trim down bushes? Fine
New construction, expanded water fountains? Why? How many jobs is that ?
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lipstick on a pig is more important than fodder for the cows.
Parties, awards, tournaments, endless catering. No resources to make things better or retain valuable people.
Nike's priorities always.
@b3 , great point regarding the ”dollars spent outsourcing”. The latest Nike Manufacturing Map shows 1,300,370 total workers. At twenty 20 dollars an hour, the dollars spent outsourcing manufacturing ”is horrifying”. Why do the Nike HQ folks have to suffer with layoffs, while the manufacturing kids get a free pass!
Nike Sustainability - Interactive Map, Retrieved 10/6/2026
https://manufacturingmap.nikeinc.com/
Note: On the Map, Right Box, click EXPORT The DATA
It’s a great summary of nike. A focus on the veneer rather than substance. Our stock is in the toilet but the landscaping along the berm is perfect.
Phil owns the landscapers and its cheap labor
Someone said the rocks outside of Seb Coe get treated better than the employees lol
There is no sincere desire to “save” money. If you think that’s what this is about, you’re confused. Overall headcount plus the dollars spent outsourcing is horrifying. It is a lot of money!
“Pick Up the PACE” is Nike-speak corporate mumbo jumbo being used to justify laying off thousands of people. Ask anyone who has been here long enough and they’ll tell you about the years of excessive spending, organizational bloat, layers of VPs and Senior Directors, and perks that somehow remain sacred.
If Nike were genuinely serious about becoming leaner and more efficient, it would start by confronting that culture and the layers at the top. Instead, the middle tiers and everyone below them will bear the brunt. Again.
And management knows the timing works in its favor. Oregon’s economy is weak and there aren’t enough comparable jobs for the people who will be shown the door.
The state’s political leadership deserves scrutiny for that too. Years of one-party dominance haven’t produced the kind of growth, innovation, or economic engine Oregon desperately needs. Meanwhile, homelessness remains highly visible, the state’s dr-g-policy experiment was a disaster serious enough to be rolled back, and Portland still struggles with many of the quality-of-life issues that have damaged its reputation.
So spare us the slogans. If Nike wants to talk seriously about efficiency, start with the culture, executive layers, spending, and perks - not another round of cuts aimed primarily at the people doing the work.
You could probably make some moves there to save a little money, seems like the bigger ones would be collapsing campuses from anywhere off campus to WHQ. Or look at any opportunities for other building leases whether it be in the U.S. or elsewhere.