#layoff

A significant indication that the Rochester Michigan PFIZER site that produces global supply of penicillin may be closing next year. Long time employees were logging into INDEED.com to start looking for a new job right away

I signed my papers November 7 and still haven’t received my severance payment. It’s past the 7 day revocation period and two pay cycles. Has anyone received their severance payment?

I’ve been hearing this date mentioned frequently. Can anyone confirm?

Hearing there are tech layoffs coming in January…

It will be a blood bath.

Recent research suggests equity markets are responding negatively to corporate layoff announcements, regardless of whether companies cite cost savings, AI-driven efficiency, or restructuring.

Firms announcing layoffs have underperformed the broader market and show weaker financial trends than peers, including higher debt and interest expense growth and slower profit growth. This has led investors to question whether layoffs reflect deeper operational pressures rather than productivity gains, even as broader corporate balance sheets remain relatively healthy

Read more here: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-street-is-no-longer-rewarding-job-cut-announcements-goldman-analysis-finds-a60c87a4

How do we prepare for a sudden layoff?

We lose access to company sites and contacts. What should we save?

Any tips would be much appreciated.

Do we have an idea of timing for this “leaner workforce”? Will it be slow throughout the year or a big hit in January?

With the new office opening in Minnesota, there are so many job openings making me wonder, is the company as good as people painted to be? Any ex Medtronic employees?

I know several were let go today, but the date we have all heard has been December 18th. Anyone know if more is to come on Thursday?

The stock is starting falling again. Why stop the bump 😤? Let lay off more to get it bump again.

PepsiCo is reportedly preparing for job cuts, with layoffs potentially announced as soon as this week. A key indicator is the company's instruction for employees in some major North American offices, including its headquarters, to work from home. These potential changes follow a memorandum from PepsiCo outlining initiatives to enhance shareholder value, focusing on organic revenue growth, productivity savings, and improved operating margins. These strategic shifts are widely interpreted as a response to activist investor Elliott Investment Management's demands for cost reduction and operational efficiencies. While no official layoffs have been announced, PepsiCo executives have used the term "right-sizing the workforce," which often refers to job eliminations.

https://www.inc.com/fast-company-2/pepsi-layoffs-job-cuts-pepsico-right-size-workforce/91279159

Anyone?

• Ford to Lay Off 1,600 Workers at Glendale Plant

Ford is conducting layoffs. 1,600 workers will be affected. These layoffs are at the company's Glendale battery plant. The plant is shifting to power storage production. The company has rehiring plans by 2027. (Glendale, Kentucky_

https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/ford-glendale-plant-conversion-layoffs/417-7f819881-7733-4a5e-921b-efe7e3442616

Anyone impact so far this week? Were any teams told to stay home?

According to Volvo Group North America, the Hagerstown plant will be laying off 97 production technicians, effective January 5th. The plant, Volvo said in a statement, is adjusting “staffing to reflect ongoing weakness in the North American truck market.”

https://tristatealert.com/volvo-mack-trucks-in-hagerstown-to-lay-off-nearly-100-jobs-by-january/

Amazon will lay off employees. A total of 84 workers will be affected. The layoffs will occur in Seattle and Bellevue. Impacted roles include engineering, recruiting, software development, and product management, affecting Seattle, Washington...

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/12/15/amazon-layoffs-84-february.html

The reduction accounts for 7.6% of full-time and part-time staff, according to a message from President Rob Manuel. The university is aiming to reduce $27.4 million in spending following a dramatic drop in international enrollment.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/depaul-university-layoffs/

Announced today, analytics/reporting staff to be rebadged to Certilytics. No numbers given. Also seems like a prelude to more outsourcing in the future.

This post is for current L3 Harris employees. Please share experiences with job reductions or furloughs within L3 Harris technologies. Please include your location and dates if possible without revealing your identity or any information that might expose yourself. Your privacy should be protected. If you are not part of L3 harris, there is no reason to be posting here.

It was nice until it wasn't and seeing once great company sinking fast bcs of Stankey and his stupid decisions that ruined the culture is awful... one recommendation, if you could, try working elsewhere, ATT will su-k your soul and dreams.

The state Department of Labor reported potential layoffs affecting 832 employees at a school bus yard in Mount Vernon and 885 more in Brooklyn.
On October 20, Pride Transportation Services Inc. informed the state of its plans to permanently lay off 1,717 workers at the two sites by the end of October. The notice was made public on December 10.

https://westfaironline.com/courts/mount-vernon-bus-business-signaled-832-layoffs/

I have a sinking feeling that a big layoff is coming to Splunk.

Looking back, it seems that fewer people were cut this year compared to recent ones. Yes, there were layoffs, but not as many as last and previous years. Curious if others are seeing the same thing.

Meat processor JBS is shutting down its Riverside packaging plant and laying off 374 workers, according to a notice filed with California’s Employment Development Department. The closure comes as tight cattle supplies have pushed beef prices to record highs this year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/plant-closure-will-lead-to-hundreds-of-layoffs-in-riverside/ar-AA1Spq4S

AAR Corp has confirmed layoffs in its operations, though it hasn’t said how many workers were affected. The job cuts are tied to the Triad region in North Carolina.

Moderate layoffs will be coming in January. These are mostly intended as a layoff for low or moderate performers across marketing, product and engineering, not as a broad layoff due to business conditions.

There are no specific target numbers identified — it is primarily low performers, unmotivated people and those who are not on board with the company mission.

I can't understand the logic the leadership is using to choose who stays and who goes. They've let some really skilled people go recently for no clear reason. Some newer folks as well, who joined maybe a year or so ago. Their decisions just seem completely random.

Ford plans to hire 2,100 employees for the new iteration of the Glendale plant, and a company spokesperson said Monday that all those laid off will have the "opportunity to apply" for those new jobs.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/business/ford-will-lay-off-all-1-600-kentucky-battery-plant-employees-as-it-pivots-away/article_32ef2a58-eb9d-4bf4-820d-c2417b6793ea.html

Nothing where I’m at. But there have been a lot of rumors about more coming on Monday. I know we’re in this for the long haul, but I’d really like to know whether we’ll at least be left alone until the holidays are over.

Hello. I am a journalist with the FT who writes about Optum and UnitedHealth. I have heard that there was a layoff at Optum Insight sometime before Thanksgiving. Would love to chat with anyone affected for a story I am writing. Get in touch, Mansur.Shaheen@FT.com

1. Stop volunteering extra work. Just provide what’s asked—no more, no less.
2. Stop trying to do the right thing, even if leadership preach “honesty, integrity and accountability.” Use phrases like: “Happy to support the chosen direction”.
3. Don’t speak up DIRECTLY against leaders’ choices. Instead summaries discussions like “Per our discussion, option A was chosen despite X, Y, Z risks. Please let me know if there’s any misunderstandings on my part.”
4. ALWAYS be civil. Don’t try to prove someone wrong or expect leadership to acknowledge your voice.
5. The five “Don’ts”:
   • Don’t become the lone moral hero
   • Don’t assume logic will win
   • Don’t over-explain bad news
   • Don’t expect stated company values to protect you
   • Don’t put your name on things that is not your own work or idea. If your boss changes your content - remove your name.

closing and 110 workers losing jobs by February

Bloomington hit today!

Found a management person was having an affair. I never said a word till now. But did my accidental discovery cause my layoff?

Discussing a 10% workforce reduction in non-client-facing departments.

• Whatever goes around comes around - "It's the kind of advice the firm might offer one of its clients, and comes after headcount exploded between 2012 (17,000) and today (40,000). " Enough said !!
• "The advisory model is dying - consultancies would increasingly need to underwrite outcomes rather than bill hours" .. Duh !
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/mckinsey-executives-plot-job-cuts-in-slowdown-for-consulting-industry