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Large scale January layoffs unlikely

There was a post months back that was probably right. 2026 is about hiring freezes and attrition with the big layoff for 2027 which will hit later this year. So, rest assured regardless of your situation the company does not care about you. It’s a machine. Stop living in the past, those days are long gone.


Enjoy Xmas - Big LR 2026 Feb announcement

Go ahead & tell me you feel so super confident in how things are going with Cisco, ELT, Splunk, etc. that there won’t be a LR announcement at Feb 2026 earnings call. And you know who gets caught up in these LRs, right? Those who save the company the most in LRs… new directors, senior managers, etc… But, go ahead & pretend nothing will happen & no LRs in 2026… Good luck with that… I’m looking specifically at you SBG group…


Significant 2026 layoffs

It seems that SBD expanded too fast and sales do not match. Significant strategic mistake made by our high-paid c-suite.

As a result, they are looking at 10%-15% reduction in Q1 2026. Mostly in overhead positions like engineering and management. Operations (hourly) will also be impacted.


January is going to bloodbath

Happy holidays and happy new year. There is nothing you can do right now (other than work on resume) so enjoy the holidays and your family/friends

Rumors saying (take what it's worth), RIF lists are due today:
1) Departments told up to 25% cut (my guess is they will just cut 1-3 ratings until they meet their number, don't know if it all be in one chop or if they will do it in phases)
2) Some VPs made list without input from their direct reports (who would be managing the impacted person), which is really bad but par for the course here
3) Company is too top heavy so expect VPs/Sr directors to be cut

on a related note:
1) Lots of leaders have NOT been told yet to calibrate ratings down. Which could mean A) it doesnt matter since RRP/raise will be little to nothing, or B) they will do it last minute in January


Jan 22 - Next Round

There will be a huge round of layoffs happening in Optum with notification date of Jan 22. Every business is at risk, as Corporate handed down mandates of between 10%-30% reductions depending on the business. More happening in Feb & Mar as well. Oh and RRP Funding STILL hasn’t been approved.