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Next year Facilities in DCS Americas will be outsourced to Cushman and Wakefield. Staff changes start in LA January 15th. Staff will have the "opportunity" to apply for jobs at the outsourcer. This covers receptionists, mail/fedex/repro, office... — read more 

RIFs might happen as early as next month here in Los Angeles.

AECOM is letting go of 108 people from Geodis Facility. WARN has been submitted, but the layoffs themselves will not take place before the end of next January. Not sure if it will stay on this, or if we can expect more of the same... — read more 

For the people that decided to Stay with Aecom how is it going?

What else is new here? 80 work week in the field, 60 hours in house, no training, expectations to fix things immediately without the proper tools, very poorly managed network and deficient tools to accomplish the job. No input from management, never... — read more 

Don't stay in this failing company, You will be sent where the f--- they want you to. Forcing you to quit your job. Only real reason to stay on is if your retiring this year. And even with that what a sh-- way to end your career. Quit before your... — read more 

In another twist, AECOM/IBM have now decided that no one from Infrastructure in EMIA are going to IBM, and instead are being made redundant as of 1st July. Yet more lies from the directors of AECOM. Everything they have said since the start of the... — read more 

So it seems IBM have bit more off than they could chew. Rumour has it they are in Renegotiation with Aecom and the work load. Maybe that means things aren't going to be so bad. but then why would you want to stay in a company that are getting rid of... — read more 

Yes folks, now IT is being outsourced to IBM, AECOM are now looking at farming out the other support services that are currently in house... So, if you work in either HR or Finance, you may find very soon that you'll also be on the receiving end of a... — read more 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/09/ibm_workfromhome_cull_companywide/

It's blatant that AECOM is dont give a sh--. Everyone can see it. They will get rid of you. They dont care about the users or the lives of its staff. They care about the money and thats it and when I say them im talking Tom Peck and his grubby... — read more 

Anyone that got letter 3 or the one to be determined you will be gone. Look soon. IBM is forcing relocation and is expected to layoff people not retain then. AECOM is to blame for this.

Listen carefully people; It stands to reason that they've most certainly already made their decisions as to what staff they will need and what staff they can let go. In order to SELL the cost-benefit analysis of outsourcing to Sr. leadership... — read more 

Most of IT will be outsourced to IBM and popular consensus is that the majority will not make it past the 4 months and those who become IBM'ers will live a dreadful existence and encouraged to move. So what do you do? These next 3+ months spend your... — read more 

What kind of impact?

AECOM has sold its soul to the Big Blue devil and over 800 IT jobs are going overseas. Where's @realDonaldTrump when you need him?

That's AECOM

Word on the street is that AECOM is outsourcing IT to IBM. Good luck to all.`

Let's see what the rest of this year brings - RIFs maybe? Here in Los Angeles.

I've been n the consulting industry for 10 years now and am currently Employed by AECOM. I have worked with several consulting firms over the years. The problem with AECOM is a problem shared by the entire consulting industry. Revenue is paramount... — read more 

The bottom line is that AECOM management cares only about the bottom line, and they will wipe out everything and everyone just in order to make this firm look good on paper, so don't expect they would care about knowledge and experience, nor your... — read more 

Is there anyone (except for management, of course) who likes it or finds it more efficient or sees any kind of benefits from it?

I have been working in AECOM for more than eight years, long enough to come with peace with a fact that here I'm just a number; can't even begin to count how many colleagues I've seen being pushed out, and I'm always prepared for the worst. But the... — read more 

URS/Aecom got rid of their good workers kept butt kissers. I would not recommend working for either company they are RUDE, KNOW-IT-ALL, don't care about employees hire people they like check all the law suites against both companies for hiring... — read more 

Is this legal?

I work for AEcom. I've been instructed by my supervisor to mischarge my time on government contracts. Can anyone tell me if this is a serious offense? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/EjbmKF6 copied from @EjbmKF6

Do you have any updates here?

AECOM layed off most of the URS staff and actually used the term cleansing the organization of legacy people. Sound like any other group in history who wanted to take over everything it could through cleansing? Absolutly the most unethical company I... — read more 

What is the likelihood of AECOM layoffs in Los Angeles in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.

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Is there any update regarding AECOM URS Merger Layoffs?

If you work for AECOM IT help desk it's very likely your job is in jeopardy, they always look how to cut cost and find someone less expensive to work at the help desk.

We are laying people off, would you agree?

Hello I applied for an AECOM Business Analyst Position, I wanted to see if I can get some inside information about culture and work load. I see quite a bit of concerns on this site and I am not sure if I should go ahead and accept this position. I... — read more 

Basically what we were told about CompuCom is total BS, they aren't gonna hire many if any of us and pay less than 1/2 of what we make now. If you don't have any certs, they probably won't hire you. Its a shame really, they don't even want to replace... — read more 

anyone knows if we'll have redundancies here in UK?