Lots of "retirements" being announced / communicated... The dominos are starting to fall

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Apparently the admins in NY are taking a huge hit. 21 and counting.

Suppose to rain all day today. Long slog around the building or through the parking lot to your car. No need to make a bad day worse by having to walk in the rain and cold without your umbrella. Good luck! Hope to see all my colleagues when this is... — read more 

Hopefully those who were involved in PQP will finally face the music as they spent millions upon millions with absolutely nothing to show for it except many frequent flier miles and hotel points. It goes from Band 5’s to Band 1’s and the waste was... — read more 

Did anybody else notice that several rooms on 2C/3C are booked the entire week by two individuals? Is that where they are bringing people in tomorrow?

Is everyone going to 4 regions?

Wow. Entire threads are missing from this site. That's a little unnerving.

I know it’s hard to tell, especially at this point, but I was wondering does anybody have any indication on what positions are they trimming the most and what are they trying to achieve with the layoffs and reorgs?

No use in stressing ahead of time. I always feel sorry for people when I see how they let something like this ruin their whole lives. It's just a job. You'll find another one. It might not be easy at the very start, but you'll get there. Just don't... — read more 

I know of around 1 dozen peeps who are gone through the organization and it happened on Friday . I've heard this as well. People who think layoffs are not a certainty are naive (and I'm being very generous by using that word and not something much... — read more 

Did anybody calculate how many people does $2.5 billion mean in severances?

Well, Friday is done, Monday has started and still no layoffs, no major restructurings. I'm starting to believe that we fell prey to alarmists who were guessing that we were looking at another Valentine's Day culling as opposed to actually having any... — read more 

Are you kidding me? You put all these “leaders” in a room and this is the best you can come up with? Did you all hold hands and sing cum by yah too? Smiles everyone! Promote Sodastream. Leaner (layoffs, plant closings), faster, better. What a bunch... — read more 

Posting from another thread here because I think it needs to be seen. It's a great article about the reputation that sticks to Indra and will now start stinking up Ramon. https://www.ustechworkers.com/connecticuts-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/

Will there be layoffs this week? Will the details of the new restructure be announced? Any news if any HQ buildings will be closed on Friday?

Is there any way to predict if my position or team may be at risk?

Question to those laid off in the past. Did you have an opportunity to take a lateral role that required moving across the country, I’ve heard this before did they offer you a lesser role or severance or is it straight elimination of your job sign... — read more 

I was a B1 impacted last year as part of the “Valentine’s Day M---acre” on Wednesday 2/14. I was looking at thelayoff.com this time last year so I wasn’t completely surprised when the hammer came down. My manager pulled me into a conference room... — read more 

Can we expect the impact of layoffs outside the US to be as big? Thinking markets like ESSA and Canada? Has anyone heard anything?

Where are the layoffs already happening and what is the severance package? Thanks

I would advise those who fell relief that nothing major happened today to hold of their celebrations. It’s more likely that we got the date wrong , rather than nothing big is in the making. Layoffs rarely occur on friday and monday or even tuesday... — read more 

I’m so proud of the progress we’ve made to reduce complexity across our organization, and find a better way in everything that we do. But we must continue to embrace change to enable future growth. Beginning today, we are taking immediate actions to... — read more 

Word of advice for everyone. Document everything that is said to you. Don't be bullied by their scripted talk. Ask straight forward questions and insist on straight forward questions. God bless you all and know that you will come out better working... — read more 

I think my favorite comment was how important employees are here. Now that’s fake news.

Maybe you can sell your soda stream on eBay and supplement your severance if you get one

I’m sure many of you are already familiar with this but I didn’t see anyone posting it so here it is. An article that reports the Q4 and yearly Pepsico earnings and gives some view on what’s to come... — read more 

Have fun, smile and...oh, by the way we’re laying off a ton of your friends. Don’t forget to smile though, that’s the new culture we will “be enforcing”. Good luck

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pepsico-plans-layoffs-plant-closures-in-overhaul-2019-02-15

HR called me last night at 7:30 and told me to come in the office for a meeting at 11AM. I asked her if I was getting fired but she couldn’t say. Obviously I couldn’t sleep at all last night. Why would they call me and not just do it when I’m in the... — read more 

Whatever will they think of next????? "Pepsi, forecasting a decline in profit this year, said it would extend its cost-saving program through 2023, incurring $2.5 billion in charges. The company said it plans to shutter plants and that 70 percent of... — read more 

Whoever said nothing is planned right now is honestly an incredibly naiive individual. I don't want to call you out, but Jesus, seriously? How sheltered/disconnected from the business are you? Essentially everyone who works at HQ already is aware... — read more 

https://www.pepsico.com/docs/album/investors/q4-2018/q4-2018-earnings-release_jxwwalwh2hhtz213.pdf

Ahead of today, it is good to remember there is life after any job, including at PepsiCo. Out of four people I know who were laid off in the past two years, three have found new jobs with comparable pay and are much happier than when they were... — read more 

At the same time, we are also embarking on a number of cost transformation initiatives that will make us a leaner, more agile, more capable company for the long-term. Savings from these initiatives will help fund the investments necessary to better... — read more 

I'm wondering if we'll really find out about the planned cuts today or if they'll ruin the weekend for all off us by letting us guess and worry until Monday. I don't see a reason for them not to share the plans during the earnings call, but I... — read more