Had the strange “touch base” meeting with local HR after long time with company. Your position is eliminated
Manager scheduled a meeting
What does that mean to have a meeting with a skip manager while having a person from hr? What should I ask or do during the meeting?
How long will these layoffs go on for?
Ryan seems to be restructuring exec leadership to be predominantly men in their 40s (except Kelly Mahon) and he’s laying off mostly women VPs & others who’ve been at the company for 20+ yrs. Looks like he’s laying off teams as part of collateral... — read more
When's it going to end?
Fy25 the year of AI. Where will the cuts go. If on one hand the company is making reductions but then asking everyone to embrace AI..... this will drive further reductions. What is Visa vision for their employees with their 2030 vision?
my 2025 predictions for layoffs in the banking industry
in 2025 the banking industry might see a ton of layoffs, that's my 2c... there are a few reasons why this could happen: tech is changing crazy fast, and banks are using more ai, machine learning, software and automation to do things that people... — read more
WSJ Article on Visa’s Vision
https://www.wsj.com/articles/visa-has-deployed-hundreds-of-ai-use-cases-its-not-stopping-4febe1b4 Did anyone read the contradictory statements? Lol that the company isn’t investing in AI to replace workers but at the end there’s this “Taneja said... — read more
Ryan's town hall this week
1,400 layoffs were done and planning to hire 3,000
opportunity to clear your desks this week
Make sure you take the time to clear your desks this week. They will Not allow you to retrieve your stuff, HR will instead
Any clues as to how 1400 layoffs will be distributed?
I’m at the tech side, and we will be heavily affected. Are there going to be structured rounds until the end of the year, or layoffs will be sprang on us whenever? If anyone has any information, please share.
Visa Plans to Lay Off Around 1,400 Employees and Contractors
Officially in the news! https://www.wsj.com/business/visa-plans-to-lay-off-around-1-400-employees-and-contractors-cd278c71 Visa is planning to lay off about 1,400 employees and contractors by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported on... — read more
Are Product managers laid off?
I just saw the Organizational Update: MS&A and Digital Partnerships email and looks like some hubs were being removed. But do we know what roles got affected? Are PMs or PMOs being let go?
Still Hiring?
I’ve been laid off - but I see open roles. Are we still hiring? Can I apply?
Job market
I've been looking at job openings with the expectations of more cuts, and what I'm seeing is not filling me with confidence. It's bad enough to lose your job, but then have to deal with a job market that is hostile to employees...I don't see how... — read more
More layoffs next week?
According to all the rumors, more is coming next week. Anyone having an idea when the layoffs may be over? I’m stressed out of my mind.
End of this round?
Anyone knows if this round is over? So far there have been two orgs affected last week.. anyone knows if there will be more or if this is the end until end of this year??
Visa Singapore is still hiring non-tech personnel in tech roles during layoffs
Make this make sense. https://www.visa.com.sg/careers/visa-tech-traineeship-program.html In the midst of layoffs, Visa is still running stupid programs like this where they try to "train" non-tech people for a year before giving them roles as... — read more
Severance plus unemployment
For those impacted with the cost reduction you can apply for unemployment NOW. Make sure on the form put the date you were let go Not the official separation.
Thank god that you are saved, if you are laid off
I am writing this detailed information because i had to hire people for my team, and i was very selfish. I spoiled their life, by hiring them and making them work on ancient technologies and hence they cant survive now in real world after they are... — read more
Something coming up week of Nov 11
Something is cooking up LT is asking to not plan or move already planned events to previous week
What's happening?
Can anybody share if their area is being hit?
AP Layoffs
Entire MS&A, Digital Partnerships and Innovation orgs have been restructured and will no longer exist. Whoever is in these teams, it’s time to leave the sinking ship while you can.
Why isn't there an option to volunteer?
Why lay off people who want to be here when there are so many who want to leave with severance? I know of two people who would be more than happy to volunteer if they were given a chance. It makes no sense to keep them and get rid of some of us who... — read more
There seems to be silent layoffs happening continuously
I have been hearing for the past ten days or so about a couple of people being let go here and there, but it’s been happening consistently and across the board. Judging from how many people have been reporting that they have been laid off or lost... — read more
New lay offs news
Today, I heard that two team members, a Senior Engineer and a Staff Engineer, were laid off during their annual review meetings.
Shareholders Ask - stop the constant restructuring expense
As a longtime Visa Shareholder, it’s frustrating to see all this talk of layoffs and severance. Those dollars could be better spent on new products and innovation. Releasing staff, and ultimately hiring replacement resources at a higher cost is good... — read more
This week's layoffs
Somebody in another thread mentioned layoffs have already started. Does anybody have more info on it? I haven't heard anything about it but it wouldn't be the first time that something like this happened without the management even bothering to let... — read more
Levis, Sony, (JPMorgan Chase, Dell alredy in place) among others RTO= 5 days a week
After Amazon RTO announcement, other companies quietly adding RTO 5 days a week on the job description website. There will be plenty more Job opportunities to chose from
Things are not going to get better
Start applying to jobs right away. It’s so much easier to land something when you’re already employed, especially considering there’s a bit of a stigma that people who’ve been laid off weren’t top performers. Your negotiating position can only worsen... — read more
Some rumors indicate layoffs already in October
Anyone know more?
10-15% cut in November
Is this confirmed?
DOJ sues Visa for monopolizing debit card market
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Visa for allegedly monopolizing the debit card market, which has led to higher prices. https://www.axios.com/2024/09/24/visa-antitrust-debit-card-monopoly-lawsuit
Huge Visa layoffs coming..
Visa is going to layoff 10-15% of its employees in November. They are tracking code commits and annual ratings to decide. If you are being fired your Manager/Director/Sr Director/SVP has given your name. Those who have joined post January are... — read more
Bay Area has lots of job opportunities pay very competitve
If you live in the Bay Area, there are Lots of jobs, pay very competitive it is just a matter of how much are you willing to commute and be flexible *Federal Reserve Bank offers Pensions hard to believe in this economy *Grammarly *Atlassian... — read more
2LOD is corporate speak for 'targeted for layoff'
The way Visa is accomplishing their silent layoffs is to say that they are implementing a second or third line of defense strategy, where 1LOD holds primary responsibility for something and 2LOD and 3LOD validate that it's done the way it's needed. ... — read more
We truly can't afford to lose more people
I'm not sure who makes these decisions, but we might find ourselves at the point where we literally won't be able to get the work done soon. We've already been decimated and every person on my team has seen their work at least double in the last few... — read more
Much more silent layoffs than we think
I heard from several sources that as many as 10% of people will end up being affected. I have no clue if it’s true, because, yes, silent layoffs. You just hear rumors all the time, some confirmation from people you know, but you can’t know the whole... — read more
The cowards Ryan Mcldoucje and Rajat the offhsorer
Visa needs to take a serious look at their entire executive leadership. All I hear from our town halls from Ryan Mcldouche is we estimated wrong, we forecasted wrong, we managed wrong, we did get this and that right. Instead of laying off the... — read more
Ready for another Round this week?
Going to be a harrowing peak season.
Failure in leadership
The company’s decision to conduct layoffs across multiple organizations at different times reveals a glaring lack of coordination and a profound sense of chaos within the upper management. This prolonged and disjointed approach to workforce reduction... — read more