Thread regarding Comcast layoffs

Or in my case... I am at M1, but I am doing Director/VP strategy and getting a pat on my head as they take it to present the work to higher-ups. Whenever I ask for a seat at the table, they're like No. Mind you, I have been in my field for over 11 years.

@dk M2 is basically director lite. They’ll cut directors and shove the work onto existing managers

What is more likely , Director taking on M2 role or M2 taking Director roles ?

It’s insane Comcast will layoff good employees to *save money but at the same time has enough money to fly product managers across the country to HQ on a monthly basis. These so called managers have so much time on their hands they can even run side businesses.

if we're being honest in the re-org and interested in trimming fat anywhere that there is a layer of i lnefficiency...we have to just hope that someone who can see it is actually involved

there are some orgs where below evp adds no actual value

there are some orgs where the 3rd director is the actual value layer

other orgs where managers with no direct report are basically running the company

the solve is not to chop a title/layer, at large.

the solve is to reconcile the business we run and have to operate vs who we actually give paychecks to

and the company is going to fail because leaders will literally never have that honest conversation, nor are they actually equipped to.

rarely are there a minimum of 6 layers between Brian and anyone competent or ballsy enough to speak truth out loud

@bx you can still be M1/M2 as an IC. The leveling seems to be about M2 and below report to director of any title, then to VP, then to C level

@bw if you don't have managers then how do people grow in their careers? You don't see sr specialists/analysts go directly to director.

We don’t need M1/M2 , any decent D / SD who has earned his title can manage a team of talented ICs , any contract staff come with their own company managers embedded within our teams

@b9 engineers 2 and up of what?

Engineers 2 and up are what I have heard being laid off

@a3 They are laying off Analysts as well because the business need is not going to be there. The whole compwny is going under and they will ship the rest of the labor to India. Thats what's happening. They're probably going to sell the Comcast Building when they go under and make a giant profit. They did this will all their newly renovated buildings during Covid. Only thing keeping them alive is Xfinity Mobile. They dont need 180,000 people working for mobile that's barely that popular or well known.

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@ar Whoa who is out here blowing directors?

@aj depends on what department you’re a manager of. There are many that have smaller ratios than a lot of others and don’t keep an eye on their teams, yet somehow get recognized for their ‘ achievements ‘ at the end of the day. Supervisors also do a lot of the work of managers in other areas. Directors are always busy. They never lack work coming from above and blow them. They are the glue.

@aj this is true, but to say or think that entire teams are not going to be cut is just very unlikely. That doesn’t matter if you’re a SVP or a contractor.

Makes sense if there is, but from all the Managers 1 & 2 I know they and the directors do the Real work. So by all means lay me off, and run that severance. Leaderships lack of effective leadership should not impact managers but it is what it is.

@a6 in 2-4 years, there might be a different company logo on the paychecks.

@a4 but you forgot one other part of the lifecycle..... Rinse and repeat this practice every 2-4 years.

Every level of the organization is going to be impacted in some way. This isn’t just about layoffs or cutting a certain percentage of employees. They’re determining what the future organizational structure should look like, and I don’t think the current layers of management fit that vision.

Intel is an example. During its 2025 transformation, the company reduced its management layers by roughly 50%. Think about that. They weren’t just cutting employees. They were fundamentally changing how the entire organization was structured.

And let’s call it what it is. It’s corporate America at its finest. Spend years building these bloated organizational structures, reward the people who created them, and then call it a “transformation” when it’s time to clean up the mess. Somehow, the employees are the ones left paying for decisions they never made. But at least they’ll have a fancy PowerPoint explaining how it’s all about becoming more agile and efficient.

I'd suspect all layers are at risk. The lowest risk are those at the very top, and those at the very bottom in frontline along with analyst positions. Everyone inbetween is on standby awaiting their fate.

Any update on the retail store managers

Yes, there is a heavy focus on eliminating managers, as well.