#layoffs

I'm not part of the company, but I've heard 3-4% of employees were laid off in Sept 2025.

It’s time for our illustrious CEO, Ste Ve Pru Sak, to actually lead. He’s losing his biggest asset – the people who keep this place running – and he doesn’t even see it. When you lose the experience and talent that make your company function, you’re sc--wed.

The town hall was an absolute disaster. You put your CIO, with an accounting degree from Stephen F. Austin, in charge of a billion-dollar tech group and front and center at the meeting? That’s embarrassing. Then there’s your SVP of HR with a University of Phoenix degree, and a GM of supply chain who’s never run supply chain before. These people aren’t qualified, yet they’re making decisions that drag the company down.

Meanwhile, the folks doing the actual work – the ones generating revenue – are getting laid off because of leadership’s bad decisions. Optics matter, and right now the optics are terrible. Employees don’t trust leadership at all.

Ste Ve, if your team su-ks, you replace your OC and DC – that’s how it works in football and in business. You’re smart enough to know this. Pay for real experts, bring in leadership that knows what they’re doing, and stop cutting the people who keep this company alive. Otherwise, the “parents” (shareholders, board, whoever’s really in charge) won’t keep you around much longer.

Do the right thing, before you end up on the street with the people you just laid off.

Nov or Dec roll out and now none surprised.

U.S. employers cut nearly 950,000 jobs through September 2025, the highest number of layoffs since 2020, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Cuts could surpass 1 million this year. While still far below the 2 million layoffs in the same period of 2020, the rise highlights a weakening labor market. Hiring plans have also dropped sharply, with companies expecting to bring on 58% fewer workers compared to last year.

The government shutdown could lead to additional job losses, and data from ADP shows private payrolls fell by 32,000 in September. However, layoffs slowed in September to about 54,000, down 37% from August.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates in September and expects two more cuts this year, aiming to support businesses and consumers. Lower borrowing costs may help stabilize hiring, but ongoing challenges such as higher costs and new technology continue to pressure employers.

Economists expect Friday’s government jobs report to be delayed due to the shutdown, with private estimates forecasting only about 50,000 jobs added last month.

Do you know what kind of criteria was used to select people? I mean, THE REAL CRITERIA, not the BS they are feeding us

It’s disheartening to now know that leadership’s idea of the ideal org size is always smaller. It’s also disheartening to hear many people on this board say similar things - “we could use less of x or y groups.” Makes me wonder if anyone actually knows how to properly operate a company of this size and complexity.

Layoffs are not the only problem as the clients are having a bad experience with this company. Rumors are some services are going to be dropped

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/10/01/smartsheet-layoffs-bellevue-mark-mader-sunny-gupta.html

Pediatric behavioral health provider Hazel Health has laid off roughly 11% of its staff.

San Francisco-based Hazel Health works with school systems to provide virtual therapy to students. The organization, which has pursued an ambitious expansion plan in recent years, said layoffs will help the company sustain its growth trajectory as it incorporates AI and automation tools.

https://bhbusiness.com/2025/10/01/hazel-health-announces-layoffs/

Mayor Kim Lund’s proposed 2026 budget cuts the equivalent of 30 full-time jobs, trims city services and urges the City Council to enact a new sales tax for public safety in an attempt to reduce a projected $10 million deficit. In all, the $543 million spending plan eliminates 40 total positions, many of which are vacant already as officials saw a fiscal crisis looming earlier this year, according to Lund’s budget message to the City Council on Monday.

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/article312316202.html

A year passed by after bitter memories of early morning email followed by a mechanical layoff meeting with the VP and HR. There was no appreciation what you have done. The interesting part was I was very active with multiple projects at that time!
It took few months to get back into working. Feeling good 😊
Good luck to all who are working hard out there!

Lists 50 positions that were in the tower downtown and their titles:

https://ccwd.hecc.oregon.gov/Layoff/uploads/LOT9354/WARN%209354%20Wells%20Fargo%20Center%20Portland%20OR.pdf

I'm sure some other state will be affected. Overall this is not good!

https://www.warntracker.com/?company=oracle-america&year=2025

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/10/02/missouri-general-mills-facilities-closures/86467246007/

Caterpillar reorganization in 3rd quarter to help reduce share price declines. Caterpillar has issued layoffs and retirement packages to salaried trained and experienced employees while hiring agency reduced cost workers and recruiting college interns.

On a recent visit to Home office, I noticed an open bar (with paid servers) providing free beer and wine each evening we were there. I’m at a bit of a loss as to how this helps clients and why it is better to have this than the home office representatives who were laid off.

This is Typical indian IT services Business Model , fool the government that they are crating new employment and get tax break for decades.

Low pay unlimited work - and constant presssure to hire fresher low cost worker and lay off old ones who ran out of steam as low pay unlimited work leads to health deteoration - corporate strategy get rid of them before they society notices and hire fresh blood.
Create new employment by laying offf old staff and show fresher hiring as new employment created. Get purchase order placed new SEZ addresses and keep getting tax break.

So saw the article today: Wall Street Walks Away From Ford as CEO Farley Flounders - 24/7 Wall St. https://share.google/f5JfUZAue6kJArNq4

Astounds me. When will companies figure it out. Fire employees bring in AI to replace them. Who will be able to afford their products being unemployed /replaced by AI??

Make it make sense!!

Funny that they let me and most my stores staff go a year ago thinking they could have just one person running the store only find out that the school due to lack of transparency and staff to help the students have gotten rid of Follett all together. I guess it didn't go the way they thought.

How is VZ laying off all year round without adding to the NJ Warn List which is against the law

https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2025_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf

Will Cisco engage in another round of layoffs? yes. 100%
Will Cisco LRs happen next week? in November on the Q1 earnings call? in February on the Q2 earnings call? in May for Q3 or August for Q4/FY ? yes, probably.

Is Cisco bad? no. Cisco us a soulless entity (a corporation) that exists to enrich it's owners (shareholders). Some of the people who lead Cisco may be 'bad' but that is a value judgement.

You, the employee, have a choice to make. You can work and consume based on yesterday's economy or you can make some changes now.

You WILL get laid off and the economy, hiring environment and future looks bleak. These are facts and why you and your colleagues are feeling hyper stressed right now. IT feels unnatural. It feels different.

In the past a looming LR was a bad feeling, now its panic.

Use that panic to do something.

There are essentially two levers that you have control of, Your personal investing and your personal spending.

one the spending side the alarm klaxon should be wailing right now. start with the big rocks, for maost of you these are housing, transportation, healthcare, debt servicing ann education. For some of you it's bourbon, handbags or gadgetry.
This is not a "Latte Factor" discussion, saving $4 a day will not cut it.
Go hard. Be relentless. Sell your luxury car (while you can) and buy a reliable one. no one cares.
Trade down to a smaller, more affordable house in a nice neighborhood.
Review all of you insurance and healthcare needs and find ways to reduce expenditures.

on the investing side, build a cash reserve equal to 6 moths of expenses (at a minimum) Money Markets still earn close to 4% which is a great return for short term investments.

while you are doing that make sure you are investing enough into your 401K to get the company match (I don't work for Cisco but assume 4-5%) once you have your 6 months of expenses, max your 401k.

One benefit this gives you is that it helps you to remain tied to your ethical anchor. your principles and values matter. Financial stress creates ethical dilemmas. Financial Independence allows you to avoid many of those.

Cisco doesn't care about you because Cisco can't care about you. Some people at Cisco are good, some are bad. Embrace the good, reject the bad and stay true to yourself.

Let’s not let the government off the hook as they are enabling ExxonMobil and others. They had no problem letting blue collar jobs off shore for cheap products that are “reduced carbon emission” which is a joke in itself. And then letting wages be undercut by illegals given free access across the border.

Now high paying high skill jobs are being worked remote along with rotating “temporary” jobs under L1 visa which are in fact a permanent displacement of a full time person.

The government not only doesn’t care but don’t understand the magnitude and impact of all this and without a drastic shift in policy, it’s going to be very hard to put the genie sick in the bottle.

This is a layoff site after all. Any insight if there will be any the rest of 2025? Will the government shut down have any effect?

Yesterdays town hall he stated no plans right now for anymore layoffs but then this morning the Dallas news announced TI reports 150 more layoffs in December for DFW employees….. nice transparency

My take- AI layoffs coming. HR gearing up to handle. Heard Natl Genl is now on all Allstate computers and systems. IT will be hurt. More unnecessary extras in same roles will be riffed. Waiting to see when. What do you think? What have you seen or heard? Packages?

Any word on call centers closing? If so, which ones? Aetna,CVS? My call center is a ghost town.

long time reader, first time poster

i simply must know ~~

how is life in ABU IT after the layoffs? it was pretty bad before the event. what is it like now? did they keep some good leaders and people?

Anyone know or hear who was impacted?

Expect layoffs at Senior Manager and RMM level come January!

Oct01 4am UTC - Oct02 4am UTC totals: 241 layoffs, 44 additions.
Methodology and day-by-day breakdown is in comments.
Few next days will be added in comments as they pass, to avoid starting new threads.

Myself and a bunch of other people got laid off in the health area at Allstate.

Do not let anyone gaslight you into thinking constant layoffs are normal. This is not normal.

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2025/10/01/conocophillips-sends-layoff-notifications-to-some-north-slope-workers-part-of-global-reduction/

SafeSource Direct, a PPE manufacturer based in Broussard, Louisiana, has announced an additional 150 layoffs, bringing the total number of jobs cut to nearly 700. The latest decision follows last month’s announcement that 541 employees would be laid off as the company prepares to suspend operations.

Founded during the pandemic and once highlighted for its local production under the “Made in Acadiana” initiative, SafeSource Direct has attributed its shutdown to poor market conditions. The announcement came just a day after employees rallied in hopes of saving the facility.

With operations winding down, the layoffs mark a major loss for the Broussard community, where SafeSource had once been seen as a symbol of local resilience during COVID-19.

Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, has sought to reassure employees following its massive $55 billion buyout. The company told staff through an FAQ filed with the SEC that there will be no immediate layoffs or job changes as a result of the deal, despite rumors circulating after Insider Gaming reported that employees at subsidiary BioWare feared cuts.

The FAQ emphasized that the acquisition allows EA to operate privately, outside the pressures of quarterly market expectations, and to take a longer-term approach to investment. EA said this new structure will give the company more creative and operational flexibility to pursue bold strategies and expand globally.

Still, the company acknowledged the reality of its financial obligations, including $20 billion in debt linked to funding the transaction. The buyout was backed by a consortium that includes PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. While Electronic Arts has insisted that no layoffs are planned in the short term, comparisons have been drawn to Microsoft’s handling of Activision Blizzard, where workforce reductions eventually followed after a delay.

EA maintains that it is in a strong financial position and will use the buyout to “unlock new opportunities,” but uncertainty remains among employees about what the long-term impact might be.

Six companies in Wisconsin announced facility closures in Sept. 2025, this eliminated 747 employees across the state. The job cuts marked a steep rise from August, when just 93 workers were laid off. Despite the closures, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.1 percent, below the national average of 4.3 percent.

• Action Printing, a subsidiary of JAL Equity Corp, began shutting down its facility in Fond Du Lac, with layoffs expected to continue through October 31. In total, 44 workers are affected as the company discontinues the product line produced at that location.

• Sheridan Random Lake also announced that it will permanently close its facility in Random Lake, impacting 104 employees. The company cited a significant downturn in business as the reason for the closure, with layoffs beginning November 21 and continuing into early 2026.

• Pregis Innovative Packaging, LLC disclosed plans to permanently close its Germantown facility, eliminating 48 jobs. The full closure is scheduled for April 30, 2026, though layoffs are set to begin earlier.

• Saputo Cheese USA confirmed it will close its Green Bay facility in December 2025, accelerating a previously announced plan to shut down in 2024. This decision affects 240 workers.

Air Wisconsin accounted for the largest number of layoffs, with 252 workers losing their jobs across its operations at Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport and Appleton International Airport. The announcement follows the company’s agreement with Premier Shuttle Holdings, which has expressed interest in acquiring parts of Air Wisconsin’s operations and assets.

Finally, 360x Logistics LLC, based in Sturtevant, announced it will close its facility on October 4, laying off 59 employees. The company cited its inability to secure necessary insurance as the reason for the shutdown.

Together, these six companies — Action Printing, Sheridan Random Lake, Pregis Innovative Packaging, Saputo Cheese USA, Air Wisconsin, and 360x Logistics — underscore the economic challenges facing workers in Wisconsin, even as the state’s overall job market remains stable.

Northwest Farm Management (NWFM), based in Washington state, was mistakenly reported to be permanently laying off nearly 300 workers, sparking confusion in the agriculture community. CEO and co-founder Keith Veselka clarified that the notice was due to a new state law requiring layoff notifications, not a permanent reduction.

Veselka explained the jobs are seasonal, tied to apple harvests that end in November. Once the fruit is gone, contracts conclude, and hiring begins again the following year.

He stressed that nothing has changed in NWFM’s operations and that the company will continue its regular seasonal employment cycle.

Sutro Biopharma, based in South San Francisco, is cutting a third of its workforce in its second round of layoffs this year. The antibody-dr-g conjugate (ADC) biotech had already halved its headcount in March when it deprioritized luveltamab tazevibulin, an experimental treatment for ovarian and lung cancers, as well as a leukemia program.

The latest layoffs follow Ipsen’s decision to exit an $875 million partnership for Sutro’s ROR1-directed ADC, leaving the company to focus on pipeline programs like STRO-004, a Tissue Factor-targeting exatecan ADC expected to enter the clinic later in 2025. Sutro is also advancing two preclinical ADCs, including an integrin beta-6 candidate, with plans to move one into trials by 2027.

CEO Jane Chung, who replaced longtime leader Bill Newell in March, said the restructuring will extend Sutro’s financial runway into mid-2027, supporting early clinical milestones. The company ended June with $205.1 million in cash on hand.

September brought a wave of executive hires, promotions, exits, and layoffs across the healthcare industry, with major names like Medtronic, Amgen, and Kaiser Permanente making leadership changes, while organizations such as Novo Nordisk and Seattle Children’s cut jobs.

Hires:

• Amgen appointed Shannon Turley as vice president of research and co-head of research biology, following her tenure at Genentech.
• enGene named Hussein Sweiti as chief medical officer, bringing experience from Astellas Pharma, where he led commercial gene therapy efforts.
• IKS Health hired Ajai Sehgal as chief AI officer. He previously served as chief data and analytics officer at Mayo Clinic.
• Kaiser Permanente brought on Craig Albanese, former CEO of Duke University Health System, as president of integrated care and coverage. His past leadership experience includes roles at NewYork-Presbyterian, Stanford Children’s Health, and UCSF Health.
• Medtronic named Adam Arthur chief medical officer of its neurovascular business. He was previously chair of neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
• Penguin Ai appointed Mark Caron as chief strategy officer. Caron has held leadership positions at Capital BlueCross, Optum Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and CHI Health.
• Spring Fertility hired Mike Michetti as CEO and Stacey Payne as chief people officer. Michetti previously held roles at Marathon Health, Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network, Cleveland Clinic, and Mercy. Payne’s past executive experience includes Sweetgreen, SoulCycle, and Daily Harvest.

Promotions:

• Komodo Health promoted Miles Ennis to COO, following his tenure as chief revenue officer.
• Magellan Health named Steven Pratt chief medical officer, building on his long career at the company since 2007.
• Temple Health promoted Abhi Rastogi to COO and John Ryan to chief administrative officer. Ryan previously served as general counsel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Exits:

• Ochsner Health COO Mike Hulefeld will step down at the end of 2025 after 27 years. Timothy Riddell, another longtime leader, will succeed him.
• Providence Chief Transformation Officer Sara Vaezy is leaving after nearly a decade with the organization.

Layoffs:

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is cutting fewer than 2 percent of its workforce, citing rising costs for dr-gs, labor, and supplies.
• Novo Nordisk announced it will reduce its workforce by 11 percent, or about 9,000 jobs, as competition intensifies for its GLP-1 dr-gs Ozempic and Wegovy.
• Seattle Children’s will lay off 154 employees, primarily in administrative roles, due to cuts in federal and state funding.

This mix of leadership reshuffling and workforce reductions shows a sector in flux, as health systems and life sciences companies balance growth, innovation, and financial pressure.

Federal workers in Colorado are bracing for furloughs and possible layoffs as the federal government shutdown begins. Many employees at the Denver Federal Center are expected to continue working without pay during the shutdown, while others face immediate furloughs.

The uncertainty adds financial strain to thousands of federal workers in the state, with no clear timeline for when funding will be restored.