#rif

Has anyone heard anything about when the next round of RIFs are coming? If they are inevitable, I wish it would be sooner rather than later as this constant stress of having them hanging over our heads is so demoralizing

Does anyone have an updates regarding preservice PSC positions and anticipated RIFs? What are your thoughts about our director leaving?

The 7th round of layoffs for 2026 at least will be the last..for the year. 2027 promises to be worse.

There was a rumor last week about several hundreds of managements are on the list of next round of layoff, across the levels of AD to AVP. Maybe the non-human intelligence figured out what the company needs to do.

I suspect my team in OI may be impacted by RIFs this month. Does anyone expect layoffs on October 15 or 29, given Optum's history of Thursday announcements?

My one-on-ones keep getting canceled, leadership calendars were blocked for two days last week, and communication has become noticeably limited. Has anyone else noticed similar behavior, including canceled meetings, closed-door discussions, hiring freezes, postponed projects, or sudden requests for workload justification?

Apparently there was a small RIF in September, engineers working on Zoom Workplace. No word was given. Curious how many were impacted and if this has been ongoing.

A small RIF was done earlier in September affecting some staff. I believe Ops, Program Management, and Quality were effected.

I was let go during the November RIF of 2025. Found a new job after. My stress is non existent and I finally remember what a job is supposed to be. No more emergency dumpster fire from the moment I wake up till I go to sleep. I now work regular hours at an easy to maintain pace. Verizon was literally ki-ling me. There is a world out here that truly appreciates you.

KC office RIF yesterday. Most of my team and several other teams were impacted. Any other locations?

Why do they RIF great people leaders and move us under someone who is clearly in over their head?

MDT Benefits has been thoroughly useless in answering this question, so trying here: I was RIF’d and on the old pension plan expecting one last contribution from MDT in May. Will they contribute it pro-rated? Or just another reason I was on the chopping block?

In the past few months post RIF, i have seen at least 3 senior roles G7, G8 open up, and filled up fast with diversity internal candidates bypassing clear competent choices. Females seem to be the first choice for a role irrespective of any relevant experience or job role requirements. Abby moving towards target 70%?

The move to break up digital technologies and put it inside enterprise under the CTO office, along with the surgica robotics RIf and investment in cornerstone robotics might suggest they’re eyeing a potential spinoff of surgical? Or is anyone reading it differently?

Hypothetically, if one were to leave by their choice, not through a layoff/rif or being fired, what are the rules for STI payout and unused vacation? Would it be the same as someone laid off? And if so, or not, is it that we have to be on payroll through Dec to get the STI? Thanks, just exploring ideas

Anyone know what the official process is for voluntary rif and has it worked in their favour?

Any RIF news in the grapevine?

Someone mentioned that pension credits will stop accruing in about six months, which could remove one of the reasons Medtronic used VERPs in the past. If that's correct, does that mean future workforce reductions are more likely to come through RIFs rather than voluntary retirement packages? Anyone familiar with how the pension change affects this?

So with the re org in UPP....are QFO and CTMs "safe" or do you think RIFs will happen. We were told this was done to prevent a RIF but....still not sure I believe that. Management have an on-site meeting at UHC HQ end of October...on a Thursday.

Any idea if we will have October RIF 2nd Tuesday of the Month?

That really bothers me: I asked if our team was impacted by the upcoming October rifs. They said that the answer is no but the model is changing to more of a monthly cadence rif going forward.

Does not sound reassuring. People cannot work while continuously looking over shoulder my guess is this way they don’t have to make any media announcements

Let's talk about it. 507 positions and counting! WTH! is anyone who was RIF thinking of applying back to the company? Or those who took VSP how's it looking out there if you are looking for jobs? Is it as brutal as the media tells us?

I can confirm there will be a RIF impacting Finance and SD as well as others on 10-1.

What do you think?

Slack already dropped by 6k, but that number doesn’t include EMEA which takes some more time to complete the process.
APAC seems not included yet?
6k is the number of US (exclude Washington) only?

Then the size I will be almost same as previous one?

Everyone should start preparing for a backup plan whether it’s retirement, taking time off or applying for other companies.

Given the massive layoffs of this week that happened in Surgical, things will keep on evolving for other business units as well. Their plan for Surgical is simple cut down the Hugo crew and make Hugo US only. And the new low cost Chinese robot that medtronic licensed will be used to compete with intuitive OUS.

This is the first time they had massive layoff after the May season since 2020 when they did the OU structure

We work in Santa Rosa and there will be massive layoffs incoming there too by January when the site will be shut down for good. It’s literally like a ghost town here where they made announcements cut back in May.

All veteran leaders from Cardiovascular are gone. They saw the writing on the wall. Only Afib business is bringing all the growth and that is also slowing down, Moving forward look at what happened to Boston.

This company is a sinking ship and the stock price reflects that. So better prepare on your own term and then you will be unaffected whether or not you get a business email.

Anyone has insight on next RIF in N&T since recent org changes and major N&T left as Retiremnt(forced)???

When is next RIF? Which functions and locations?

How many RIF planned for Oct 1

Say goodbye to anyone that doesn’t see a customer in person. Tier2 support, most of PS, sales support, etc. are all going overseas and most of our legacy knowledge that cannot be replaced will be gone. Sorry for those of us that will still be here to pick up the slack.

More hiring, more h1bs, mid year bonus and remote work, ai and api first.

My understanding is there will be a round in October (decent size, I know OI will be hit because that leader there is terrible ) and January (not as bad as last Jan, but my guess is they’ll sc--w people with equity). After that it should not be the continuous monthly layoffs that have happened this year (I’ll believe that when I see it). But it su-ks going into another holiday season with rifs threat around your back. Nothing you can do just have the resume ready and keep chugging along in your role. This info could be wrong so take it with grain of salt but that’s what I’m hearing.

I called $125 by Nov. 1rst 5 months ago (check the logs here). Seems to be moving that way. I also called the company will file for protection and bankruptcy then restructure during 2027/2028. There are just too many financial warning signs to ignore. It's straight forward - do the research and look at history across other bubbles and timeframes. Ironic and eerlity simimilar. RIF's are a constant reality at Oracle but will not make a significant difference to the ultimate outcome of where this company is headed.

They are coming no doubt but I seriously doubt tomorrow. When previous RIFs have occurred the last decade SOMEONE leaks some credible information prior and all the people who chose to deny it’s coming down vote and call them a fear monger.

All that to say… all I’ve seen is people complaining about the company and throwing weak theories out.

I think we’ll all be safe… TOMORROW. Prob not by EOY.

There is an ongoing RIF that started mid September and it's expected to go through end of September 2026.

This one is subtle...and quiet. It's hitting a lot of departments but it's a person here and there, no 'mass RIF'.

I was reading the severance agreement. There is a lot of verbiage around not being able to sue Oracle for age discrimination. Does anyone know if there are any class action lawsuits regarding this ? I don’t see any but was curious since yin give up your rights down the road.

They are confidential.

TL;DR: Fill out the surveys honestly. It won’t make you more or less likely to be RIF’d.

This means they have identifying data collected that links responses to records, but that data is strictly protected from general viewership. This has been the case for Verizon surveys for over a decade.

The results are aggregated for leaders with 5+ responses. However, the comments are kept as is for leaders to review.

This year, they specifically call out that an ethical or policy comment requiring attention may have the submitter details shared with the “appropriate teams.”

It being confidential is how they can continuously remind you to take it if you haven’t filled it out.

Comments being shared verbatim is how leaders can identify a person based on details of events, conversations, or direct naming of people. It’s often how they check if they know the general attitude of their employees by trying to guess who wrote what.

Verizon very likely does not use a Pulse Survey to distinguish who is and is not added to a RIF list. For one, this would be deemed as retaliation which employees are federally protected against. Secondly, the survey is run through Gallup while RIFs use a separate third-party company to determine the list based on performance, conduct (specifically infractions/warnings), tenure, pay, and title. It’s very carefully screened to not overly target employees based on age, race, or other protected characteristics.

So submit your answers honestly. Even a 100% great response from every employee for their leader isn’t going to save the team from any planned RIFs. Similarly, any absolutely negative response won’t put a target on the back of the employees or leader. At most, it will have Verizon senior leadership and HR looking into the leader to see if a leader conduct/performance warning is necessary.

Anyone else feel like a VZ Pulse Survey is just an indicator that another round of RIFs and restructuring is coming? I’d guess, from the timing, that an announcement will happen in October with severance dates effective December/January. I have no proof, other than historical rounds following survey these last couple years.

When I think of the next round RIF, holding RSU can be a risk.
This is what we learned this time.
We don’t have low performers anymore.

High salary
High RSU
High age
Theses are the major factors of RIF selection.

If they give me RSU, can I refuse that?