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It’s been over 1.5 years since COP purchased MRO and the question is- was it worth it? What were the positives and negatives? Is COP stronger and more agile now? What’s next?

Laid off a couple of months ago. On my last day I left a leaving note, thank you, wish you well etc and also my new email address and cell #. Got a call from my old boss last week. Started off asking me how I was doing etc and then had the gaul to... — read more 

I've been here for for over a decade. Our people have knowledge and experience that can't be replaced. But leadership doesn't care. They've gotten rid of good people for stupid reasons.

They hire another old banker from another bank. Really thinking outside of the box here….lol.

Destroys all value and jumps ship

At this point if you are a manager in Dell at any level they have totally castrated you. Managers are HR policy holders, responsible for budgets and slide jockeys. Most of our management team is no longer technical and the people that are left... — read more 

I’m waiting to see what happens after the layoffs. Layoffs always cause a stock bump. The announcement of a multiyear layoff, while tragic, was smart for a sustained climbing stock bump but what about after? You have to have something new that... — read more 

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I am being let go today at 10am well I think at 10am there is a random meeting with myself and the wonderful people team and my manager set for then. I haven’t been here long , was out of the Boston office told to go to Everett for time being. Only... — read more 

I used to think that if I kept my head down and did solid work, that’d be enough to move forward. After a few years here, I’m not so sure. The people getting promoted aren’t always the most capable, but they’re usually the ones who know exactly who... — read more 

I can't stop thinking about whether more cuts are on the way. Does anyone have any idea if we can expect more soon?

Marvel hero "Hulk" Mark Ruffalo, a frequent advocate for social issues, recently voiced strong criticism regarding the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by what the article refers to as "Paramount Skydance Pictures." In February, he... — read more 

Every acquisition brings layoffs, but this will be bad. Usually it's the acquired company that gets the brunt of it, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if this is used to get rid of as many people as possible on both sides under the cover of supposed... — read more 

Shankar was the oxygen that all GTS mafia was breathing. I am wondering how’s the situation there now.. Is the promotion and hiring still based on favoritism? How about layoffs? Probably still saving friends and family over talent.

Small, big, who even cares anymore? Welcome to the joys of being employed at Verizon!

At least not that I know of. If the whole ploy of being forced back into the offices to thin out the workforce (we all know that's the real reason) doesn't work out, are we looking at another major round sometime soon? How long are they going to wait... — read more 

You should never have managers in charge who cannot tell leadership the truth. You have managers waiting to get a Greencard who are afraid are of losing sponsorsship.....Fiserv needs to reevaluate this. The Truth shows itself through stock value and... — read more 

Is it ideal? No. Is it better than a lot of places right now? Yes. If you've taken half an hour of your day to brows available jobs, you'd know how cr-ppy the job market is right now. Having a relatively safe job with a decent pay at this moment is... — read more 

I was looking at our competitors' pages just to see if everywhere is as bad, and this made me laugh: "This place makes Xerox look like an upgrade in employment." That was posted on Konica Minolta's page. Which barely has any posts. And our board is... — read more 

Does anyone actually enjoy working here anymore? I used to like my job but now it's not worth it. The pay is not keeping up and management is even worse. Don't even get me started on all the cuts.

If the answer is yes, did you receive any blowback so far?

Anyone has a clue where we are with the latest layoffs wave? I can see Slack count increased today by 200+. Still no idea what happens in EMEA after Cz layoffs, complete silence.

I was promoted to SM after completing the “high potential” program. The reality of being a store manager is you get blamed for everything. You are the scapegoat. A year into it, I began questioning if my paces were being manipulated, almost like a... — read more 

121 people, NJDOL WARN Notice as of last month: https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2026_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf

Please help enlighten.

Urgent leadership meeting … no smoke without fire. Speculation?

Been hearing they'll be layoffs in June on the corporate side, specifically June 19th but because of the 70 on June 12th, are we good? Or still expected?

At the request of JF and BF because of a deal they made with the current administration? Program is called Support The Patriarchy or a similar name.

Did a lot of people get a Needs Improvement on their T1? I’ve heard about 4 people say they did and I’ve never heard this previously.

Get ready! Plan ahead talks of big cuts coming this fall. Mostly to mechanical shop jobs.

Does anyone know the amount or how the amount will be calculated for the settlement payout?

Not to long ago Mid and higher management would give a lot of notice before leaving the company. It seems like so many people are getting health issues and having to leave suddenly. This weekend a Chief retired with two weeks notice. I have never... — read more 

Whoops. We sent someone a replacement device and then wiped it because it was flagged as a demo phone in our system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UKliRxYI14

I always thought it was 2 weeks for every year with not max. Everything I’m seeing now shows max of 26 weeks…can anyone confirm or deny this

California ServiceNow is cutting 63 workers in San Diego, with keywords including software, headcount, layoff, and CEO pledge. Coinbase has layoffs affecting an unknown number of workers in San Francisco, with keywords including AI, job cuts... — read more 

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Takeda Pharmaceutical, Massachusetts’ largest life sciences employer, is preparing to lay off 247 employees in Cambridge, with cuts beginning as soon as July 1, 2026 and some possibly extending into 2027. The article is posted here:... — read more 

lol for me I think most of the onshore United States jobs will be made obsolete or outsourced by the end of 2028. What do you guys think?

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The last Cost of Living Raise in stores happened in 2021 (part 1) and in 2022 (part 2). The last Realignment happened in mid-2024. The company seems to realign and give cost of living raises every few years since 2015. Any chatter about the next... — read more 

Back to normal Oxy team! Expect new leadership to create a new initiative with all the cute buzz words.

Based on prior layoff rounds, it seems it often occurs on Wednesdays. With Citi scheduled to report Q2 earnings on July 14, my assumption is that any July layoffs would likely take place on July 15 (or July 8). Similar to how the June 10 layoffs... — read more 

I see shift swap has been deleted from UKG. I guess it didn’t make sense to swap shifts if there is only one worker in each department.

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Besides basking ridge and hidden ridge, how many people still have offices to report to for GNT? So sub markets still have hub offices? I think it’s ridiculous those that live near office have to go in 3 days week and some people are fully remote... — read more 

No sense sticking around if that bad.

APA stock experienced an unprecedented 45% price increase in last 6 months. Time to take them gains before stock goes and stays below $26/share…

A question for those who were laid off during the last wave, and had unspent PTO (from when they told use it up before FTO was introduced): did NetApp pay it out as part of the severance?

Surprised no one has mentioned this. Anyone hear why? Any opinions on the new guy? Seems like he’s blasted through the exec ranks pretty fast

WTI at 80

Is the break up the end of dividends? I am expecting a pretty brutal rebalance as we exit the Dow and fixed income funds dump the stock.

Caught your attention. Sunday afternoon news flash. Legacy SWN staff in Spring slated for layoffs to make room for legacy CHK staff moving from OKC. The ultimate in Corporate America déjà vu!

While G2 talks about who won't last at Cisco, Datadog keeps its employees and customers happy

The company’s stock has been extremely volatile recently. Will the already low morale take an additional toll on the share price? Within my team, even with AI assistance, I haven’t seen more code being delivered. In fact, performance in terms of code... — read more 

Looking at the 146 jobs open today, only 18% are US based and 5 of those US based jobs are mariners and a pilot. We all know the reality, but seeing the actual numbers is pretty sad for a company that once prided itself on its US legacy/heritage.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/gallery/2026/6/11/photos-indias-workers-are-training-ai-robots-to-take-their-jobs With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train artificial... — read more 

Woodside employees are freaking out the their nice supportive environment and prospects are going to be severely impacted and if the XoM deal goes through substantial cultural adjustments will need to be made. Most Woodside employees not ready for... — read more 

Man, it’s a pretty great time to be at Quest Software right now. They’re investing in a ton of new tools and training to help us sell more, which is smart. And the tracking systems are next-level management can see exactly who’s driving the extra... — read more 

I mean if you were in office before Rona... why is it such a big deal to go back to that?... I understand there were alot of remote workers who started during the covid period and its not feasible but if you did it pre covid then what changed?

Want a huge bump to the stock price? Offer a package to the union side of the business. I believe many associates would take the offer!

Dan will never get stock price to $75. Verizon is $175 billion in debt, paying $8-$9 billion per quarter in interest payments. Not only that, technology is moving fast, which means the next telco displacing newcomer is waiting on the wings. Verizon... — read more 

Dan will never get stock price to $75. Verizon is $175 billion in debt, paying $8-$9 billion per quarter in interest payments. Not only that, technology is moving fast, which means the next telco displacing newcomer is waiting on the wings. Verizon... — read more 

I’m hearing rumors again… Anyone with real knowledge know if VCG reps will be impacted or just upper management?

Why is that?

How is Belk going to keep this one quiet?! This Happened on Saturday 06/13/2026. At approximately 1:11 PM today, a Greenville Police Officer stationed at Haywood Mall heard what sounded like g-nshots coming from the plaza located between Macy's... — read more 

We know CVX moves in lockstep with XOM but after the fact and a little slower. What will CVX do to keep up with XOM?

When can we expect Plano HQ to complete and people can move in? Is it summer of 2027, summer of 2028 or 2029?

Apache is going ba--s deep in Alaska a storied and complex oil province. Does this make sense? Will we see a repetition of Apache Canada with an eventual exit? What’s JC’s plan?

Upvote If you are still employed after relocating to Dallas or downvote this post.

My group in FI has had about ELEVEN tenured client facing associates leave the past 2 or 3 months. We are so “lean” that you can’t get PTO days approved. People crying in the office and screaming in little glass offices. Punching their desks. Is this... — read more