#layoffs

It’s really hard to work and focus without looking over our shoulders now and waiting for what’s next. I’m in the Katz org and allegedly this is “our” week but when? Gates are down today as of now in B1 but I can’t keep working with this anxiety. They need to get this over with.

In 2026 WF is moving the cost of severance packages to the line of business. LOBs are not funded for this cost and will instead force terminations through low performance reviews. Displacements will be delayed as each LOB works through this process. This is so sad, many good people will be forced out due to 'low performance' who truly deserve a package.

Read the message. Workforce reduction incoming fast. I bet announcing now so recognize the layoffs in current fiscal. No waiting long on this one. Good vibes to all

Or- who is done and who is outstanding?

Sending an employee survey the day after massive layoffs is so tone deaf and par for this company. No point in even filling them out as it’s obvious senior leaders don’t care.

If your director cancelled morning meetings today your org is in the receiving end of the layoffs.

For years, T-Mobile’s all-hands meetings were a masterclass in celebration: employees were praised for the company’s success, urged to give themselves applause, and reminded to work even harder. Yet behind the fanfare, priorities were shifting. After the Sprint merger, leadership focused on maximizing revenue per user, raising prices, and adding fees to hit short-term financial targets and pad executive bonuses. The company’s disruptor identity eroded, and now, massive layoffs hit the very employees who had been lauded as the source of T-Mobile’s success—while top executives collected millions. The contrast between the celebrated “people-first” message and the reality of corporate priorities could not be starker. I wish luck to you su-kers left. Enjoy the Kool-aid.

How worried should we be about more layoffs?

Nearly 10,000 federal public servants have been told in the past week that their jobs may disappear as the federal government accelerates its multi‑year push to shrink the public service, according to three public-sector unions, who are raising alarms about the impact on front‑line services and specialized scientific roles.

https://www.hcamag.com/ca/news/general/10000-federal-employees-received-layoff-notices-last-week-say-unions/563119

Any news?

• Eddie Bauer has laid off marketing and creative teams in Seattle.
• Eddie Bauer's parent company is transitioning product development to licensee Oved.
• The Seattle office employed approximately 88 workers as of Jan. 1.
  https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/01/25/eddie-bauer-lays-off-seattle-employees.html

Please! Release me from my misery!! I've been trying to leave on my own but no luck so far. Give me my safety net and kick me out, I'll thank you on my way out.

This place is so incredibly top-heavy with managers who have fancy titles but deliver nothing. Of course, all of them protect each other, which is why they survive every reorg. Imagine a world in which they are the ones getting cut and the people who actually contribute are left alone. I know, never gonna happen here.

The federal government’s plan to reduce the size of the public service is expected to affect employees at the Brandon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture Union’s president told the Sun.

https://www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/01/26/layoffs-expected-at-brandon-research-centre

Anything new on rumors there will be cuts next month?

My heart goes out to everyone who was let go last week. With the economy and job market like this, I don't think the timing could be worse. The company's disregard for people's lives is shocking and cruel.

From the last few rounds, I'm getting the strong impression that if you're in your late 40s or 50s, your job is at extreme risk here. Please correct me if I'm wrong since I've been known to be paranoid before, but I think the pattern in the cuts is really hard to ignore.

How clueless management is. Smh...Developers are leaving left and right. There is no pushback, just approving work constantly. New hires have zero training. Everyone is burnt out. What happened to comp days when your job forces you to work all weekend? Some managers ok with it, some managers not? And whats with the Meaningless calls 8-5 non stop every day? Who can stop this? Who can make change because its miserable to work like this.

Sault Ste. Marie is hosting a community job fair. It will provide employment support for laid-off Algoma Steel workers. The event takes place on February 3 at GFL Memorial Gardens. Many employers will recruit skilled workers across various sectors. Training programs and financial advice will also be available.

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/laid-off-steelworkers-should-mark-their-calendars-for-this-job-fair-11766845

Anybody else shocked it's nearly the end of January and we're yet to see any layoffs this year? I know something might be coming soon, but still. I got so used to constant layoffs that this reprieve seems like a miracle in itself.

Amazon has announced a new round of layoffs as part of its plan to eliminate 30,000 corporate jobs. The latest cuts will remove 14,000 corporate positions across Amazon Web Services (AWS), retail, Prime Video and human resources.

https://capacityglobal.com/news/amazon-job-cuts/

Is it an email notice sent the day of 1/29? Is it a scheduled meeting? If so, how far in advance do your receive the meeting invite and what is the subject title? Who is on the call? HR? Your manager? How have folks been notified in the past?

We're losing jobs in one place, but they're adding plenty new jobs in other places. Wouldn't a simple hiring freeze accomplish the same cost savings without destroying morale and losing experienced people?

Wells Fargo has announced another round of layoffs in Iowa, affecting 33 employees at the company's Jordan Creek Campus in West Des Moines, with the changes taking effect on March 20.

https://www.kcci.com/article/wells-fargo-announces-layoffs-at-west-des-moines-campus/70133417

The old rule of laying off the newest people with least experience first seems to be gone. Completely vanished. These days, tenure makes you a target. The longer you've been with Dell, the higher a chance of being laid off. If that isn't messed up, I don't know what is.

Does anyone know if OptumRx Finance teams will be impacted with the next round of layoffs?

I know some people who relocated when their unit got sold who now regret it. I still think it's better to have any job than no job, to be honest.

The tri state era are allowed to wfh this week. If not, time to find a new job. Not worth it.

This company is cooked almost as much as this administration. Layoffs can't come soon enough. Free me

I know it's just a week left, but I don't trust them anymore so it wouldn't surprise me if they sprung something else on us.

Nurses working at Humana are NOT valued. Simple but true statement. The Nurses in upper management in the Utilization Review area are clueless regarding UR but wonderful actresses playing like they know the jobs and care. They care only for themselves and their careers. Since centralization it has been a sh-t show and circus and it continues. Change of hours with no consideration of the nurses , impossible metrics and horrible PTO policy. More change coming is the news I hear. Work life balance? Not at Humana.

• You hold "Tribal Knowledge": You are the only person who understands a specific legacy database script that would break the entire project if you left.
• You are willing to Relocate: If you are remote but offer to move to a Hub (e.g., Waterloo or Gaithersburg), they might keep you.
• You are "Cheap": If your salary is significantly below market rate, you might fly under the radar.

Bumping this from @ac+1kfv3g2sk, I think this gets it right.

How are Work Councils handling layoffs in your city? What information did you receive? It seems some people in Málaga were told they were impacted, while in Barcelona the WC keeps hiding behind the confidentiality.

No layoffs planned for the next 4 months.

With American tech sector shedding another hundred thousand + jobs this year, what is a techie supposed to do next? Since the planet is on course for a war, how hard is it for civilians to work in the military? Sigint is one of my specialties

Kate always likes to do it around the end of a month so they can avoid paying benefits to those RIFed for another month. Have to save money for the next friend of hers to hire for a senior level role, or the next Brene Brown boondoggle training.

You're not powerless. You can certainly fight back.

The whole point of the layoffs are to keep the already struggling Cigna stock value up. The goal of this is to please investors and because the CEO, David Cordani, is payed mostly in stocks (no really, look it up on the SEC website).

If you are an employee you might have a 401k. A 401k is a collection of stocks used for retirement. Your 401k likely has at least one fund invested mostly in Cigna stock. When you are layed off, or maybe even before, transfer those Cigna funds to something else/better. Your retirement account will be better invested and you have undone any stock benefit of them laying you off.

Are more layoffs expected to come post annual reviews in February?