#layoffs

Penny brought Hoda Kotb in to speak at a conference for six figures while she is laying people off, demoting people, and sending American jobs to India. Where are Penny's priorities? Penny is managing partner to make sure the work gets done. Penny is supposed to be a steward of Edward Jones' assets. How is spending six figures to bring in Hoda Kotb being a good steward of Edward Jones' assets? I am a partner at Edward Jones. She is using our capital to bring these people in. Penny is wasting money while cutting good people who were doing the job needed. Now she is laying people off knowing full well the people left over cannot properly absorb the work of everyone who has been laid off. All Hoda Kotb said was word salad like she said on the Today Show for years. Hoda is fine, she just does not give any insightful points that is relatable to business at Edward Jones. Hoda's "jewel" was "Do not hog your journey....share it with others." Six figures for that pearl of wisdom? How does that inspire a smaller work force to do more work due to Penny's poor leadership decisions of slashing jobs and punishing the survivors to do more work for less money?

I have noticed that paying for the balance of remaining days off is something that they do not like
If you remember there was a strange shutdown in the middle of the year that they forced on us before doing that monster LR like an year ago.

It is highly probable that they will again do it in Jan/Fen and not in Nov.
Any thoughts ?

Will it all happen this week or next week? Do they do them all in a day? This su-ks

I was let go recently and I am planning to start my new company. Its very difficult to find job in today's market.
Enjoy your Holidays. Get ready for January/Feb. Prepare for your interviews.
If you are 40+, my better suggestion for you is to start your own venture.

Over the past 2 weeks I have been flooded with messages and calls from past co workers sharing how miserable they are - they are called on the carpet for the smallest of infractions, reports are apparently run endlessly and if your metric is "off" no matter the reason, no matter the amount by 3 or 5 - you are contacted by the manager or with the tag along director who could never do the job and never has - to remind you what a loser you are, you need to get in line, formal warnings are next or have been submitted - and you are being put on notice. You are being watched. It's not what you do for a member its' all about the bean counts, the back seat driving, the frank disrespect. They ask me what to do - is that why I left? I tell them the truth - yes! it's the leadership, it's the selective punishing, get out if you can.
Every day I am reminded I did the right thing - I would rather pour beer for a living or cut grass then ever come back or encourage anyone to apply there

What is interesting is the escalation of this behavior towards employees right around the time budget projections for merit and AIP are on the horizon - and clearly more RIF are coming - writing is PAINTED ON THE WALL - AIP will be gone or might as well be and if you get more than 2% you are the outlier.

Do we know when it's coming?

Santa Rosa City Schools is turning to pay cuts for its top administrators and other district managers as another way to dig out of its financial crisis — and lay the groundwork for more campus staff layoffs that top officials say are inevitable to stave off the threat of a state takeover.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/10/19/santa-rosa-schools-pay-cuts-layoffs/

I go on maternity leave in 6 weeks. If I’m laid off, can I negotiate my severance pay to cover the full maternity leave. The leave is already filled with Target. Are there any other protections I can ask for/negotiate on?

Ex-Microsoft video game developers launch local studio after layoffs

Former developers of a massively popular online game have banded together to form a new studio in Baltimore County, aiming to chart their own creative course after recent layoffs at their previous company.

https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2025/10/20/former-zenimax-developers-open-sackbird-studios.html

I know someone who’d take the severance in a heartbeat. Letting them go could save the job of someone who really needs it. Makes zero sense.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2025/10/14/layoffs-wells-fargo-job-cuts-wfc-severance-expense.html

Many will recall the shocking dismissal of Unity's entire Behavior team, and now, in yet another round, it has come to light that Ben Cloward, a respected and well-known figure in the community, is among those affected.

https://80.lv/articles/veteran-developer-ben-cloward-impacted-by-unity-layoffs

Safety is not possible when you are working for other people. Work hard, make sure your team knows it, live below your means, and keep your resume and network ready. No matter how hard anyone works, sometimes they just get cut or passed over for promotion. Control what you can control and accept what you cannot.

Exactly this. People who think joining another company will save them from layoffs are being naive. Everyone’s laying people off. Some more, some less, but it’s happening everywhere. Job security is a thing of the past. Just stay prepared, and you’ll be fine no matter where you work.

VBG here and I was told next big notification for most groups will be 3rd week in November with December 19th off payroll and 2 weeks per year with a cap.
RIF will hit non directional centers worse than three main campuses as the march to have those be the big three plays out. If they haven’t named your center explicitly as directional your time has come.

Bumping this to the top for info. OP is @z5+1k7jqjqqb.

Since the onset of COVID-19, Dell has undergone significant changes that have made it an increasingly difficult place to work. Leadership appears indifferent to the strain and exhaustion employees are experiencing. The ongoing rounds of redundancies have created a sense of instability and mental fatigue, while the workload remains relentless. Employees receive little recognition or appreciation for their hard work or the personal sacrifices they continue to make.

The implementation of upcoming projects next year is expected to result in further reductions to the workforce, exacerbating an already challenging environment. This is no longer the company I once joined with pride; it has become an organization that seems to have lost its regard for the well-being of its employees
Are other sectors just as bad ?!

Curious about the age of everyone who was recently let go.

After announcing major layoffs and the transfer of operations from Calgary to Edmonton, John Whelan has been completely absent. No follow-up email, no public address, and not even a presence in supervisor forums to discuss the impacts of the decision. Employees are left in uncertainty, while leadership has gone silent. It’s disappointing to see the person responsible for these major organizational changes disappear from view. Maybe he is busy setting up that "advocacy office" in Calgary....

Please someone share what kind of severance is being offered. This time, a$$hole leadership is not even showing any humanity, just to make sure their a$$ is not targeted. What a bunch of shameless folks! If you love your friend and family, never refer them here.

Accenture is the definition of burnout. Same outdated systems, same empty promises, no real path forward. The layoffs are just the cherry on top of a very stale, very bland cake.

Will there be more this coming week?

Who else thinks it’s a bad idea? We are releasing skilled knowledgeable people, reducing possibilities to rotate to other areas, cannot serve all markets. Is this just an excuse to drive people to quit?

Even if you’re one of the best, even if you know this place inside out, you’re not safe. These layoffs aren’t about performance. It’s just about saving money, and that means cutting the higher earners, even if they’re the ones keeping things running. I’m not trying to freak anyone out, I just don’t want people blindsided thinking hard work and experience still count. They don’t anymore.

New DOL Project Firewall is "rebuilding our workforce and ensuring American Jobs go to AMERICANS FIRST!" Nice to know this while our jobs are being sent overseas.

Full disclosure, I am one of those people who was cornered by the cool-aid drinking Supervisors of Imperial Oil, and had to leave the company to keep my sanity and self esteem.

I am curious to know, with all the worker bee jobs moving to Houston and BTC, what will the Supervisors do in Canada? Shouldn’t their jobs also move out of the country??

It feels like working in limbo. Everyone’s just waiting for the next round of cuts, going through the motions. It was never fun here, but it used to be friendly. Now nobody talks, everyone’s just waiting for the other shoe to drop. It’s so draining that getting laid off almost sounds like a relief.

• Women's health startup Tia just slashed about 23% of its workforce, Business Insider has learned.
• CEO Felicity Yost told employees that Tia got feedback in a recent fundraise that led to the cuts.
• In-person healthcare clinics, like those Tia operates, have proven difficult to sustain financially.

https://www.businessinsider.com/womens-health-startup-tia-cut-23-of-workforce-layoff-2025-10

I was so proud to say I worked at Cisco. Now I just change the subject when people ask where I work. The place has turned into such a train wreck I can’t even defend it anymore.

That's my biggest issue right now. I can't afford to lose my job because I desperately need my health insurance. Do we get anything as part of the severance package?

Every time I think we've hit rock bottom, they find a new way to stress us out. The constant changes, PIPS, the fake pep talks, the micromanaging, layoffs, AI... It’s draining everyone. Do they want to have a completely demotivated workforce that only does the bare minimum? Is that the goal here?

I'm asking specifically about the US.

2026 Q1 layoff list is being prepared.

This is real talk!!!!

Ilumina keeps beating its head over with useless PLM and MRP tool upgrades that neither add value to the company or increase the speed to get products to market. The only group to benefit from these activities is the workforce in India that has substantially grown ever since Jacob has taken over. Consequence will be our competitors taking over our market share and making us irrelevant, an afterthought. These useless initiatives are being spearheaded by our clueless leadership and middle management that neither have the best interest of the shareholders or employees, only their determination to maximize their own paychecks. Management teams like those that fester at Illumian are the ticks that ruin a company's value and culture. If there was a way to replace Middle management with AI, sign Illumina as #1 customer.

Lot of commercial work has just vanished in aero. I am looking for charge numbers without a lot of opportunity. Bracing for the worst. Cut all of my expenses and cancelled a vacation over holidays to build emergency fund.

Anyone else feel the same?

6 years in S&T/legacy IT. What a mess, we are sc--wed. Mass Offshoring coming soon, especially with the new “role tagging exercise” that occurred a couple weeks ago, a “right sizing” will happen, leaving much more leaner US based teams.

New RTO policy for anyone within 90 mins of NYC and SF offices.. anyone hear anything about forcing employees elsewhere back? Or anything about laying off international workers?

Same stories as the Trane posting. Leaders want you to keep quiet.

Any rumours on the upcoming layoffs in Cambridge?

Had heard some chatter for US Thanksgiving and AutoFair time line.