#layoffs

Philadelphia principals urge City Council to pass a rideshare tax. This tax aims to address the School District of Philadelphia's $300 million deficit. Without it, up to 340 school-based positions could be eliminated. The proposed tax on Uber and Lyft could generate about $48 million annually. Uber and Lyft oppose the proposal, and City Council explores other options.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

https://957benfm.com/2026/05/28/philly-principals-push-for-rideshare-tax-to-save-classrooms-from-staff-layoffs-amid-budget-crisis/

T-Mobile is implementing a digital-first strategy. This transformation includes ongoing employee layoffs. The company is also quietly closing some authorized retail stores. These store closures are resulting in further job losses. Some remaining locations are converting to premium Experience stores.

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/t-mobile-quietly-closes-stores-after-layoffs

Amdocs is preparing for a major global workforce reduction. This action is part of a broad company reorganization. The software giant expects to cut 7% to 10% of its total employees. New President and CEO Shimie Hortig is leading these changes.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/u4qmp07cv

The Royalton Park Avenue hotel is implementing layoffs. This action follows a period of debt struggles. The hotel had recently achieved some financial stability. Management is now attempting a strategic reboot. The layoffs are part of this new operational plan.

New York City, New York

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/commercial/cny-royalton-layoffs-park-avenue-south-20260528/

Colorado's Office of Information Technology (OIT) laid off 173 employees. The agency also announced a major reorganization and leadership change. This action follows years of failed audit recommendations for cybersecurity. OIT is shifting to a new "pod model" for technology service delivery. The department plans to hire 98 new staff with different required skills.

Denver, Colorado

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-state-technology-office-layoffs/73-ff4132ff-f48f-429d-9eb6-4edb04768e20

Americans filed 215,000 initial jobless claims last week. This represented a 5,000 increase from the prior week. Economists had predicted 211,000 claims. Layoffs remained low despite ongoing economic uncertainties. Continuing unemployment benefits recipients also increased by 15,000.

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-weekly-jobless-claims-increase-marginally-amid-low-layoffs-2026-05-28/

San Francisco-based Webflow announced layoffs on Wednesday. Employees were abruptly locked out of company accounts without warning. CEO Linda Tong stated AI tools transformed website development. This prompted a difficult decision to restructure the team. The exact number of affected workers remains unclear.

San Francisco, California

https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/webflow-layoffs-tech-san-francisco-22279561.php

Wix is reducing its employee count by 20 percent. CEO Avishai Abrahami confirmed this decision. He cited the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. Fluctuating international currency values also added pressure. The company aims for faster decisions with fewer leadership layers.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/28/wix-layoffs-ai-exchange-rates.html

I recently participated in a high-level meeting where it was communicated that Global intends to transition remaining employees to the vendor InfoSys through a “rebadging” process rather than conducting direct layoffs with severance packages.

During the discussion, concerns were raised regarding whether employee tenure, PTO accruals, bonuses, and severance eligibility would be honored under this transition. When specifically asked about severance obligations tied to rebadging, Matt Tracy reportedly stated: “It won’t be our problem anymore because they won’t be Global employees.”

While compensation may be presented as remaining “the same,” the loss of accrued PTO, annual bonuses, tenure recognition, and severance protections represents a substantial reduction in overall employee value and security. Many employees are concerned that this transition is structured to shift operational knowledge to InfoSys while reducing Global’s long-term financial obligations to existing staff.

Based on what was communicated, there appears to be a broader plan to transition significant portions of Operations to InfoSys over the next year.

For employees who have remained through repeated restructurings, increased workloads, uncertainty, and sustained organizational stress, this feels deeply unfair and dismissive of the loyalty and contributions that have kept these teams functioning.

Employees are not asking for special treatment. The expectation is simply fair treatment and reasonable protections during any transition process, including:

• Recognition of tenure
• PTO carryover or compensation
• Preservation of benefits where possible
• Fair severance protections
• Transparency regarding long-term employment expectations

Without the current teams, there is no operational continuity or transfer of institutional knowledge. Employees should not be expected to facilitate a transition that materially disadvantages them without meaningful protections in place.

This is not a call for insubordination. It is a request that employees be treated fairly, transparently, and with respect for the years of work and dedication they have given to the company.

Cybersecurity company SentinelOne plans to lay off hundreds of employees. The cuts are expected to affect approximately 10% of its global workforce. This totals around 300 employees worldwide. The company faces intense competition and slightly weakened profitability. SentinelOne will announce the layoffs with its financial statements.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bk7cn6rxfx

How concerned would you be about RIF of your role, if your team received a request from your AVP for individual mid-year accomplishments to be sent to them in a doc, 2-3 weeks before the official Mid-Year Accomplishments submission portal is open?
To me, it signals more of a 'why should we keep you' than an official performance appraisal, but maybe I'm paranoid.

I am one of the so called lucky ones who did not get terminated but put in the redeployment pool and STILL have not heard as they have till June 30. Anyone else hear anything yet?

If Nike was doing things right then 18 months under EH should have come out with next generation of new designs and new strategy as to how to attack and new story line. Cricket~?

Instead from EH all we hear same old recycled corporate restructure narrative, at this time frankly it is getting old.

I was at UA when sh-t was going down and they played the same movie so I have seen it before. Promises and promises until the CEO cannot lie no more and next CEO comes in until he cannot BS no more on and on until the company is done.

@cx+1kr2mtsk2 said it well.

According to estimates, the move is part of a broader global round of cuts, with the Israeli operation expected to be affected as well. PayPal’s Israeli site currently employs between 200 and 250 workers, most of them data scientists and software engineers. In addition to cybersecurity systems, the local teams also develop core components of the company’s user experience and mobile applications.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hypw4t4eme

Every week I hear about somebody new being let go. No announcement, no explanation, nothing. I've started getting near panic attacks because of it. I want to go back to the time when job security was an actual thing.

Sorry to those impacted today. Notifications have gone out and will continue throughout the morning. I recommend updating your LinkedIn profile to “Open to Work,” as recruiters may reach out given awareness of today’s layoffs. If you choose to engage, please ensure they are from a reputable company.

We need more thinning of the herd.

And when that happens, it tells you all you need to know about this place. It means being unemployed and uncertain is somehow less stressful than staying here one more day. Think about how bad things have to get for that to make sense. That is where we are now.

On Glassdoor, when you go to reviews, the entire first page of latest ones are negative. Good. People are waking up to what this place really is and warning others about it.

I'm getting really tired of seeing no benefits from good results and shouldering all consequences of the opposite. When everything was great, there was no upside for employees. Yet as soon as things started to fail, the downside was layoffs. And it keeps happening.

ton let it slip that the company is exploring the idea of squeezing engineering teams down to 4, with the rest of the team being suplimented with ai

if you are in a team of size 5 or more, your head is likely on the block

When do you receive your severance ?

What happens to teams that get so decimated over several rounds to the point where they realistically can't do anything anymore? Do the remaining folks get reassigned to other teams? Do they keep existing in limbo until more people are hired (which would completely defeat the purpose of layoffs)? Or something else?

Getting out since their stock options aren't worth sh-t, I guess? I'm sure they will be replaced by external hires with no industry experience who live nowhere near a Medtronic facility!
You'd think the board would wake up to what a problem Geoff is. The stock is in the 70s!

THe timing of the Pulse survey is straight out of the deeply flawed HR playbook cooked up by MaryYoYo Chardonnay.

https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/05/28/kyndryl-takes-employees-pulse-while-cutting-off-circulation-for-some/5247246

He also referred to BP's plans to lay off 'thousands of people', which has not previously been reported.

Source here:
https://www.dailymail.com/money/markets/article-15854489/Ousted-BP-chair-hits-lies-told-colleagues-hide-anonymity.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

The NMC is currently sending jobs to India and forcing NMC employees to train them. No surprise that VZW is making its own employees train their replacements. The field and regions are going to love Habibi calling in for an issue and not being able to understand them.

AI adoption continues to drive layoffs across the technology sector. Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle have publicly linked job cuts to AI. Meta reportedly eliminated 8,000 roles in an AI-focused restructuring. Meanwhile, demand for cybersecurity experts has surged significantly. Organizations are bolstering security teams due to AI vulnerability risks.

https://letsdatascience.com/news/cybersecurity-hiring-surges-amid-ai-driven-tech-layoffs-58b7acb5

Asante is implementing a workforce reduction affecting approximately 250 employees. The initial round of layoffs is taking place this week. Rogue Workforce Partnership is organizing support services for these impacted workers. They are hosting Rapid Response sessions and a job fair in Medford, Oregon. These events will connect workers with resources for unemployment, health coverage, and career training.

Medford, Oregon

https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/rogue-workforce-partnership-supporting-affected-asante-workers-after-layoffs/article_0774695c-8d86-4380-97ea-cfb4ed1fc985.html

I have heard from other co-workers that there will be more layoffs next month in June to close out the first half of the year. When I pressed them further they failed to elaborate. I am a care coordinator and my state is Kentucky. We do Medicaid and I do know that is under pressure but my thought is any layoffs would happen early next year in 2027. Maybe the company is getting a head start and going to lay us off early and have a termination date near the end of 2026.

Students at two South County schools staged walkouts. Mount Everett Regional School students protested recent teacher layoffs. The Southern Berkshire Regional School District cut over 20 faculty positions. Monument Mountain Regional High School students protested immigration enforcement. Students aimed to make their collective voices heard on these issues.

Sheffield, Massachusetts

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/southern_berkshires/south-county-walkouts/article_b73a3c47-1195-404c-a143-97cd0a46f6aa.html

The Lakers laid off more than a dozen business operations employees. These layoffs occurred on Wednesday. The affected departments included communications, marketing, and sales. This action is part of an ongoing organizational restructuring. Mark Walter's new majority ownership initiated these business changes.

Los Angeles, California

https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2026-05-27/lakers-layoffs-part-of-sweeping-changes-to-business-operations

NPR implemented staff reductions following a round of voluntary buyouts. The total workforce reduction amounts to fewer than 30 employees. Most employees accepted buyouts, but 10 journalists were laid off. The content division saw a cut of approximately 4%. These actions address financial pressures from declining revenues.

https://current.org/2026/05/npr-reduces-staff-through-layoffs-buyouts/

I have been a employee of Oracle for 10+ years in Asia Pacific - many jurisdictions in APAC have failry strong labour/labor laws.

Sales targets have over the past 2-3 years increased substantially, to the point one could reasonably claim employee harrassment or "setting the employee up to fail"

Question: Would you bother trying to fight FY27 targets as un-reasonable, or leave with your head held high and maybe return when the job market favors the employee rather than employer?

They always have an excuse on earnings calls. Covid, Presidential elections, war, gas prices, etc. When will analysts call their bluff? They’re so far off from paying off their debt. If they don’t do sell offs, they will continue to cut expenses (headcount) every quarter to make the numbers look better.

@e2+1kr1f5ck0 said it perfectly.

I put all my ducks in a row to the best of my ability, but I'll be honest here, I've started thinking that being laid off would be better than staying here. It's not normal to have layoffs all the time. They want us to think it is, but it's not. The job is not supposed to be the source of so much stress. It's really not. I remember a time when it wasn't, even here. And I'm just so tired of it.

Any news for Spain?

Anyone heard layoffs in the public sector org?

Making SF our number one priority on a daily basis and voice becoming a hard target 1Q of 2027, it seems like the same sound and dance that mid market dealt with a few years ago.