I may be completely off here but judging on long tenures folks are reporting on this site, there may be some legal irregularities here as it relates to layoffs. I believe Nike would have to disclose ages of folks who are eliminated and if we notice... — read more 

What makes the current downfall of Nike so disheartening is that this used to be a company full of humble, entrepreneurial, go-getters who came from nothing, who sold their product out of the back of their van, were deeply rooted into product... — read more 

When did we become a fashion company. I thought this company was founded on sports? The culture of sneakers was and I organic. We have forced "cool" on consumers and they are rejecting it. The day you take your consumer for granted is the day they... — read more 

It happened to our country as well. We had growth for 4years in a row and got laid off 2 years in a row. Most experienced people left , in this 2 years.There are few that are good that's still in our country. Company doesn't care who led the growth... — read more 

As a major player in the world of sports, it's ironic that Nike doesn't follow the sports team fix for when things are going bad. Typically a team will replace the head coach or manager. Nike, instead gets rid of many of their best/most experienced... — read more 

Being a professional at what you do, that I am sure you have spent countless hours preparing yourself and gaining solid, relevant experience. Why do you have to live in permanent anxiety of losing your job due to some other people's lack of vision... — read more 

Can someone make sure that the crew at JM4 gets a link to this page? There is a ton of really good insight here - if I was to steer the ship, I'd want to know what my crew really thought, how my crew really felt... It's a long journey and we are... — read more 

It's been close to 2 years since I've been working for Nike and from the get-go, they have been an extremely secretive and insecure bunch! From the outside the company looks mighty prestigious but on the inside it's filled with old redundant... — read more 

I was laid off last summer and to be honest it was the best day of my work life. I was not happy working at Nike.... too much stress and long, long hours. I did work with a great group who worked hard and had integrity, that is why I lasted for 5+... — read more 

The information posted on this forum for the past few days is valuable in terms of emotion and content which can provide insights on what went wrong from the people who did real work there. Could Nike harness this information with all the big data... — read more 

Trying to compile a list of bad business decisions in the last 5 yr that went unpunished NALC Memphis $300 million - DC built but never really fully operational. It was built to serve category offense, yes? What else?

If you've worked at Nike within the last two years, you knew a layoff was coming even before it was announced. At large meetings people asked leadership during QandA, "what are we going to do about Our compeptition gaining ground?" Leaderships... — read more 

Describe 2018 for me please. Give me a script, how are things going to play out? Thank you!

Thoughts and prayers of encouragement to all involved in the Nike layoffs. May this be a stepping stone and not a sinking stone. From the kid who watches dad leave every morning at 5 and return after 7 pm everyday, 40 miles round trip, for over 10... — read more 

Because it is exactly as people are saying, they are getting rid of older employees who might have s bit higher salaries and more vacation time. I guess they forgot that these employees also have more knowledge, more experience and dare I say ... — read more 

Can confirm Nike people have been flocking to adidas recently. Source, I work for adidas. From very senior level employees to former Oregon athletes... people you'd think would never leave Nike for a competitor, but clearly they had a reason for... — read more 

Not sure if this is applicable to laid off Nike, non H1B holders, but you should try and find out the basis (core reason) for the lay off. Former Intel person here who got the ax last year - over 50, white, +20 years tenure, MBA Finance. Landed on my... — read more 

I would suggest as many affected people as possible file complaints with the EEOC. Google is facing a class action lawsuit in a California federal court for age discrimination right now. Nike has always done this, especially in the NL. Every time it... — read more 

I am appalled with what folks are discussing here – there is a lot of confidential Nike information here. This information is proprietary to Nike, henceforth it should not be discussed in a public forum like this. Discussing RIFs in public (or in... — read more 

I just got a recruiter calling me about the job I just got layed off from. I have all the skill sets for the job. The only thing I can figure is that they just wanted someone younger and cheaper.

dont use names on this board - look at the rules below (footer) - no names, no foul language, no cyber-bullying... long story short, they (admins) delete posts with names, block your access and delete all your previous posts - happened to me, this is... — read more 

Bring back all manufacturing to the United States, Period! Get rid off all External Temporary Workers that do not immerse themselves in our culture. For an American company, American workers. Make it an issue of pride. You would be amazed how the... — read more 

While I can understand the anger now it seems that everyone and their mother are angry at Nike. Everyone says it is a horrible place to work, that H1Bs are taking over, no real knowledge in upper management and so on...but, what did you do to fix... — read more 

I'm fascinated to hear how the new org will roll out today. Starting to hear information... Hearing rumors (on good source)...that in the new brand org if you were a manager you will be doing the work of a specialist. You've basically been demoted... — read more 

It is shameful that so many families have to be impacted by the lack of vision and creativity of a roomful of self-promoting hypocritical executives. 99 percent of those laid off gave decades of their of their professional lives to NIKE because they... — read more 

Do you think that we will cherish and use the 5 guest passes after all this? Hurry, they expire on Halloween day... Boooo

Dude cashed in his $$$Millions in stock options and bailed out. Laughing. Nike's fall is just beginning. The company s---s.

If you believe the press reports about Foot Locker, Finish Line, and other retailers falling short on their numbers, each of them mention Nike's lack of a true (or new) innovation pipeline. As a shareholder & employee I ask, where is the... — read more 

I was researching the possibility of an ageism lawsuit, and ran into this article. It's a good read, if somewhat discouraging. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/business/dealbook/shown-the-door-older-workers-find-bias-hard-to-prove.html?mcubz=0 One... — read more 

As an engineer with many months at NDT, I have witnessed all of it: Multiple "boys club" style POs talking about technical topics that they don't even understand at fundamental level and pushing back on ideas coming from engineering teams. They... — read more 

These layoffs have finally made news, it was about time. Well, if we can call one article news, but it's something. Somebody at Nike needs to be held accountable for what is going on, and some press can at least put some pressure on the higher-ups... — read more 

Tech w/in Nike is loaded with a 100s of H1Bs. I didn't see a single one being asked to leave or an American worker re-assigned to replace an H1B with similar or better skills. I'm semi familiar with that law, and I think Nike may be violating the... — read more 

WHQ has around 70% 30 years old or younger employees. Basically favoring youth over experience. Perhaps this has something to do with Nike losing its US market share in the first place?

Let's take a count of the layoff trends! Indicate years of service, age, gender. I can bet you they are all long time and faithful employees

Just published. On the OregonLive homepage. Jeff and his copyeditors need your help (he refers to this site as layoff.com). Send him your comments. http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/08/post_259.html

Dear peer forum - after 26 years my number was up today. I was not expecting such an end to an otherwise very rewarding and fulfiling career. Had hard time facing kids tonight, other than that I think I am in peace. So long Nike and let us see what... — read more 

Will you ever support the brand in any way again? I'm not sure if it's an initial anger but I want to literally burn all my Nike gear. I won't but I just can't see myself or my family ever buying the swoosh again.

Remember this as they walk you out. Keep your chin up.

I heard they are outsourcing the majority...

I'm wondering how much this will effect our retail portion (campaigns and such).