#nextlayoff

Start preparing for the next round coming soon

Alright team, instead of the usual vague “it’s coming soon” posts, let’s actually put dates on the board and argue them out.
Drop your prediction in the comments (or just reply with the letter). Feel free to change your mind later if new rumors surface.
A. Week of Nov 17–21 (the classic mid-November window)
Argument: Historically a common timing, still early enough to clear people before Thanksgiving/holiday blackout periods, and a couple of teams have been quietly hearing “mid-November.” Also lines up with the “finish the year strong on cost” messaging.
B. First full week of December (Dec 1–5)
Argument: Lets them get past Thanksgiving, still hits the books in 2026, and gives managers one more week of quiet planning after the holiday. Some people think leadership prefers not to ruin Thanksgiving week.
C. Mid-to-late December (right before the holiday shutdown)
Argument: Maximum “here’s your parting gift” energy. Clears the headcount for year-end financials and means fewer people around to ask questions. The “Verizon Christmas present” theory never fully dies.
D. January / early Q1 2027
Argument: They already took enough cost out in 2026, want a clean start to the new year, and prefer not to deal with holiday severance processing or COBRA timing headaches. Also gives them more time to finish certain system migrations first.
E. “Nothing until at least March / later in 2027”
Argument: The big moves already happened, remaining cuts will be smaller and more targeted, and they’re shifting focus to execution and AI rollout rather than another big wave this close to year-end.
I’ll start: I’m leaning A with a soft lean toward B if nothing lands next week.
What’s your call and why?
(Bonus points if you actually have a logical reason instead of just vibes.)

Do managers know when the next layoff will be and who will be impacted ?

Any word on potential November or December layoffs? Dates? Roles? Departments?

Heard whispers about November or December

There will be an other layoffs after next Monday likely in January. BCG will be on site in December.

Get the popcorn ready.

Big one in December

We all know it's coming... any rumors, news?

Almost a year out from the layoffs last year around Thanksgiving. When does everyone think the first wave will be?

Still amazed how “americas favorite grocery store” gave the message right before the holidays.

Or will there be more cuts in other areas throughout the rest of the week?

Are layoffs still next week?

I mean, they've been cutting consistently throughout the entire 2026, I'm hoping they cut everybody they wanted to for the year. Am I being too optimistic?

A big one is coming

more layoffs coming as early as january be prepared

When’s the next round?

Expect layoffs in organizations that were 'considered safe' over the last 12 months. Expect Senior Directors to be included in the next set of layoffs.

Pushing this to the top for info, taken from @br+1m6gvjtxg.

Another major layoff coming in March. This isn't ending anytime soon...

Anyone have knowledge if next round will take place during earnings week again? (If so, we're looking at the last week of January.)

I know next wave is supposed to be similar in size to July's. I've started to look for jobs now, but trying to better understand my timeline as not many companies hire in Nov/Dec.

They already destroyed my team, so I assume I'm gone in the next round.

Anyone? They MUST be coming......'tis the season after all......

What kind of layoffs are we expecting and why many in Feb?

What’s everyone hearing about next timelines. Heard someone say February will be next big one.

Was anyone in HouseCalls laid off or is that next?

Word is there will be another round (perhaps even two rounds) of lay offs next year. Does anyone have any insight or information about this? I’ve been so stressed this past month or so about this round. How can they expect us to continue working knowing they’ll do this again? Maybe even two more times!

Identify another 10% staff for layoff in 2027. This is in addition to the 5-7% staff rated 4 this year.

I heard there may be more layoffs coming in November?

https://indianewengland.com/qualcomm-plans-global-job-cuts-starting-in-november-as-ceo-pushes-for-stronger-performance/

Be smart. 15,000+ are getting cut this time.

November 12th is probably a good guess. Nothing confirmed but based on how finance does the books for 4th quarter, that is what I am thinking. I could go into more detail as to the why. But I posted that in the past and it makes for a long post.

Microsoft and Skydance announced employee buy outs today. Will Verizon do the same? Is rebadging happening? Will more layoffs happen in November or will they wait to do a big layoff in January? Elon vs Dan who are you choosing? Dan said 4-6 years and Elon responded 2-3 years.

First of all - sorry to folks impacted this week, this post isn't meant to be insensitive to your loss of livelihood.

However the severance packages look really good! (16 weeks + n-3 plus 12/31 end date)

In fact it got me hoping to get "the call" tomorrow. I'm not married to this organization and can't imagine a bright future for this company competing against starlink and a bajillion streaming services all of which are operated better than nbc/peacock.

My question is will this severance policy continue into next year for Mar/June rumored rounds? Can it change?

I expect the earning call to go bad tomorrow. Beyond bad. It will bloodshed that will finish off this company. We are all finished! That will be our October Surprise which will lead to December Layoffs!

Heard some hallway conversation today

What’s everyone hearing?