I heard firsthand from two friends that Fortinet has reportedly conducted widespread layoffs affecting its H-1B workforce across the United States. Some employees were given September as their final employment date, while others with more time remaining on their visas were reportedly given until February.
Surprisingly, I haven’t seen any discussion of this on public forums. It would be interesting to know whether others can confirm these layoffs and, more importantly, where those jobs are going.
Another example I’m aware of is Johnson & Johnson (J&J), which reportedly carried out significant layoffs affecting both U.S. workers and visa holders, while shifting some of those positions to India.
I’m curious whether others are seeing similar patterns at these or other companies.