planned in the coming months?

Is this happening ahead of a new CEO transition ?

There are also whispers about another significant round around June — any truth to that?
Would be really helpful to hear from folks across orgs/locations:
What’s the ground reality right now?
Are teams being given any forward visibility?
Is this a one-time correction or a longer restructuring cycle?
Feels like there’s more beneath the surface here — trying to piece together what’s actually coming next.

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

• mar01-mar23: 573 layoffs, and 715 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• feb01-feb28: 943 layoffs, and 1143 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• jan01-jan31: 1604 layoffs, and 1834 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• dec01-dec31: 1031 layoffs, and 844 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• nov01-nov30: 1614 layoffs, and 1327 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• oct01-oct31: 2504 layoffs, 1762 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• sep02-sep30: 6275 layoffs, 861 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
• aug14-sep01: 733 layoffs (based on Slack very few data points)
• aug01-aug14: ?2900 layoffs in IDC (based on media reports)

Regions outside IDC and NA usually have a significant delay when laid off people are disconnected from Slack (e.g. 1 month in Pacific regions, perhaps longer in some EU countries), so this is a floor estimate with additions reflected immediately, but reductions lagging behind on average.

Layoff estimates are partially part of normal attrition, but the other part of normal attrition is already hidden due to additions and removals compensate each other when they happen at the same period of time.

I will post daily in comments (if admin stops deleting my posts and comments) on the count change and running current month total while this post is still on the first page.

Polaris plans to close its Osceola, Wisconsin facility. This action will affect approximately 200 workers. The facility specializes in manufacturing Indian Motorcycle. Polaris intends to sell Indian Motorcycle to Carolwood, a private equity firm. Company officials described the sale as a difficult but necessary decision.

Osceola, Wisconsin

https://madison.com/news/state-regional/business/article_fb581d0a-3311-57de-9bad-6ff8867ebb25.html

This is your sign to keep applying to a new and well-deserved company that will actually cherish your years. Life is too short for this BS. I've been laid off today but thank god I have a few offers lined up. I can only wish the best for my fellow colleagues. To all future and current OpenText employees, never settle for less! You guys deserve MORE!

Air Wisconsin plans to lay off 128 more employees. These reductions will occur between now and June. The company cited a lost contract and economic uncertainty. This follows an earlier notice affecting over 500 workers. Operations at Appleton and Milwaukee airports will be impacted.

Appleton, Wisconsin

https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/air-wisconsin-planning-more-layoffs

Kroger is closing several automated fulfillment centers. Three facilities in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Florida will shut down. This move seeks to enhance delivery and e-commerce options. Over 1,600 jobs are affected in Wisconsin and Florida. The company anticipates $2.6 billion in related financial charges.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/11/18/kroger-automated-delivery-facilities-wisconsin-florida-maryland/87343060007/

Lots of freed up $$$ to teach Citi how to restructure and fire people.

Throughout Gail's reign of te---r, she has brought this company to a new low. It's true that all the major healthcare companies are cr-p these days, but Elephants Health has trampled on its people far more than any other I've heard. They care NOTHING for you, no matter what position you're in. All they care about is making the shareholders and Queen Gail rich. If you're not planning to already, get out or retire if you can, ASAP! You may already be on the "list" and don't even know it.

Good luck folks! It happened to me this morning

What an absolute lawyer type statement and I'll say it - it's a lie. We are on a hiring freeze and you know it. Be sure to add that little part about contractors too. Counting that one grain of salt on a beach and saying the beach is made of salt is what you and the rest of the clown show are doing. One req here and there for an EIC or sales person doesn't move the needle forward.

Welcome to Xerox, where we tout our Fortune 500 status (likely will fall pretty soon) while changing and adding new systems for our sales teams without sufficient training, no change in expectations, increasing the pressure, disincentivizing big sales, and not fixing the things that still don't work beforehand.

Should we fix the poor Hubspot integration before adding a totally new frontend? Nah! You'll be fine! Should we fix our client facing websites and services before changing demanding higher volume of sales? Nah! You just need to execute "faster". And the list goes ON and ON. Oh, and let's dissolve the sales training leaders while we're at it so new hires are at the mercy of the sales team they are joining, thus becoming a burden.

I now have 10X more responsibility I had before without 10X the pay. Once I get my next job, I am OUT of here. I wish everyone the best.

It was an arduous and painful seven years with her at the HR helm. Good riddance!

...any news on more RIF's/potentially impacted areas?

a lot are experiencing issues connecting to slack and emails ( not everyone ) , maybe they are testing the ki-l switch when layoffs starts , weird it didnt affect everyone

Which of these does AT&T actually care about?

Silly question, we already know. Sure, fuel is expensive but people are even more expensive. Think about this, one mediocre L2 PM can cost the company upwards of $200k. That's 40,000 gallons of fuel necessary to keep our fiber team doing the only thing we can do to make money.

If the federal government were to issue an emergency order requiring companies to reduce road and air travel by 1/3rd in exchange for other tax incentives, you can bet you're behind AT&T would jump on board. Remember, Stankey's AT&T is all about the dividends. 100% RTO and relo are severance-free layoffs. Fewer employees = more free cash = better dividends.

States have spent billions on trying to keep drivers off the roads. Companies like AT&T could not care less. The environment is only an issue when it is trending. Just think, in the DFW metroplex, we have millions of cars on our roads every day. A 30 mile trip in your car produces upwards of 25 pounds of CO2 gas. So, 1,000,000 cars produce 25 Million lbs of CO2 gas, every 30 miles! Think AT&T gives a shot? Nope. There's no money in it. They are like little parrots saying "return to work, return to work, return to work"

So, we can complain or we can find other jobs. And, despite the loser narrative, there are jobs. Its just that working at AT&T is bad for business. We aren't exactly in the 'highly sought after' category. Fact is, AT&T loses a lot of smart people every day. Smart people find jobs. Most of us, however, stay because this is an easy ride for ridiculous $$$. We all know it, so let's be honest. Who here actually works a solid 20 hours a week? Do you really think AT&T doesn't know that they have created a company of slackers?

Fuel Cost, Pollution, or Lazy Employees working from home; which one do you think AT&T cares most about?

There was a very disjointed and brief call today, with no questions allowed to be asked, stating FIS is going to outsource almost all parts of the business.

RSS and SMEs already "Phased Out" and we were just told Friday to start "seriously considering" new positions.