#layoffs

Health care technology firm UBC is laying off 123 employees. The affected workers are in Kansas and Missouri. These layoffs are associated with the Overland Park offices. The company is based in Pennsylvania. The job cuts are scheduled for November 26, 2025.

Kansas City, Missouri

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/health-care-technology-company-ubc-announces-layoffs-at-overland-park-offices

A Kansas City-based transportation firm has initiated layoffs impacting employees in multiple states. The company cited the loss of a significant contract as the reason for these workforce adjustments. These reductions will lead to the closure of several company offices in North Carolina. Employees in Kansas and Missouri are not currently affected by these layoffs. This follows a similar round of layoffs in 2020 due to a lost contract with Amazon.

Kansas City, MO

https://www.kctv5.com/2026/01/05/kansas-city-based-transportation-company-layoff-hundreds-employees/

Oracle Corporation has confirmed over 500 layoffs impacting its Kansas City operations. These permanent cuts will affect approximately 150 different job titles, primarily in software development, management, and customer service. An economist noted that the impact could be doubled for the region due to Oracle being an exporting firm. The company is reportedly reallocating resources towards artificial intelligence and data centers. Affected employees are expected to have their last day on June 1.

Kansas City, Missouri

https://www.kmbc.com/article/oracle-layoffs-kansas-city-economic-impact/70912810

Centene apparently found another place to put all those savings from “operational efficiency”: Ambetter Health is now sponsoring Mizzou athletics. All sports, because apparently one team wasn’t enough.

It’s football season, though, so for now we get to watch the Ambetter logo ride around on jerseys every Saturday. The pairing is almost too good. Mizzou has spent years getting mileage out of 2-star and 3-star recruits, and Ambetter has spent years collecting 2-star and 3-star reviews. That’s the kind of synergy somebody in leadership probably put on a slide and called strategic alignment, brand activation, stakeholder engagement, or some other expensive phrase for “we bought a sponsorship.”

Meanwhile, employees are watching VSP dates, layoffs, reorganizations, and wondering who gets whacked next. Apparently the marketing budget remains resilient and well-positioned for long-term growth.

I’ve already said reporters ought to be reporting on what is actually happening at Centene, but nobody seems terribly interested in connecting the layoffs, VSPs, vendors, spending, stock performance, and forecasts that keep heading the wrong direction. So I guess somebody has to.

At least the C-suite should get some nice box seats. They can sit up there late in the season and watch Mizzou get rolled by the big boys, just like the stock and the forecast.

I’m sure there’s a slide somewhere showing positive momentum.

https://www.si.com/college/missouri/football/mizzou-athletics-announces-jersey-patch-sponsorship-with-ambetter-health

A major fruit grower in Washington is laying off nearly 1,000 workers as the harvest season concludes. These layoffs are considered permanent due to the lack of identified recall dates or future staffing needs for the upcoming year. This situation highlights the inherent instability of seasonal agricultural employment, particularly for workers in the H-2A program. The company cited uncertainties such as weather and crop conditions as factors influencing future staffing. These large-scale seasonal workforce reductions are not uncommon in the region's agricultural sector.

Yakima, Washington

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/borton-sons-fruit-grower-layoffs-928-farmworkers

Long Beach is facing a significant budget deficit, leading to proposed deep cuts and hundreds of layoffs. Simultaneously, the city's budget includes pay increases for top officials like the mayor and city manager. While the mayor and city manager have pledged to donate their raises, council members have not yet made similar commitments. These pay raises for some officials occur as many departments face staffing reductions and program cuts. The city aims to close a $58.2 million budget gap through these measures.

Long Beach, CA

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/long-beach-department-heads-raises-amid-cuts-layoffs/3935410/

How come bony can periodically layoff tenured folks and still hire and sponsor 100s of h1bs

I don’t see anything listed. Do they skirt around this requirement? Of might this be an indication that tomorrow there will not be layoffs?

How is everyone feeling? I’m petrified but also ready to end this fear of something always lurking around the corner. I know there will be more layoffs to come, that’s a definite, and at least we won’t worry on that anymore but I have so much more to worry about also. Godspeed to everyone, best of luck in your journey.

Sept 24th
Last Reporting day: Sept 30th
IBM CTS and Deloitte
18 months contract
God Speed.

why this time I hear target is on STCB, they dont charge so much , cut at expensive locations will help the economy

Layoffs will start 6am on Monday by email. Approx. 11,000 employees. No change in severance from last round. No garden leave- effective immediately. Retroactive WARN notices. Remember WARN also doesn’t apply to remote workers. A similar sized layoff in March. Nearly all teams are expected to solidify AI development processes even further. Teams will begin to transition to big picture small headcount silos. This will begin the shift and divestment from resources abroad to a smaller Oracle <90,000 employees by 2028

Starbucks is laying off over 220 corporate employees. Approximately 120 of these layoffs stem from workers declining to relocate to the new Nashville office. The company is investing $100 million in this new regional hub. Other layoffs are due to previously announced organizational changes. This follows earlier job cuts announced in May.

Nashville, Tennessee

https://www.inc.com/jamie-mcgee/starbucks-betting-100-million-dollars-on-nashville-120-seattle-workers-face-layoffs/91394964

Columbia Hospitality has laid off 86 employees at its Kenmore lodge. These layoffs are effective October 31. The hotel is closing temporarily for renovations. The property will be redeveloped into a wellness retreat. This action impacts a significant number of staff.

Kenmore, Washington

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/08/28/lodge-st-edward-park-layoffs-columbia-hospitality.html

Boulder's proposed 2027 budget includes significant staffing reductions and service modifications due to slowing revenue growth. The city manager's office released a $552.6 million budget with a projected $6.3 million shortfall in the general fund. These financial pressures will lead to 13 employee layoffs and the elimination of 11 vacant positions. Additionally, some city services, like photo radar enforcement and Spruce Pool funding, will be reduced or eliminated. The budget also allocates funds for new initiatives and positions in areas like public safety and climate resilience.

Boulder, Colorado

https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/08/28/boulder-2027-budget-layoffs/

Thousands of former Spirit Airlines employees are still seeking employment nearly four months after the company ceased operations. Many have attended multiple job fairs and submitted numerous applications without success. The job market remains challenging for these displaced workers. Some are considering careers outside of the aviation industry. The situation highlights the significant impact of the airline's shutdown on the local workforce.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/business/article317057813.html

Two companies announced significant workforce reductions in Michigan during August. Groupe Beneteau, a French boat manufacturer, closed its Cadillac plant, impacting 239 employees. This closure followed 50 years of operation in the community. Additionally, Republic National Distributing Company is laying off 641 workers across five Michigan cities due to a merger. These layoffs are a result of federal WARN Act notices filed with the state.

Cadillac, Escanaba, Grand Rapids, Livonia, Saginaw, Traverse City

https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/08/2-companies-planned-nearly-900-michigan-layoffs-in-august.html

..when the designers and implementers of the strategy to IM and create bs ways to terminate folks for misconduct come to light. all to avoid severance and silence those who want to help the place. they may be retired by then but they should have fun in their next life experiencing karma x10

Tim Cook steps down as Apple, $AAPL, CEO on August 31 after taking the company from ~$350 billion to over $4 trillion.

John Stankey steps down as AT&T, $T, CEO after taking the company from ~$215 billion to ~$178 billion.

Apple increased its market cap by roughly $3.65 trillion and AT&T lost roughly $37 billion.

Six years. Two CEOs. Completely different outcomes. I wonder why?

One led through massive innovation and growth. The other spent years making questionable strategic decisions resulting in failures of epic proportions, while simultaneously alienating the workforce with policies like 5x RTO, cutting costs and talent, and destroying culture and morale.

But I’m sure Stankey will find a way to explain how all of this is somehow the employees’ fault.

Get this l0ser Stankey out!

Bankrupt with in a year , don't let this fail company give tunnel vision
Reinvent your self, get a better job,start a small business is a whole world out there with a better life .
Is time to fly and you know it.
Fear nothing!!
P.S. fudge flu shorts what a scam

I’m starting to see a lot of folks taking a leave of absence. It’s all woman and some in high positions. What’s going on?

I can believe some want more family time but wouldn’t surprise me if they are trying to avoid an assessment cycle while still keeping their insurance and RSUs. I know 4 woman in finance leaving or have left before October 1 cutoff for assessments.

Alert went off this morning. Good times for another executive. From publicly available information…

Chris Koster, Centene’s General Counsel:

2023: $4.84M
2024: $5.06M
2025: $6.51M

On August 18, 2026, Koster sold 47,603 Centene shares for roughly $3.11 million. $16.4M in three years. Cha-Ching sir! Here are the stock trades:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/insiders/koster-christopher-1108982

Not bad for the top lawyer at a company whose business is largely administering taxpayer-funded healthcare.

Koster went from county prosecutor → Missouri Senator → Missouri Attorney General → Centene executive.

So basically, decades in Missouri government followed by millions a year at one of the country’s largest Medicaid contractors.

At least someone figured out how to make Medicaid profitable. But sure, keep cutting the people doing the actual work. That ought to fix the margins. And congrats, Chris. Don’t spend it all in one place.

I was trying to click on Elevance Health because they, along with other of Optum’s competitors, seem to be going through almost exactly same challenges Optum is.

Well, I accidentally clicked on Emblem Health, instead of Elevance, and their last post thread entries were from 2016 and they were saying and complaining about the very exact same thing as us…about the offshoring to India and Philippines, about the CEO laying people off to raise stock price and to line executive’s pockets, etc., etc. etc. It was like looking in a mirror and we are talking back 10 years ago.

The last post entries on the Emblem Health Layoff site ended after 2016 so I can only think the company went under.

Anyway, scary stuff!

I was trying to click on Elevance Health because they, along with other of Centene’s competitors, seem to be going through almost exactly same challenges Centene is.

Well, I accidentally clicked on Emblem Health, instead of Elevance, and their last post thread entries were from 2016 and they were saying and complaining about the very exact same thing as us…about the offshoring to India and Philippines, about the CEO laying people off to raise stock price and to line executive’s pockets, etc., etc. etc. It was like looking in a mirror and we are talking back 10 years ago.

The last post entries on the Emblem Health Layoff site ended after 2016 so I can only think the company went under.

Anyway, scary stuff!

I was trying to click on Elevance Health because they, along with other of Cigna’s competitors, seem to be going through almost exactly same challenges Cigna is.

Well, I accidentally clicked on Emblem Health, instead of Elevance, and their last post thread entries were from 2016 and they were saying and complaining about the very exact same thing as us…about the offshoring to India and Philippines, about the CEO laying people off to raise stock price and to line executive’s pockets, etc., etc. etc. It was like looking in a mirror and we are talking back 10 years ago.

The last post entries on the Emblem Health Layoff site ended after 2016 so I can only think the company went under.

Anyway, scary stuff!

I accidentally clicked on Emblem Health, instead of Elevance, and their last post thread entries were from 2016 and they were saying and complaining about the very exact same thing as us…about the offshoring to India and Philippines, about the CEO laying people off to raise stock price and to line executive’s pockets, etc., etc. etc. It was like looking in a mirror and we are talking back 10 years ago.

The last post entries on the Emblem Health Layoff site ended after 2016 so I can only think the company went under.

Anyway, scary stuff!

I was trying to click on Elevance Health because they, along with other of Humana’s competitors, seem to be going through almost exactly same challenges Humana is.

Well, I accidentally clicked on Emblem Health, instead of Elevance, and their last post thread entries were from 2016 and they were saying and complaining about the very exact same thing as us…about the offshoring to India and Philippines, about the CEO laying people off to raise stock price and to line executive’s pockets, etc., etc. etc. It was like looking in a mirror and we are talking back 10 years ago.

The last post entries on the Emblem Health Layoff site ended after 2016 so I can only think the company went under.

Anyway, scary stuff!

Does any one have an idea when the reorganization will come to the refineries? I've heard rumors of October but if they announce the new chart then I don't know if layoffs will happen then or after the first of the year.

Anyone still around in US timezone after the latest round is executed, be prepared to work during IDC timezone in addition to the regular hours that you already do as you all will be reporting into IDC.

IDC VPs have figured out there are no jobs in US . So IDC experience and work hours can be rolled out to every one left in US.

Many posts in why so many layoffs .

No mystery...look at the quality of Vz BOard and backgroubds. Then compare to Boards at AT&T and Other Dow 30.

It's so obvious the root cause of lack of strategy and execution.

Vz Board compliments of Hans DEI Noah Ark style.

I still winder how Dan claims he was ask 3X to take over from Hans.

Where was the Board sense of urgency?

The lack of honesty and transparency is on the Board.

As a result, lazy exeution strategy to layoff 16,000 and counting.

Get ready, managers sending email asking to see who is interested In a VSP, which in other words if no one takes it will have a surplus!
Before any of you clowns start saying that it isn't true, I am in C and E district 6 and this happened today, also we are bargained for technicians not management.
Anyone know what the percentage is or have a clue if there is a list again like last time?
Be on your guard here comes the bo-m September 15th

Got confirmation of October layoffs today in my org. Anyone else? Trying to see how big this one will be...

More layoffs are set to roll out in America on Monday. I'm numb. 2.48 billion dollar revenue but they still decide to layoff the people making it happen. This is beyond parody. SHAPE survey comes out and says people are unhappy and Synopsys leadership decides to keep beating the dead horse. Unbelievable

Did anyone over 50 land a new job after being layed off from this stellar company??
If so, how long did it take you and how did you do it.
Lenovo gave us this free career placement LHH but I find it boring and of no value.

Dental claims has 2 new hire offshore classes with 40(+?) people. There are not even 40 people on this team currently. The odds are pretty high for this team to be laid off, isn't it? 😫

Portland Public Schools is confronting a significant budget shortfall, potentially leading to the consolidation or closure of up to twenty schools. Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong stated the district anticipates needing to make up to $65 million in reductions. This comes after a year already marked by budget cuts and staff layoffs. The district will spend the next several months evaluating potential cuts and "right-sizing" its facilities. A draft list of affected schools is expected in November.

Portland, Oregon

https://katu.com/news/local/pps-opens-school-year-at-rosa-parks-elementary-warns-more-cuts-and-closures-ahead-portland-schools-right-sizing-community-teachers-parents-students-local-community

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has implemented its first round of layoffs, impacting ten employees. These cuts follow a period of uncertainty for staff after leadership announced potential job losses. The agency's top executives were notably absent during the layoff announcements, attending a council meeting instead. These layoffs occur as an audit reveals significant unreconciled funds within the organization. Severance packages for the affected employees are notably less generous than those provided in previous layoffs.

Seattle, Washington

https://publicola.com/2026/08/26/kcrha-layoffs-begin-with-executive-positions-financial-staff-untouched/amp/