#workforcereduction

Cut engineering by 30% by 2027 due to AI

It’s true. Promise of AI is cheap code. H1B was giving dignified life to some family a human. AI only making few folks rich. but still grudge is against h1 B

Between July and September 2026, Wells Fargo filed seven separate WARN notices affecting a total of 93 employees. The impact was heavily concentrated in West Des Moines, Iowa, where 91 employees were affected across six rolling notices, while a single notice in Helena, Montana, affected two employees. These layoffs are scheduled to take effect between mid-September and late November 2026.

• Company Name: Wells Fargo
• Addr. - : 1919 Grand Avenue
• City: West Des Moines
• County: Polk
• State: IA
• Employees Affected: 10
• Notice Date: 2026-09-29
• Effective Date: 2026-11-28
• Reporting Department: Iowa Workforce Development

• Source: https://workforce.iowa.gov/employers/resources/warn/notices

• Company Name: Wells Fargo

• Addr. - : 1919 Grand Avenue
• City: West Des Moines
• County: Polk
• State: IA
• Employees Affected: 35
• Notice Date: 2026-09-15
• Effective Date: 2026-11-14
• Reporting Department: Iowa Workforce Development

• Source: https://workforce.iowa.gov/employers/resources/warn/notices

• Company Name: Wells Fargo

• Addr. - : 1919 Grand Avenue
• City: West Des Moines
• County: Polk
• State: IA
• Employees Affected: 5
• Notice Date: 2026-09-01
• Effective Date: 2026-10-31
• Reporting Department: Iowa Workforce Development

• Source: https://workforce.iowa.gov/employers/resources/warn/notices

• Company Name: Wells Fargo

• Addr. - : 1919 Grand Avenue
• City: West Des Moines
• County: Polk
• State: IA
• Employees Affected: 14
• Notice Date: 2026-08-18
• Effective Date: 2026-10-17
• Reporting Department: Iowa Workforce Development

• Source: https://workforce.iowa.gov/employers/resources/warn/notices

• Company Name: Wells Fargo

• Addr. - : 1919 Grand Avenue
• City: West Des Moines
• County: Polk
• State: IA
• Employees Affected: 7
• Notice Date: 2026-08-04
• Effective Date: 2026-10-03
• Reporting Department: Iowa Workforce Development

• Source: https://workforce.iowa.gov/employers/resources/warn/notices

• Company Name: Wells Fargo

• Addr. - : 1919 Grand Avenue
• City: West Des Moines
• County: Polk
• State: IA
• Employees Affected: 20
• Notice Date: 2026-07-22
• Effective Date: 2026-09-19
• Reporting Department: Iowa Workforce Development

• Source: https://workforce.iowa.gov/employers/resources/warn/notices

• Company Name: Wells Fargo

• Addr. - : ---
• City: Helena
• County: Yellowstone
• State: MT
• Employees Affected: 2
• Notice Date: 2026-07-21
• Effective Date: 2026-09-19
• Reporting Department: Montana Department of Labor and Industry
• Source: https://wsd.dli.mt.gov/wioa/related-links/warn-notice-page

Ticketmaster has implemented significant global workforce reductions, impacting approximately 350 employees across 25 countries. The layoffs primarily targeted engineering, product, and design departments, alongside a decrease in contractor roles. This strategic move aims to enhance prioritization and consolidate ownership within these key areas. Company leadership stated the restructuring is focused on long-term positioning and future initiatives rather than immediate performance. The executive team at Ticketmaster remains unchanged by these changes.

West Hollywood, California

https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/05/report-ticketmaster-cuts-global-staff-live-nation-earnings-report/

Online styling firm Lookiero is initiating a restructuring that will impact approximately 10% of its employees. This decision follows a significant funding round completed just nine months prior. The company cited a financial paradox where positive EBITDA does not translate to sufficient cash flow for its current structure. Integration of artificial intelligence and resulting productivity gains are also contributing factors to the changes. This move highlights increasing pressure on tech companies to manage liquidity alongside operational profitability.

https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/lookiero-plans-layoffs-nine-months-after-17-2m-raise-backed-by-public-money

30k employees by Nov. 20th... ;_)

Interestingly, I saw a posting from a pp executive recruiter for the following new roles. Sr Director Chief Risk Officer UK, Sr Director Head of EU Revenue Operations in Dublin, and Sr Director for, Head of EU Payment Operations and Strategy in Luxembourg. These are new roles which means new teams. How does this tie into layoffs and shrinking our workforce?

Layoffs impacted three major employers in Brevard County this year. The article lists the largest employers in the region. Health First, Brevard Public Schools, and L3Harris Technologies are among the top employers. Northrop Grumman is also a significant employer in the area. The article focuses on the employment landscape of Brevard County.

Melbourne, Florida

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/research/lists/2026/some-of-brevard-countys-largest-employers-were-hit-with-layoffs-this-year.html

Saratoga Springs is proposing significant budget cuts for fiscal year 2027, including an 18% property tax increase and a 4% workforce reduction. The fire department is slated to lose eight members, impacting its ability to maintain minimum staffing levels. Fire Chief Dolan warned that these layoffs could lead to increased overtime costs exceeding $1 million. He argued that the department needs 88 firefighters to avoid relying on overtime. The proposed cuts move the department further from this necessary staffing number.

Saratoga Springs, NY

https://www.dailygazette.com/news/government/saratoga-springs-firefighter-layoffs-budget-cuts/article_1ad6b882-f277-48ae-926a-11e2916bf0d6.html

The Mosaic Company has announced significant job reductions impacting 199 employees. This decision stems from a global production halt caused by a severe sulfur shortage. The company has been scaling back operations worldwide for several months. These layoffs reflect the ongoing challenges in securing essential raw materials. The impact on Mosaic's output and workforce is substantial.

Tampa, Florida

https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2026/10/15/mosaic-layoffs-south-fort-meade-sulfur-shortage.html

Anyone have reliable information on the number and timing of additional layoffs that are going to occur due to the completion of the SAP S4 project? There are a few hundred people that were 100% dedicated to the project, but very few open positions needing to be filled.

The Hollister Police Officers Association claims all civilian staff face layoffs, which they state will disrupt essential police services. They argue that police officers cannot maintain operations without civilian support. However, the City of Hollister disputes this, calling the claim of eliminating all civilian positions false. The city states that workforce reductions affect multiple departments and that leadership and animal control staff are not impacted. The city attributes these actions to ongoing financial difficulties.

Hollister, California

https://www.ksbw.com/article/hollister-police-union-all-civilian-staff-layoffs/74134953

Based on reports in other posts, it sounds like multiple people have seen a deck referencing a significant round of layoffs on 10/15. For those with visibility into the planning or organizational discussions, are there any particular teams or functions that appear to be at greater risk heading into Thursday? Looking to separate credible information from speculation.

Has King of Prussia been or will be affected by the layoffs?

UVM Health and Dartmouth Health are implementing significant layoffs affecting more than 300 employees. These workforce reductions are a direct consequence of ongoing budget cuts within both healthcare systems. The organizations have not yet provided specific details regarding the roles or departments impacted by these decisions. This news highlights financial pressures currently facing healthcare providers. Further information on the exact nature of the cuts is anticipated.

https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/video/dartmouth-health-uvm-health-announce-layoffs/12172780/

Universal Music Group is implementing widespread layoffs across its U.S. and U.K. operations, impacting numerous employees and several senior executives. These cuts follow earlier reductions in the company's Canadian division and the departure of a long-standing executive. High-ranking officials from Def Jam Records, Interscope Records, and Republic Records are among those leaving their positions. The company cites industry transitions and consolidation costs as factors contributing to these difficult decisions. These layoffs are part of a broader trend of staff reductions occurring across major music companies.

New York, New York

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/universal-music-group-layoffs-top-execs-out-1236911991/

Fox Television Stations has initiated a significant round of layoffs impacting various departments. The company cited ongoing economic challenges and a need to streamline operations as reasons for the cuts. This move is expected to affect a substantial portion of its workforce across its owned and operated stations. Employees in news, sales, and administrative roles are among those impacted by the decision. The company has not yet provided specific details on the total number of employees affected.

Los Angeles, California

https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-ftid5bbfvur54slt.amp

Do we know how many were laid off so far and how many more are left to be laid off?

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

Kroger is just more open and honest about what they are planning. 3 year plan to shrink the corporate workforce by 1/3 (3000 jobs) due to duplication and technology (read AI)

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/kroger-to-cut-more-than-a-third-of-its-corporate-staff-7679924/

A state filing indicates 587 Hasbro employees in Pawtucket will be separated from their roles on December 24. The company states these positions were offered relocation to Boston as part of a previously announced corporate move. However, Hasbro has not disclosed how many employees accepted the relocation offer. This action marks a significant departure from Hasbro's Pawtucket headquarters, where it has operated for over a century. The exact number of employees making the move remains unclear.

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

https://upriseri.com/article/state-filing-lists-587-hasbro-layoffs-in-pawtucket/

What is ExxonMobil’s long‑term view on the role of AI across its operations, organizational structure, workforce requirements, and overall headcount in the coming years?

Amentum will lay off seventy employees on November 30th. This action is a direct result of NASA's initiative to bring thousands of key personnel in-house. The affected positions include engineering technicians, electrical engineers, and test conductors. Amentum serves as NASA's primary contractor for Artemis activities at Kennedy Space Center. This workforce reduction highlights a shift in NASA's operational strategy.

Titusville, Florida

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2026/10/12/amentum-layoffs-spacex-falcon-9-starship-updates-top-321-launch-florida-today-weekly-space-news/92214965007/

SK On Tennessee has implemented further workforce reductions at its battery manufacturing facility in Stanton. This latest round of cuts impacts approximately 40 positions within the company. These reductions follow SK On Tennessee's transition to a stand-alone entity after its joint venture with Ford concluded. The company will retain approximately 30 employees at the Stanton plant. This development continues a trend of staffing adjustments since the joint venture's dissolution.

Stanton, Tennessee

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2026/10/12/sk-on-tennessee-cut-jobs-in-stanton/92223378007/

The grocery giant Kroger intends to eliminate approximately 3,000 corporate positions over the next three years. CEO Greg Foran stated in an internal memo that the company has too many layers and excessive overhead. This move is part of a broader strategy to increase efficiency and competitiveness. Kroger aims to leverage technology to reduce duplication and streamline operations. These changes are expected to allow for greater investment in associates and improved customer benefits.

Cincinnati, Ohio

https://www.grocerydive.com/news/kroger-corporate-layoffs-3000-employees/832811/

• Amazon - cutting fewer than 1,000 corporate jobs across its retail and Stores operations, affecting employees in the US, UK and India. The reductions follow approximately 30,000 job cuts in previous rounds.
• Netflix - reportedly preparing to eliminate about 5% of its global workforce, potentially affecting 800 to 850 employees, with announcements expected as early as this week.
• HubSpot - eliminating approximately 660 positions, nearly 7% of its workforce, as the software company reduces management layers and reorganizes its operations around AI-enabled products and services.
• FICO - planning to reduce its global workforce by approximately 15% as part of a restructuring scheduled for fiscal 2027, with hundreds of positions potentially affected.
• Flock Safety - reportedly preparing to eliminate about 18% of its workforce, amounting to several hundred jobs at the automated license plate recognition and surveillance technology company.
• Paramount / Warner Bros. Discovery - warning employees that layoffs will accompany the newly completed Skydance merger, as management seeks to consolidate overlapping operations and reduce costs.
• 3M - hundreds of customer service employees facing potential layoffs as the manufacturing company reorganizes support operations and shifts work toward a new global service structure.
• Crumbl - closing 57 cookie stores across the US and reportedly eliminating positions at its Utah headquarters following declining sales and operational restructuring.
• ECM Energy Services - warning that up to 200 workers in West Virginia could lose their jobs beginning October 18 after the company lost a long-running contract providing traffic management services to Antero Resources.
• Terrace of Hialeah - planning approximately 175 layoffs at its skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Hialeah, Florida, with workforce reductions scheduled to begin December 6.
• Aramark / Guinness Open Gate Brewery - 174 employees facing permanent layoffs when the brewery and visitor attraction in Halethorpe, Maryland, closes on November 1.
• Grunt Style - closing multiple retail locations nationwide, including stores in Texas and Missouri, as the military-themed apparel company restructures its business. At least 38 jobs are affected at the identified locations.
• Cardinal Glass Industries - closing its laminated glass manufacturing facility in Statesboro, Georgia, eliminating 115 jobs as the company responds to changing market conditions. Layoffs are scheduled to begin December 6.
• Kings Food Markets - shutting down two New Jersey grocery stores, resulting in 122 layoffs as the supermarket chain consolidates its retail operations.
• Beachbody - permanently eliminating 80 jobs at its El Segundo, California operations, according to a state WARN filing, with layoffs scheduled for December 7.
• Caribou Biosciences - undertaking substantial workforce reductions and discontinuing its CAR-T therapy development programs, with 87 employees affected at its Berkeley, California operations.
• Lear Corporation - closing its automotive manufacturing facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan, resulting in 67 layoffs scheduled for November 9.
• Dakkota Integrated Systems - closing its Lansing-area Michigan automotive supplier facility, affecting 67 employees in production, material handling and engineering roles.
• Markdom Plastics - closing its Bellevue, Ohio molding facility, with 78 employees facing layoffs beginning in December and the plant expected to shut down by May 2027.
• True Food Kitchen - closing restaurants following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, with 89 employees affected by closures in New Jersey and additional locations shutting down in other states.
• Bank First / Peoples State Bank - permanently eliminating 47 jobs across three Wausau-area Wisconsin locations following their merger, with layoffs scheduled between December 4 and December 18.
• Provider Partners Management Services - planning 39 permanent layoffs at its Columbia, Maryland operations beginning December 7, according to a state WARN filing.
• Cloudforce Group - reporting 33 permanent layoffs at its Oxon Hill, Maryland operations in an October 6 WARN filing.
• Cayuga Centers - filing notices affecting employees at its operations in Florida and California, with 13 jobs listed in Fort Lauderdale and 12 in Los Angeles as part of planned January 2027 reductions.
• Starbucks - planning 51 layoffs connected to store closures and corporate reductions in Washington state, affecting locations in Seattle, Redmond, Vancouver and Spokane.
• Stockton University - cutting 21 positions, including 14 faculty and seven staff roles, as the New Jersey institution confronts financial pressures.
• Baltimore Orioles - eliminating 16 positions in business operations, along with additional jobs tied to its regional sports network, affecting ticket sales, creative staff and game-day entertainment personnel.
• LDG Development - the Louisville, Kentucky-based housing developer confirmed a significant round of layoffs amid rising construction costs, high interest rates and difficult market conditions. The company did not disclose an exact headcount.
• Hawaiian Airlines - planning workforce reductions involving nonunion employees in Hawaii as the carrier adjusts operations and staffing. The number of affected positions has not been publicly established.
• Ninja Theory - layoffs have begun at the Microsoft-owned game developer behind Hellblade, with employees publicly confirming departures amid uncertainty about the studio's future.

#Manufacturing #Staffing #News

Was announced on a zoom call today that 3,000 corporate employees will be laid off.

I'm curious what other U.S.-based Kyndryl employees are seeing regarding recent Resource Actions (RAs), particularly within infrastructure services, IAM, systems administration, and technical support/delivery.
There have been recent reductions affecting employees in technical roles, but there doesn't seem to be much discussion about which U.S. organizations or service areas are being impacted.
For those working stateside:

• Are you seeing additional RAs within your teams or accounts?
• Are reductions primarily affecting delivery personnel, management, or both?
• Are positions being eliminated entirely, consolidated, or shifted offshore?
• Has anyone heard credible information about additional reductions planned for the remainder of 2026?
• Are certain technical disciplines or service areas being targeted more heavily than others?
  I'm particularly interested in hearing from employees directly involved in U.S. infrastructure operations, security/IAM, and account delivery.
  Not looking to spread rumors or create unnecessary panic. Just hoping to get a clearer picture of what's actually happening across the U.S. organization.
  If you've witnessed recent changes firsthand or have credible information, please share what you're comfortable sharing without identifying individuals.

Amazon has announced another round of job cuts, primarily impacting its retail division. These layoffs are a continuation of earlier reductions that began last year. The affected employees work in various retail departments, including customer service and marketplace support. Some international employees in India and the UK are also impacted by these cuts. The company cited pandemic-era overhiring as a contributing factor to these workforce adjustments.

United States

https://www.worldfootwear.com/news/amazon-announces-new-job-cuts-in-its-retail-division/11817.html

One? Two?

I've heard 3 people will be laid off this week, that is all

Netflix intends to reduce its global headcount by roughly 5%, with an internal announcement potentially arriving as soon as next week, according to Reuters, which cited Puck News. Netflix declined to comment on the report to Reuters.

https://finance.yahoo.com/media-advertising/articles/netflix-layoffs-company-planning-cut-131741881.html

Is it due to more reorg plane and job cuts?

We're the ones who do the work, not those PowerPoint warriors. And yet we're the ones being cut.

It can't be only that they can be done remotely, since then most of us would already be out of work. So what is it?

When will people realize that offshoring is taking many, many more jobs than H1Bs are? I'm not saying the H1B situation shouldn't be dealt with, but let's turn our anger toward the bigger issue. Thousands of jobs are being cut at Oracle, only for people to discover that those same positions have been moved to other countries. And it keeps happening. Don't miss the forest for the trees.