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When’s the next RIF? Pick your horse

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.)

#NextLayoff #LayoffRumor #RIF #Speculation #Poll

Would you prefer to be laid off?

I see some people mention they'd love to be laid off, but I'm certainly not among them. Not when jobs are this hard to come by. I'd rather suffer through a bad workplace than unemployment. But apparently, some feel the opposite. And I'm just wondering, how many of you are there?

#Layoffs #JobSecurity #Unemployment #Poll

Quick Poll: Do you prefer working from home? Upvote/Downvote the post.

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Do you prefer working from home? Up-vote this thread if you prefer working from home... Downvote if you prefer coming to the office. #Poll

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  • I took this from WFB's forum here on thelayoff - wife works there and i lurk - oh how lively it's over there - almost like here on cisco's board