#uncertainty

A few of them disappeared. Were they let go or fired?

Has anyone heard of any teams being impacted yet? I’m hearing it may have started.

Many companies are now announcing upcoming layoffs but are not providing details on who will be affected or when. This lack of information leaves employees in a state of prolonged uncertainty and anxiety. Workers are left to speculate about their job security for weeks or even months. This approach creates significant stress for the workforce. The exact timing and individuals impacted remain unknown.

New York, New York

https://www.wsj.com/business/corporate-layoff-announcements-workers-e37e0546

The University of Southern Maine will likely implement layoffs as a significant state contract for early educator training programs will not be renewed. Officials were notified that their proposals for two state contracts were not selected for continued funding. This marks the end of a nearly three-decade partnership for the early-childhood education program. The current $15 million agreement expires at the end of 2026 and supports 32 employees. The university is committed to providing services through the contract's end while acknowledging the uncertainty for staff.

Augusta, Maine

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/education/layoffs-expected-after-usm-loses-15m-contract-for-its-early-educator-training-programs/97-5b48c386-1a54-4ec6-8e34-63d678d5d212

What y’all expecting, more cuts, more marketing fluff, and another round of leadership shuffling?

I haven't heard anything myself, but if it happens I think it will be this week. I hate living under this omen of layoffs. The last weeks of September and first of October seem to be a waste while everyone waits to see if it is them this time. I think a lot of people want it to be them so they can just move on.

lol! Is anyone even surprised by this anymore? Doesn’t feel real that we are constantly in this state of fight or flight

I have to wait 15+ months to get to no longer feel like I might be laid off? That's a very long time. May be a new record. So excited to hold my breath until January 2028, thanks Elliott.

Should I be worried?

The entire VGI Org just got a 15 min invite from Jagan for Monday Oct. 5th at 9:30am ET for an "Important Organizational Update".

Any further speculations on when Home and Community can expect any answers? I guess we all feel like we are waiting around until 10/29. It feels like a lifetime’s worth of waiting and not knowing (with certainty at least) how it’s going to be determined.

That'd be the post. And I do not see how this may change any time soon.

Does anyone know anything related to timing, magnitudes, impacted orgs? The uncertainty is
What makes the process so unbearable.

LBT is allegedly losing patience with DCAI's lack of progress. The recent layoffs were a warning shot, but it's unlikely KK can make a successful turnaround at this point.

And as always - you heard it here first!

How much longer do we need to wait? Just get over with it fu--ing sadists.

What’s going to happen? My guess is nothing will happen

Already stressing but need to know when I need to REALLY start stressing

Me and my entire team are now hoping to be cut. Severance sounds great in face of continued toxic culture and constant uncertainty.

Still at Oracle.

Layoffs galore.

This board always follow the same pattern: anxiety before the event, urgency during notifications, this is followed by anger, disappointment, uncertainty. Sometimes there is some relief afterwards.

Cannot change the beast. Oracle will Oracle, there will be layoffs again.

Count our blessings, enjoy your work if you can, if you cannot try to find something else. I've had it and I am looking around - this round sealed it for me.

Good luck all...

Everyone is so on edge lately and it’s honestly becoming exhausting to be around. Every little thing turns into a complaint or a conversation about how bad things are, how they can’t get their work done, how they don’t have what they need, how leadership is doing this or that

And I get it. People are worried. There’s a lot of uncertainty and nobody really knows what’s coming next. But at the same time, we still have jobs to do. It’s getting to the point where people are complaining about not being able to do their jobs while also spending half their time complaining about everything going on.

You can literally feel the anxiety in every meeting. Someone mentions a change or sends an email and suddenly everyone is trying to figure out what it something means

I’m not saying people shouldn’t be concerned, because obviously there are legitimate reasons to be but the constant doom and complaining is getting really old. It’s making an already stressful situation even more miserable

16-sep is supposed to be the day when it all goes down. are you looking forward to it for dreading it? however you feel about it, may the odds be ever in your favour

Anyone else feeling this? Calm before the storm?

If layoffs are coming, just tell people and let them make their plans. This endless uncertainty is worse than knowing where you stand.

How many are still expected to be laid off? Is there a number? Any indication that we might be nearing the end?

Considering all the other cr-p they've been throwing at us.

How do you stop thinking about the fact that your job could disappear tomorrow? I know I can't control it, but that doesn't make the worry any easier.

I have no clue what’s happening

Another major blow. And it will get worse.

Following its emergence from Chapter 11, the home shopping company is grappling with significant leadership changes. Several executives are reportedly departing as part of an ongoing C-suite overhaul. These departures raise questions about the company's future strategic direction. The stability of its leadership team will be crucial for its post-reorganization success. Investors and stakeholders will be watching closely for clarity on these matters.

West Chester, Pennsylvania

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/09/06/whats-ahead-after-qvc-group-exited-bankruptcy.html

What’s the latest word? I’m so sick of everything being pushed off and no decisions or progress because seems like everyone all the way up the chain just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Meanwhile teams of people getting paid to sit home and do bare minimum while the company is falling apart.

/s

This being our last week makes everything feel a little more real. What makes it even harder is that there really doesn’t seem to be a transition or exit plan. No one has spoken to me about who will be taking over the work I’ve been responsible for, and from what I can see, even the people who are staying haven’t been given much direction on what happens next or who will be responsible for what. After 15 years, I guess I just expected the ending to feel a little different.

To the OGs of Centene — thank you for the 15 years. This place was so much more than just a job to me. For so many years, it felt like family. I grew here, learned here, made memories here, and gave a huge part of my life to this company.

To those who are staying — please be careful and keep looking outside the company, too. From everything we’ve been seeing, more and more roles and responsibilities are being moved toward outsourcing, and I think it’s important to keep your options open. Maybe that’s also why we’ve seen so many leaders taking their PTO lately. Who knows.

I don’t know where my path will lead from here, and truthfully, that uncertainty is scary. But I’m grateful for everything this company taught me and for all the people who were part of the journey.

It’s genuinely sad to watch something that once felt so strong and meaningful slowly sink to the bottom of the ocean. I never imagined I’d be watching it happen from the inside.

not done playing with us aren't they ? i will just assume i am on the list .

I may have passed my PIP but I doubt it.

Education was a measurement and I still have a few Stand and Delivers to submit.
Met with manager at 2week interval and never again. We began focusing on the other PIP objectives ie, ensuring good customer interaction, presentations, etc.

I actually helped move project from POC to deployment as I am an AI FDE

Currently onboarded at customer and manager makes statements like “OP will continue to help get this to prod” “OP is getting contractor term extended for this deployment”.

I feel the uncertainty creeping on me and I just don’t know what to expect.
I’ve been PIP’d before and passed. That one was a 45-day PIP that I completed in 30-days. 90-days was a bit different.

What should I really expect come Tuesday?
What are some things I should do before then?

I’m in Texas if that helps.

So apparently the August layoffs are completely canceled again.

At this point, does anyone actually know what’s going on at Oracle?

For weeks we’ve been hearing about another major round of cuts coming in August, managers supposedly making lists, double-digit reductions on some teams, 6 a.m. emails, cuts before September 1, etc. People have basically been sitting around waiting to find out whether they still have a job.

And now… nothing? Canceled again?

The constant back-and-forth is getting ridiculous. One week everyone is convinced a huge RIF is imminent, then the date moves, then rumors start again, and now supposedly August is off entirely.

Has anyone heard anything credible internally about what changed? Are the layoffs actually canceled, just postponed into September, or is nobody—including management—really sure what the plan is anymore?

Would especially like to hear from Oracle employees/managers who have gotten an actual update rather than another round of Blind rumors.

Seems like no one has any official word on what restructure will look like, how many can expect to be cut, when it may be announced vs when it will take effect. Any word from the “rumor mill?” Seems to be all we have. I’m a CC in a heavy Humana state.

Could someone from management please let us know what the plans are for the three GSCs? At this point, we don't care anymore lol, we just want some clarity on whether layoffs are coming and, if so, when so we can prepare accordingly.

Is it happening on 25th or are these again baseless rumours like 18th.
Although got to know from HR that it will happen in phases and the first batch of layoff will definitely be in August.