Remember when IT went completely outsourced and were "offered" new roles with the vendor at lower pay and less benefits to avoid severance.......... No Service hiring for a year and everyone sent on nice work trips to exotic locations.
Maybe if we're lucky they'll keep some people on for the fat cat customers they actually need to keep. Whatever it is I'd guess it's a way to reduce severances payoffs for the final axe even if it doesn't fall tomorrow.
Lots of SMs out "sick" today, but they'll be in tomorrow for the fall out if rumors are true. Should have unionized when you had the chance.