#severance

Share your truth on this layoff board. Even after signing the big scary severance - they cannot harm you!

American jobs are under attack in mass and corporate America wants you, the working class, to fade off into absolute silence. What's best for Cigna is not best for YOU or your neighbor or your CHILDREN / next generation!

Speak up - share information - don't go out like a silent little minion.

Now be prepared in the replies to this thread for what is called "BOT ASTROTURFING" - this is Cigna's way of steering the narrative to a favorable opinion, shifting blame to someone or something else, or calling out the poster as crazy or posting long unrelated misinformation.

F CIGNA and speak your truth and encourage others to do the same!!

The fabric of what made Verizon as Verizon is the Credo. It energized the V-Teamers to be the best in what we do and what made the company as it is over the years.

• Integrity: At the center of who the company is; built on honesty, ethical behavior, and trust.

• Respect: Valuing diversity, embracing individuality, and listening carefully to others.

• Performance Excellence: Setting high standards, prizing innovative ideas, and working as a team.

• Accountability: Taking personal and organizational responsibility for actions and never letting customers or coworkers down.

• Customer Focus: Building on a strong network foundation to deliver reliable services and superior experiences.

• Agility and Action: Fighting bureaucracy, acting fast, taking risks, and treating change and crises as opportunities.

V-Teamers use to care for V-Teamers. Today, it's every person for himself or herself. The Core Values don't exist anymore in the company's culture. With leadership changes over the years with Han and now with Dan, the Credo is a thing of the past. It's all about AI, shareholder value, office politics, etc. ... Smoke and Mirrors.

Toxicity and uncertainty are at an all time high. V-Teamers are waiting to be RIFed to get their severance packages and move on. The office environment is survival of the fittest; who can kiss a-s; it's not what you know or what one can do, but who you know; etc. It's sad, disappointing and disheartening.

Good Luck and Best Wishes, V-Teamers ... We deserve better and the grass is greener on the other side of the road.

Does anyone know what happens if someone is on leave and is affected by a RIF? Like if they are on FMLA or maternity/paternity leave? I know they wait until you return to tell you, but does your 60 days of garden leave start then? Or is it already ticking and you just get the x weeks of severance? I know the garden leave is done so they can walk you out the door but also satisfy the WARN act.

Have anyone been successful in negotiating a higher severance amount? I left an organization to come here that had an amazing severance package. I was skeptical about coming here because I liked the cushion the other company had. I thought the minimum was going to be 6 months here but just received a 3 month offer.

Anyone know what the package entails/has entailed in the past?

Heard from a HR friend that internal email with headcount reductions is the 26th with the official notices going out 29th. We are stilling getting our bonuses maybe as a way to soften the severance?

Anyone else get laid off and less than a month later get an email from HR offering a chance at a similar role? I'm guessing the similar role will pay less, probably not come with your seniority since you've been gone a month. And since you're on a new team, even if you do keep your seniority you're the new person on the team, so less likley to be kept if push comes to shove. Obviously you'd give up your severance if you take the role.

I'm guessing you'd get laid off again in a month or two with no severance due to no seniority.

Just curious if anyone else had this happen and your thoughts on it. Personally, I'd rather take the severance and work towards getting a role in a less toxic company.

Anyone who still does not have an exit strategy, or who isn't actively working on a career/skill/job change, is just begging to get their butt booted to the sidewalk without severance!

The bad news continues to roll in wrt Oracle's finances and evidence is building that we are headed for bankruptcy. Praying for a miracle, waiting to take control of your life, hoping that Larry's AI bet will somehow not effect you, avoiding the issue altogether, procrastination for whatever reason - these are all signs that you are headed for the worst case scenario.

Quit playing ostrich and make constructive use of your spare time to GTFO before Oracle's financial reckoning takes you by surprise.

Welcome to the x Corporate Crypt!
All right, wage slaves, step right up and look alive—because half of you won't be by midnight! We got layoffs, layoffs, layoffs!
Come on in, tech workers! Down here, the severance is zero here at x and the horror is non-stop! We got fresh layoffs, involuntary layoffs, quiet layoffs, loud layoffs! We got ghost layoffs! Discrimination layoffs! Skeleton-crew layoffs!
We got hot-off-the-presses layoffs! We got cold-blooded quarterly cuts! We got HR witches cackling in the hub! We got C Suite vampires draining your pensions!
You want a pink slip? We got 'em carved out of pumpkins! You want an empty cubicle? We got haunted desks, cursed keycards, and phantom severance packages!
If we don't slash your headcount, you don't pay! Come on in, cost-cutters! Find out if you're the survivor or the sacrifice at the x! If you can find a cheaper layoff anywhere else… it will be x!

Since BM opened his big mouth on 9/14/2026 about 3rd quarter warnings in performance, BAC opening was at $62.33. Since then BAC is currently at $50.07 at time of this post with yesterday's news U.S. Treasury giving penalties of $1.2 BILLION for anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions law violations. While the company is losing money, how about giving severance packages now considering it will be cheaper to the eyes of the shareholders.

I was part of ISP. Separated officially on 9/11. Still have not received severance pay. Is anyone else still waiting??

In the past, they allowed people to raise their hand for severance. Do we think that will happen again?

Curious what the current round of severance packages look like. Anyone care to share?

I never saw any of the details of the past, more recent packages. Anyone know what those were as maybe they will carry that offering forward?

If they let me go, can I ask for more severance. This is my first time I am encountering layoffs so I was wandering if the worker has any options with this?

Recent US layoff and getting some email saying FactSet is paying for some "executive coaching" or something from Intoo... Is this real or a scam? Anyone else get this?

In case of layoff there is a severance package but it is worse than what Walgreens the public company offered.

If Walgreens ever does bankruptcy, and you are laid off no severance will be offered. Not working there anymore so not sure do your own thing.

Look for something else if something better comes along jump

I am starting a new job after my role was eliminated in August. I got the severance but I also hope that my payroll is continued :) Should I let them know? Or just enjoy getting double-paid?

Any changes?

For those who were laid off in New York, when did you apply for unemployment? Did you file as soon as your job ended or wait until the severance period was over?

If I'm laid off with severance, can I still apply for unemployment or not?

Hey everyone. Like many in financial services right now, the year-end anxiety is real (especially with earnings looking rough and whispers of a Q4 purge). I’m trying to game-plan my benefits and coverage without tipping my hand to HR or putting myself on their radar. Today's JPM results even makes it dicey.

Open enrollment for 2027 is right around the corner. If I get cut by year-end, what actually happens if I go through open enrollment now and fund an FSA for next year?

I have a few specific questions for those who have actually been through this:

Open Enrollment & Severance: If I elect coverage for 2027 during open enrollment and select an FSA, but get let go in December, does that company-backed election stick for 2027, or does it vanish when employment terminates? I’ve heard mixed things about "20 weeks of premium" or how severance handles it.

The Open Market Trap: If severance pays out normally (MD says 2 weeks/year is still ON for normal layoffs), my income for the year will spike way above any ACA subsidy thresholds, leaving me vulnerable if I have to buy full-price on the open market.

Spousal Backup Plan: I'm considering preemptively moving to my spouse's part-time employer HMO plan during their open enrollment. It’s restrictive (narrow network, bad dr-g tier, no dental), but it offers a safety net.

If you’ve survived or lived through a banking/corporate layoff right around Q4, how did you handle this? Did you trust the internal open enrollment, or jump ship to a spouse's plan immediately? Any concrete insights would be massively appreciated.

Airtable's new owner, Bending Spoons, is implementing significant layoffs. The company's product leader stated that smaller teams and AI integration are key to the revised strategy. Employees departing will receive substantial separation packages. This move follows Bending Spoons' acquisition of Airtable in August. The exact number of affected employees has not been disclosed.

San Francisco, California

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/airtables-owner-laying-off-large-211016844.html

I have a hunch this announcement was made prematurely in hopes people will jump ship, quit and therefore be given no severance or unemployment. Ride it out yall.

I was laid off from microsoft IDC about a month ago and honestly the stress is getting to me. i have over 6 y of experience in swe engineering and thought having microsoft on my resume would make finding another job easier... apparently not. i've applied to 400+ positions and received exactly ONE interview call. i've tried naukri, instahyre, referrals, linkedin, cold messaging recruiters, pretty much everything and nothing seems to be working. what makes this soooo frustrating is how things ended at microsoft. i received a lite performance rating that i felt was completely unfair. my manager told me it triggered a choice between pip and gvsa, apparently because of some new hr policy. he kept assuring me the pip was just a formality, that the targets would be easy and that management believed in me. yet somehow i ended up with a rating that put my job at risk in the first place. i eventually decided to take gvsa and leave... and now i'm wondering whether i made the right decision. one month unemployed, hundreds of applications and practically no response. i'm based in bangalore and have been applying to fintech companies as well, both directly and through referrals. still nothing. people keep telling me to lower my salary expectations, but after spending years building my career it's difficult to accept that i might have to take a significant paycut just to get another job. i'm hearing about experienced engineers spending 6 months, 9 months or even longer looking for work... which is honestly terrifying. i'm trying to stay positive, but i also have plans for my life, getting married, buying a house, traveling. all of that becomes much harder without a steady income. i thought having 6+ years of experience and microsoft on my resume would actually mean something in this market. right now it feels like none of it matters.

i joined uber just 2 mo ago and now i've been laid off. after going through 4 rounds of interviews, getting the job and thinking i was finally settled, uber apparently decided to lay off 10% of employees and i ended up being one of them. i honestly don't even know how to process this right now. i work in data analytics and i'm currently in the UK on a sponsored work visa, which makes this whole situation soooo much worse. for most people getting laid off means having to find another job, but for someone in my situation it can also mean losing the ability to stay in the country.

and uber knows this, or at least i would hope they understand what happens when they terminate someone who depends on employer sponsorship. i dont think they care tho - what makes this even more frustrating is how they decided who to lay off. i was still on probation because i'd only been there for 2 months, and during the call they literally told me i had the lowest tenure among the people in my pool. that was apparently the reason i was selected. not because i did anything wrong, not because i wasn't performing, just because i was the newest person there. seriously, you put someone through four interview rounds, hire them, bring them onboard and then two months later decide they're no longer needed because they haven't been there long enough.

how does that even make sense?

i asked uber to extend my notice period so i could have more time to look for another sponsored job. i was even willing to take a cut in my severance package in exchange for that additional time. i'm not asking for more money, just enough time to find another employer willing to sponsor me so i can continue living and working in the uk. they refused. i don't think people understand how difficult it is to find a sponsored position right now, especially when you're suddenly unemployed and facing immigration deadlines.

i'm in data analytics and already looking for opportunities, but finding a company that's hiring and willing to sponsor a visa is a completely different challenge. the whole thing just feels so incredibly heartless. if uber knew there was a possibility of cutting 10% of its workforce, why were they hiring people just weeks before? why make someone go through multiple interviews and start a new job only to turn around and say sorry, you're the newest person so you're out? i'm trying to stay positive and find another position, but the uncertainty is honestly terrifying. i thought joining uber would be a great career move and instead i'm now worried about my job, my visa and whether i'll even be able to stay in the uk. i'm curious whether others at uber were affected by these layoffs, particularly in the uk or in data analytics. were recently hired employees and people still on probation targeted first? did anyone else on a sponsored visa get laid off? and has uber been willing to extend notice periods for other employees facing immigration issues, or is this how they're handling everyone?

I was laid off by Edelman after 9 years with the compny. Honestly I wasn't expecting it... I knew layoffs were always a possibility but somehow after almost a decade you just don't think it's going to happen to you. And now here I am... still kind of in shock trying to figure out what comes next. I worked in market research for Edelman and over the years I ended up specializing in a pretty narrow part of the business... mostly managing secondary research projects. I guess I got comfortable doing what I was good at, and nobody really pushed me to develop outside of that area. Looking back maybe that was a mistake... because now I'm realizing how many market research jobs require experience managing primary research, especially surveys, and I just don't have much beyond analyst level experience doing that stuff.

What makes this soooo frustrating is that I gave this company 9 years of my career... and while I wasn't completely blindsided by the possibility of cuts, I certainly didn't expect to be the one leaving. I was already at the top of my salary band and probably wasn't going to get promoted anytime soon... so I knew that might make me a target if layoffs started. Still... knowing something is possible and actually having it happen to you are two very different things.

At least Edelman is providing 3 months of severance and healthcare, so I know things could be much worse... I'm grateful for that. But 3 months can go by pretty quickly when you're suddenly looking for another job, especially in this market. And to make matters worse, a lot of the positions in my field seem to be in NYC... and I don't live there anymore.

For 9 years I had a job, a steady paycheck and a pretty clear idea of what I was doing professionally... now suddenly I'm questioning whether I even have the right skills for the jobs that are out there. It's a strange feeling realizing that spending almost a decade specializing in something might actually make finding your next job harder (????)

I'm trying to stay positive and figure out my next move... maybe this is an opportunity to do something different. But right now it's hard not to wonder whether those 9 years at Edelman actually prepared me for anything outside of Edelman.

I'm curious whether others at Edelman have been affected by layoffs recently... Which teams and departments were impacted? And for those who have been laid off after spending 8, 9 or 10+ years with the same company... how difficult was it to find something else?

I was laid off by Amazon on 10/7 after 10 years with the company. I received the notification thru an automated text message and got an email. No phone call, no personal conversation... just an automated note ending a decade of work... To make matters worse I'm currently on maternity leave caring for my newborn and still recovering from a difficult delivery.

I worked as a nontechnical Program Manager in Selling Partner Support ... and throughout my career, I always received performance reviews that exceeded expectations... with only 2 exceptions when I transitioned into new roles. For 10 years straight... My entire team was eliminated as part of a restructuring, so I don't believe I was specifically targeted because of my leave... Amazon has noted that my formal separation will take place after my FMLA leave ends, allowing me to retain my maternity benefits before receiving transition pay+ severance+ payment for unused time off.

What makes this soooo frustrating is that despite my decade of service my compensation remained below the salary range for my role because I originally started as an hourly... I had already been questioning whether returning to Amazon made any financial sense especially with the cost of childcare nowadays...

Yet, I'm trying to find the silver lining. At least, I'll have more time with my baby, and I may help my husband grow his business which he just started... Still, the timing and the impersonal way this was handled are so hard to accept. After 10 years of dedication I expected something better than a dry robotic automated message in the middle of the night (3AM????)

I'm curious whether others at Amazon were affected by the October 7 layoffs, particularly in SPS. Which teams and organizations were impacted?

We know more will be coming, and that's the main reason why I simply don't care anymore. Getting severance would serve as a great safety net as I search for a job where layoffs aren't the only band-aid solution to any and every problem. I'm exhausted from constant worrying, so I just decided to stop. I don't care anymore.

Can anyone affected by the recent Oracle IDC layoffs (especially IC4 and IC5 employees) clarify the actual severance package?

Based on recent discussions, I understand:

IC4:

• Part A includes 15 days' salary per completed year of service.
• Part B includes additional ex gratia.
• Combined payout is reportedly 1 month's salary per completed year, without a cap.

IC5:

• No additional 15-days-per-year payment under Part A.
• Part B includes a lump-sum ex gratia reportedly capped at 12 months' salary, irrespective of tenure.

Questions for affected IC4 and IC5 employees:

1. Can anyone confirm whether this difference is accurate based on their actual severance letter?
2. For IC4 employees with 15–25 years of service, is the combined service-based payout still uncapped?
3. For IC5 employees with 15–25 years, is the ex gratia strictly capped at 12 months?
4. Was this also the formula used in the March/April 2026 layoffs, or has it changed in the latest round?
5. Are gratuity, notice pay, and leave encashment separate from these amounts?

Would really appreciate firsthand confirmation from affected employees, particularly those with 15+ years of service.

No need to share personal salary details or documents. Just the level, tenure, and severance formula would help clarify the situation.

Thanks in advance!

If a store closes do associates, key holders, and leads get severance pay? What is the amount of pay determination? Based on length of service?

All I want is my severance....I am not interested in staying. I will do my best while I am here but just cut me.

A healthcare center in Hialeah, Florida, has announced significant workforce reductions. The facility plans to lay off approximately 175 employees. These layoffs are scheduled to commence around December 6th. The separations are expected to be completed within a two-week timeframe. This action represents a substantial reduction in staff for the organization.

Hialeah, Florida

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2026/10/09/terrace-of-hialeah-south-florida-health-care-layoff/92167350007/

NALI is at it again, sending out documents to move decliners that the company, “accepts your RESIGNATION”. Push back on this. The language matters, you’re not resigning, you’re being layed-off, terminated, etc for your inability to accommodate a significant change in location. Resignation vs termination matters to your ability to claim unemployment and eligibility for severance.

Have you applied to be part the voluntary separation problem UK workers ?

Amazon has announced another round of job cuts impacting various departments including retail, engineering, and customer service. These latest layoffs are part of an ongoing restructuring effort by the company. This comes as Amazon prepares for significant investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Employees affected are reportedly seeking clarity on severance and future opportunities. The company stated these cuts are to improve operational speed and align resources.

https://www.bwpeople.in/article/amazon-announces-fresh-layoffs-as-ai-infrastructure-spending-accelerates-627484

Credit scoring giant FICO is implementing a substantial layoff, cutting 15% of its workforce. This restructuring involves reducing management layers and streamlining operations. The company is also integrating AI into its product development processes. These changes are expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2027. FICO anticipates recording approximately $27 million in pretax charges related to severance costs.

San Jose, California

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/fico-layoffs-competition-mortgages/

If you get two and booted out, do you get your severance if you have long tenure?