lots of companies are opting for slow, painful layoffs the past year. No idea why but if you read "Latest Posts" now and again you'll see people from all sorts of companies complaining about neverending layoffs where you don't know if you'll come into work the next day and get the axe.
This kind of thing, but ongoing for weeks and even months. Something strange is going on in 2018, with so many companies seemingly on the same page and doing very similar things.