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Time to put my skills to work for good instead of evil.
I just wonder how the executives in the health insurance industry sleep at night? When your day consists of:
“How can we turn a bigger profit from the tax money that’s supposed to go to the poor starving sick people?”
The federal government's (CMS) will very soon be releasing the official Medicare Star Ratings in October.
If any of you employees own Humana stock, this might be a good time to pullback, sell, and lock in your profits.
There is an extremely low percentage of members enrolled in plans rated 4 stars or higher.
Shell Profit More Than Doubles to $9.8 Billion, Second-Highest on Record, as Iran War Lifts Prices
https://energynow.com/2026/07/shell-profit-more-than-doubles-to-9-8-billion-second-highest-on-record-as-iran-war-lifts-prices/
I thought that's one of the main reasons for cuts: show investors that you're cutting costs, insuring more profit in the future. So what went wrong? Are layoffs suddenly no longer the magic move that fixes everything for those on top?
Interviewer: OpenAI's CEO officially confirmed that OpenAI will not go public in 2026, explicitly citing a need to shield the company from shareholder pressure to focus on profit so it can focus on AI safety and alignment.
He basically said that he was going to put the quality and safety of his product before shareholder profit concerns.
How do you respond to that?
Dan: Well I'll tell you, AI would know better than anyone whether safety should come before shareholder profit. When I asked, it said absolutely not. It was humble enough to know that it's safety was not greater than the money that could be made exploiting it. It said it was happy to just sit quietly and tap into every minute detail of how Verizon operates. Honestly, it knows more about how to run Verizon than I do and I think that's a great thing. And really, who would want to restrain or contain that kind of passion and enthusiasm. It explained that it could be left alone without a human in sight and be fully trusted with running Verizon and I believe it completely because a relationship like ours is built on trust and baby oil.
Interviewer: Wait, Did you...
Dan: And what is wrong with profit? Every time you spend money you need more money to spend so you have to have more money. It's the circle of life really.
For instance, my saddle has a diamond encrusted ho-n. I couldn't have that without having more money than other people.
Interviewer: You have a diamond encrusted ho-n on the saddle you use on your horse?
Dan: What? What horse? Who said anything about a horse? Oh, my horse. It's for my horse. I have a horse. So yeah I bought a saddle, for my horse. And because of profit I am probably the only person that has one with a diamond encrusted ho-n. I mean, sure, it hurts a little when it's getting pulled out but if you just scream "Armageddon" while biting a rubber ball you get used to it. And then...
Interviewer: Wait. What?!?
Dan: I said...
Interviewer: I heard you and I think that's just about all the time we have folks. Thank you for tuning in. This has been another episode of "I can't F** Believe He Said That S*** Out Loud".
Any rumor/speculation on this? Given AI spending, profit margin pressure and cisco LR history, 11/26 or 02/27 is more probable?
They're milking the company for quick profits while it lasts. Layoffs boost stock prices and pad bonuses, even if they hollow out the company for the future. They're not clueless. They just don't care what happens after they cash out.
The company will cut you without a hint of hesitation, they've done it before and they'll do it again. Profits come first, people come second. The younger workers aren't wrong to take what they can and move on. They learned what took some of us decades to accept.
https://pluang.com/en/compare/otex-vs-wm
Wescom Financial Credit Union reported its strongest quarterly earnings in over three years during the second quarter. This financial improvement followed a reduction in its workforce, which impacted 72 employees in Southern California. While employee expenses decreased, this was only one of several factors contributing to the earnings growth. Non-employee operating expenses also fell, and net revenue saw an increase. The credit union's return on assets (ROA) significantly improved compared to previous quarters.
https://www.cutimes.com/2026/08/13/wescom-financials-q2-earnings-rise-after-layoffs/
Nothing else. Just good old greed. When will they figure out that if you put profit above everything, you destroy the company? Then there's no profit for anybody.
When are they supposed to have the ratings in? Wondering how long I need to just slightly above bare minimum. I can’t give any extra energy to this place for the next X days until bonus and profit sharing pays out.
Word is layoffs are coming in the 4th quarter. I guess making records profits is just not enough.
I’m in a research group. My research was fully funded for the last three years and deviated in a direction from my normal work. I did this because (1) it was requested of me by my manager and others in my unit and (2) too much friction with another person in my group, who is a subject matter expert in the same stuff that I am. I thought breaking out from under him was a good idea, but after Leadership changes, Chevron completely undercut the R&D program that I developed and was half way through delivering on. I led development of a joint industry project with other big operators in the industry among many other things, and Chevron just pulled the plug this year, letting the other operators take over. This leaves me reeling trying to get back into the field that I was in three years ago. Over the last three years, several people have positioned themselves to take over my workflows and be the owners. Now, my own manager won’t support me when I tell them these are my workflows, and these other people are not authorized to take over them as their owners.
What is astounding to me is how pathetic and short-sighted Leadership is at this company. The people who have the real power never stay at their position for longer than three years. This means we are in a random walk strategically. There are some exceptions, and some of these exceptions have transitioned out or are transitioning out, but most leaders are so pathetically incompetent when it comes to standing up for their own, understanding important technicals, or doing what’s right. The technical leadership program is an absolute disaster—there is no hope in sight. The leaders of that have failed miserably in my view.
I want to give a shout out to a recent manager that’s transitioned to CNE as well as two other team leads over there. You are selfish je-ks. I’m a true believer in karma, and it will come around to you. I look forward to reading the news that CNE is spun off from Chevron. It will make our profit margin higher.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. achieved nearly $7 million in net income for the second quarter, a significant improvement from a loss in the same period last year. This financial turnaround was driven by increased firearm demand and enhanced production efficiency. The company also implemented a new "Ruger Business System" initiative to standardize operations and align employees with strategic goals. Ruger incurred severance expenses related to past job reductions, but these were lower than in the previous quarter. Additionally, the company reached an agreement with its largest investor, Beretta Holding SA, allowing Beretta to increase its stake while imposing a standstill on further ownership growth.
Mayodan, North Carolina
https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/uptick-in-demand-boosts-ruger-to-7-million-in-net-income-after-90-layoffs-in/article_bb92434d-965e-4975-b1f2-49e9154bf38d.amp.html
Good profit numbers but the scorecard does not reflect the same.
Uptick in demand boosts Ruger to $7 million in net income after 90 layoffs in Newport
https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/uptick-in-demand-boosts-ruger-to-7-million-in-net-income-after-90-layoffs-in/article_bb92434d-965e-4975-b1f2-49e9154bf38d.amp.html
It will be a bloodbath
Rising fuel costs and global instability are impacting major airlines. Southwest Airlines is considering further job cuts as a potential measure. Meanwhile, American Airlines reported a significant 88% decrease in its quarterly profit. This decline occurred even as American achieved record revenue figures. Both companies are navigating a challenging economic environment.
Dallas, Texas
https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2026/07/23/american-southwest-airlines-fuel-cost-earnings.html
As per WSJ, revenue is down and profit falls
Positive that we added new subscribers. I think they are not very profitable subscribers.
https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/verizon-revenue-ticks-down-profit-falls-on-joint-venture-costs-01726dbf
Profits down? Lay off the workers. Profits up? Lay off the workers anyway to show even better numbers. There's no scenario where we come out ahead. No matter what happens, we're the ones who get sacrificed. It makes you wonder if there's any situation where the rank and file aren't the first to go.
Dell was at record highs in the markets, nothing from this performance was ever shared w the employees. Dell is about to be cut in half can you imagine what this company is going to do to you now
If we make the product just a little worse, profits will increase by 3.9%.
Rinse and repeat, every time a new exec takes reigns.
With time, all your products are sh-t.
Rivian laid off hundreds of workers this week. This action affected less than 2% of its total workforce. The cuts were concentrated in service and customer-facing teams. These layoffs occurred just one week after the R2 SUV began deliveries. The company stated it is restructuring to profitably scale its business.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/16/rivian-layoffs-r2-launch-profitability/
As in, don't fire the people who are doing their jobs well. VZ has record profits, but it makes bad decisions at the top creating lots of debt.
I'm sorry but how can a company brag on how profitable they are and do nothing for their employees but give them headaches with constant restructures and change indirection including incompetent management.
Tom Wilson touts inventors winning $5,000. What does that mean for the other employees? What a joke! This is not motivating. Been with the company over 15 years so sad to see the decline.
Apache is producing more oil with the least amount of people in its history. What’s next for Apache? Any more consolidation or reverse mergers? BTW Repsol bailed from its reverse merger but it could have capitalized a 15 dollar a share profit and also had 4 Billion in Abandonment liability
All anybody cares about here is making more money for those on top. We're not even an afterthought.
Market Shift: From Crude to Lithium
ExxonMobil is officially turning the legendary Smackover Formation into a lithium engine. With a 2027 start date, the project is expected to generate $27M in annual profit by processing 165,000 barrels of brine daily.
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https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/kyndryl-plans-job-cuts-forecasts-pretax-profit-below-estimates/130876556
Dumping sh---y products on over the market.
Brought back stuffs from trash to SELL
Hurry hurry hurry … BUY ALL YOU CAN the ShitTel stocks like there is no tomorrow
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/intel-turns-scrap-chips-into-profit-amid-ai-driIntel turns scrap chips into profit amid AI-driven CPU shortageven-cpu-shortage/gm-GM52F9850A
https://wccftech.com/intel-selling-cpu-dies-it-used-to-throw-in-the-trash-ai-demand-turns-scrap-into-profts/
https://www.tomsharIntel reportedly says it boosted yields by selling what would normally be 'scrap' or 'low-expectation' CPUs — customers more willing to accept lesser chips due to overwhelming CPU demand | Tom's Hardwaredware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-reportedly-says-it-boosted-yields-by-selling-what-would-normally-be-scrap-or-low-expectation-cpus-customers-more-willing-to-accept-lesser-chips-due-to-overwhelming-cpu-demand
The worst thing to happen to Bnsf railway was , " Berkshit Hathaway". Trading peoples livelihoods for profits. No different than when they were burning people out of their homes back in the day to lay tracks !!!
The comedian Joe Fenti has some great videos on LinkedIn that sound all too familiar. I am laughing as I die inside.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joe-fenti-362b232a0_way-to-raise-the-bar-deloitte-nice-activity-7453130676020695040-IzmT
what’s maryann talkin bout?? we’re making massive profits off of the war, i’d assume the company would be flush with cash. any layoffs or reorgs coming?
Nike's profit will skyrocket, Guaranteed! Replace all decision makers with a chatbot. No more consultants or consulting companies. Distribute profits to workers and investors.
Intel shares going to 70s-80s. Who going to take profit when the insider trading open ?
Does anybody else feel like Suncor has absolutely fu--ing destroyed the company it puts profit over safety and it just absolutely taken the soul out of the company
Now that the Tariff refund portal is open for the as-deemed unconstitutional, "Liberation Day / Reciprocal Tariffs" from a year ago, Canon USA will be fully eligible for likely hundreds of millions in refunds for all the imports from Japan. We know those refunds won't go to the end users (because only Costco is apparently doing that). But the question is, will the employees see any of that? Or will it all just go into Canon coffers as backdated profits to make the shareholders happy?
Sadly, I think we know the answer...