#termination

I'm on FMLA and was just let go. I'm speechless.

Companies sometimes use indirect methods to reduce headcount while avoiding the costs, public scrutiny, and legal risks associated with traditional layoffs.

The approaches below are commonly discussed in this context. They are speculative, but patterns of behavior can be revealing: if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it may be a duck.

Volunteer Exit Plan
This offers a one-time lump-sum payment in exchange for an employee’s voluntary resignation. It has been used to encourage older employees with significant retirement benefits to leave the organization. In exchange for the payment, the employee typically waives the right to collect unemployment.

Quiet Firing
This involves deliberately creating a more difficult working environment so that employees either resign or can be terminated for performance reasons. Tactics may include raising performance standards, increasing workload, or issuing formal action-plan memos and documentation. The underlying dynamic is often an unspoken competition among peers. Higher performers are retained for the next phase of the business, while those who cannot meet the new expectations are managed out. Because the separation is framed as a performance issue, the employer generally avoids unemployment liability.

Constructive Discharge
This is closely related to quiet firing but focuses more on making the job untenable through changes in working conditions. Examples include significantly increasing required in-office time (for example, shifting someone from a hybrid schedule of one week per month in the office to near-full-time on-site attendance), altering hours, or reassigning them to a more demanding customer- or agent-facing role such as claims handling. These changes are often presented as positive realignment efforts intended to “help employees keep their jobs.” At the same time, companies may expand the use of business process outsourcing (BPO) firms or hire workers outside the country to lower costs and make it easier to eliminate roles later through automation.

The question that often arises is: if the goal were truly to retain employees, why invest so much effort in making their roles less sustainable?

Formal Termination
When the methods above do not produce the desired result, the company may ultimately terminate the employee. This is typically treated as a last resort because it carries unemployment costs and a higher risk of legal claims. It tends to occur when cost reduction, restructuring, or automation takes clear priority over retaining the individual.

I'm a middle mgnt and will just inform, if you receive a 30 min calendar booking with you manager during next week, you are gone.

Anyone have any information on contractor contracts being terminated or reevaluated?

Just got displaced after 14 years. Will I get my bonus in February? My last official day is December 26th, 2026

Eric was laid off who else?

Are we thinking early Feb, or late Feb for the notification date?

Will the term date be early April, or early May?

I've noticed that a lot more people in Europe are being put on PIPs than in previous years. What's the reason for this, especially considering how difficult it is to fire employees in Europe?

I have been officially notified today. Had to return my laptop and my badge and leave for the day. The severance package was in accordance to the law of your country. Compared to the last layoff , this package is way lower than the previous one. Good luck everyone

Just a heads up, a bunch of people in my department who are tenured and have been here a while are required to dr-g test again. Notification emails come in and you are required to test within 3 business days. Seems as another way to find cause to terminate people

https://www.coralspringsflnews.com/news/article317931326.html

My manager recently shared that CITI is presently being challenged with employees not RTO. So, how is this being enforced? You cannot single me out and terminate for showing up 2 days instead of 3 when there are hundreds or thousands ignoring this mandate completely.

So what’s is the plan here? Up to your division to manage?

Those of you who have been let go this year, how did it happen?

A) A call out of the blue from HR People Center?
B) A suddenly scheduled meeting with members of your management chain?
C) A mystery chat request on Teams?
D) A tap on the shoulder while in the office?

Does anyone know why there are different end dates? Some are already gone, most seem to be 12/31 and a few are 1/29. Has anyone been offered a retirement package? I am still waiting for my call from
hr.

Looks like they are pushing recent hires outside for false excuses.... India powered Japanese company , this is NTT , You're welcome

:)

6 weeks notice - no warning - a spineless way to fire people

Someone signed off on my layoff on my birthday. Definitely not the present I was hoping for. I keep wondering if the person knew it was my birthday. Not that they'd have cared, but I really would like to know.

For those impacted, RSUs will continue to vest for 90 days after termination. So those with Feb/Mar vesting dates will have 2027 shares vested.

Off-Payroll January 31
NJ

Over 100 transit workers in Central Texas are facing permanent job losses at the end of the year. Herzog, the current operator for CapMetro's commuter rail, will see its contract expire on December 31, 2026. This expiration will lead to the termination of 109 employees across three Herzog companies. However, some affected workers may have the opportunity to continue their employment under a new arrangement with CapMetro. Herzog is coordinating with state resources to assist the departing employees.

Austin, Texas

https://www.chron.com/news/article/capmetro-layoffs-travis-county-22503287.php

This would be 8 hours- is that ok or would I be at risk of getting terminated? Have to be home to take care of my kids when they come home. I just wish this company would tell us clear what the expectation is.

Are impacted employees taking severance in Foster City eligible to apply for California unemployment benefits? If yes, how soon should we apply for it? After the 2 month period when actual termination happens?

Wells Fargo's Code of Ethics bans employees from shorting WF stock — or buying puts, calls, or futures on it — "regardless of whether you have material inside information."

You don't need to know anything secret. Just betting against your own employer is a Code violation, and Code violations can mean termination.

Source: Wells Fargo Team Member Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (SEC filing)

ESPN has dropped NFL analyst Ryan Clark as part of expected layoffs, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. Per Marchand, Clark was informed of his firing while he was taping “NFL Live” Monday and did not stay on for the remainder of the show. According to Richard Deitsch of Sports Business Journal, ESPN had planned to inform Clark about being laid off on Tuesday, but let him know ahead of time to avoid having him find out through the media.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2026/07/espn-cuts-ryan-clark-during-nfl-live-more-layoffs-expected-report/

Are weekly Workday check-ins replacng formal PIPs? I've heard several folks say that weekly checkins documented in Workday can become part of a term process without a formal PIP... OK... employees need to know whether a check-in is routine coaching... or a corrective action step. not sure if someone knows more.

They’re terminating employees who are not performing well. Was just told that a coworker is losing their job by the end of the year.
Anyone else?

I've heard some people complain about "not wanting to be escorted out like common criminals" and I need to know, is this really what happens? You can't even get your stuff?

The Pella Corporation facility in Reidsville will be closing its doors. This closure will result in the termination of employment for 133 workers. Some affected employees will receive a minimum of eight weeks of severance pay. The company cited an excess of manufacturing capacity and anticipated stronger growth elsewhere. This plant opened in 2019 with significant state and county incentives.

Reidsville, North Carolina

https://www.bpr.org/2026-10-20/pella-reidsville-plant-closing-layoffs

Employment Rescinded

In following months several legal entities (and offices) in many EU and non EU countries will be terminated, local workforce fired.
Starting with smallest ones ASAP (up to ~100 headcount).
Sales will be taken over by local partners.
Contracts (CSS, health, projects, office...) will also be terminated (with due penalties).

How are y'all doing it? I have had enough so appreciate the feedback.

I should feel betrayed, but I don't. I actually feel grateful for being given an easy out. I know the job market is far from ideal, but I'm also tired of having to worry about cuts all the time. The worst has now happened, so it can only go up from here, is my thinking. I wish all the best to all of you staying behind. The one thing I always liked about USAA is the people.

If your MSID suddenly gets shut down, your account is locked, and you can no longer access company systems, you might want to start preparing for a layoff. It could be a security incident or an administrative mistake, but when everything happens at once, it’s hard not to wonder whether your employment is about to be terminated. Don’t jump to conclusions just yet—but don’t ignore the signs either.

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.

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

There’s a viral Reddit post about a STT employee with stage 4 cancer who got terminated and no severance was paid out. Not sure I can link the post here but it’s on the /r/Boston subreddit. Can’t say I’m not surprised that the bank can stoop this low.

DSV Contract Logistics is set to close its St. Louis warehouse facility. This closure will result in the permanent layoff of 84 employees. The affected workers hold positions such as forklift drivers, operations managers, supervisors, and warehouse specialists. While some employees may have opportunities with a successor provider at the location, this is not guaranteed. The company is preparing to terminate operations at the Grand Avenue site.

St. Louis, Missouri

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/st-louis-logistics-facility-to-terminate-operations-lay-off-84-workers/amp/

Can they fire me without a reason after submitting resignation and giving 2 week notice?

I did everything I was supposed to and just like that it ended in a split second. After almost three decades of commitment it all came to end so abruptly. Without warning, without cause, I’m doing the right things yet here I am… jobless. Today was the day ya’ll, they finally called my number. What’s next for me?