#layoffs

Good luck all, I know all of us will need it in the coming days.

I've been unemployed for months after being laid off and I'm starting to lose hope. I'm not sure what's worse, the rejection emails or the silence on the majority of applications I send out. I honest to goodness don't know how much longer I can keep doing this.

Has there been a single day in the past 12 months that we didn't have to worry about cuts? I'm pretty sure the answer is no. Even after the cuts are freshly over, we immediately start thinking about the next round, because we all know it's coming. How come we all allowed for this to become the new normal?

The Daily Wire recently implemented layoffs. The company's audience has significantly decreased across platforms. Its attempt to establish a "right-wing Hollywood" proved unsuccessful. The Daily Wire settled a $2 million class action lawsuit for data sharing. The media organization relocated its operations to Nashville in 2020.

Nashville, Tennessee

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/daily-wire-nashville-crashing/article_ff51493d-2df4-4b23-bd16-050b3b27cdbc.html

Charles River Laboratories recorded a net loss in the first quarter. The company also disclosed plans to lay off 71 employees. A one-time $118 million charge from asset sales led to the net loss. Without this charge, adjusted earnings per share beat expectations. New CEO Birgit Girshick introduced a strategic framework for future operations.

Wilmington, Massachusetts

https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/05/charles-river-laboratories-posts-loss-amid-dozens-of-layoffs-says-turnaround-on-track.html

Greenbean Ventures, LLC will lay off 121 employees. The hemp manufacturer operates eight locations across East Tennessee. These layoffs are effective July 13. The company plans to move its operations to North Carolina. Tightening state regulations on hemp products caused this decision.

Johnson City, Tennessee

https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/05/15/east-tennessee-business-lay-off-more-than-120-employees-move-north-carolina/

Voters in Central New York school districts are deciding on budgets. Many districts face increasing costs for health insurance, utilities, and transportation. State funding remains flat while enrollment is declining across the region. Several districts propose staff reductions, including layoffs, to close budget gaps. Liverpool, Fulton, Jamesville-DeWitt, and Cortland are among those planning job cuts.

https://www.syracuse.com/schools/2026/05/school-district-voters-head-to-polls-tuesday-to-decide-on-budgets-including-some-with-layoffs.html

AP cut 20 U.S. journalist positions on Friday. This is part of a larger restructuring. The organization is changing its operational focus. It is moving away from traditional print journalism. The AP will now emphasize visual journalism and new revenue streams.

https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/ap-finishes-us-restructuring-with-round-of-20-layoffs-part-of-strategic-pivot-from-print,261683

Starbucks announced 252 corporate job cuts in Seattle. These layoffs impact vice presidents, directors, and senior managers. The company stated cuts will sharpen focus and lower costs. Separations are expected from July 17 through February 1, 2027. Starbucks is also closing some regional support offices.

Seattle, Washington

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/starbucks-layoffs-impact-252-jobs-at-seattle-support-center-including-vps-and-other-senior-roles/

Cree Lighting announced a second round of layoffs impacting its Racine, Wisconsin facility. Twenty-eight positions were eliminated on May 14, according to a federal notice. These cuts primarily affect office and support roles, including tax, graphic design, and marketing. The company cited "unforeseeable business circumstances" for bypassing the 60-day notice requirement. This action follows 172 manufacturing job cuts made in March.

Racine, Wisconsin

https://inside.lighting/news/26-05/cree-lighting-launches-round-two-layoffs

The online gambling industry is experiencing widespread layoffs. Penn Entertainment recently cut over 70 jobs in its interactive division. Gambling.com Group also laid off approximately a quarter of its employees. These reductions reflect a shift towards efficiency and AI adoption. Industry growth is slowing, forcing companies to streamline operations.

https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/betting-firms-cut-jobs-as-industry-growth-stalls/

It is not about expecting a reward. I actually get a real sense of satisfaction from doing a job well, no matter where I am or who I work for. But here is the thing all of us have to accept. Do not expect loyalty back. Do not expect appreciation. Do not expect any of it to protect you. When cuts come, you will be out the door just as fast as the person who does nothing. Maybe faster. Whatever corporate culture this place supposedly had is long gone. If it ever existed at all.

Healthtech unicorn Innovaccer laid off approximately 340 employees. These job cuts occurred across India and the United States. The company is restructuring operations to become "AI-native." This marks Innovaccer's third layoff round in four years. Affected staff will receive severance and transition support.

San Francisco

https://www.peoplematters.in/news/strategic-hr/indian-founded-unicorn-joins-ai-layoff-wave-with-340-job-cuts-across-india-and-us-49780

Two talented people are gone from the team, but the clueless, passive-aggressive manager survived. Lucky us.

TCS has instructed managers to classify 5% of employees in the lowest performance category. This directive applies to the latest appraisal cycle. The move has generated concerns about potential new layoffs. This follows a previous retrenchment of approximately 2% of its workforce. The company had previously planned to let go of 12,200 employees in fiscal year 2026.

https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/tcs-asks-managers-to-put-5-staff-in-band-d-stoking-fears-of-fresh-layoffs-report-11512010

I wonder how he feels now that FT took CS back and will likely take everything else back. I remember that he was preaching this as a huge opportunity and saying that it will be great. Well...

Gambling.com Group's stock price plummeted sharply. Its shares fell by 53% in a single day. This decline followed an announced cost-cutting program. The company plans to restructure and lay off 25% of its staff. First-quarter results showed a $1.17 million net loss and a 43% EBITDA decrease.

https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-50863

Emplyoyees have lost:

1. Company paid medical benefits
2. Profit Sharing
3. The monthly possibility of promotions. Now done only annually
4. Company contributions to 401K with each pay check. Now done only annually
5. 2% or less raises
6. Your own desk. Now having to come in each day to seek a desk with hoteling.
7. No personal file space.
   Employees have gained:
8. More work due to layoffs and resignations of colleagues, and job uncertainty

So how does management expect to keep and attract employees under these circumstances?

Egg Harbor Township School District eliminated 23 positions for the upcoming school year. These cuts affect teaching, administrative, and support staff roles. The district aims to close a roughly $6 million budget gap. Rising health care costs largely drove this financial shortfall. Officials confirmed no music programs are canceled, but Latin courses will end.

Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/05/nj-school-district-just-cut-23-jobs-as-students-worry-about-cuts-to-their-music-classes.html

Florida public schools face widespread closures and staff reductions. Declining enrollment drives these issues across the state. Lower birthrates and high living costs contribute to student loss. State politics, including school vouchers, also impact funding. Many districts are cutting positions and closing campuses.

Florida

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/education/2026/05/18/florida-public-schools-face-closures-enrollment-dropoff-teacher-shortages-funding-problems/90059571007/

Over 5,100 workers faced layoffs across the U.S. supply chain sector. These job cuts affected logistics, manufacturing, and transportation companies. Major employers like FreshRealm, GEODIS, Ryder, and DSV announced significant reductions. Reasons included restructuring, contract losses, and softening industrial demand. Layoffs spanned at least 20 states, impacting various facility types.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/more-5-100-freight-related-110000455.html

The University of Oregon disregarded seniority during librarian layoffs. A neutral arbitrator ruled against the university's decision. The arbitrator found both junior and senior librarians were qualified. Contract terms required seniority to be a priority in such cases. This ruling followed layoffs impacting eight library positions in summer 2025.

Eugene, Oregon

https://dailyemerald.com/188380/news/after-fall-cuts-and-layoffs-uo-librarians-reappointed/

Oakland City University employees did not receive their May 8 paychecks. The Indiana institution previously warned 167 workers of June 1 layoffs. The university is seeking donations from two companies to cover payroll and remain open. It also considers selling a carbon capture patent and has listed two buildings for sale. The Higher Learning Commission is investigating the situation.

Oakland City, Indiana

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/institutions/religious-colleges/2026/05/18/warned-layoffs-oakland-city-u-workers-arent-paid

Rolling layoffs and separations in Home business. From YC to R&D and everywhere in between. Last week and this week. Likely more to come in small bits.

Per Rob’s most recent email, our teams will remain intact until January 1st. After that? Who knows!

On Friday, Cigna Evernorth let go of contractors associated with Endava.

How is next PRO WAND UNLIMITED, CGI or Cognizant?

It looks like they may be onboarding nearshore contractors through Brillio.

Nobody around me has been notified yet.

I hope they talk about the strategic layoffs that are to come for dfs folks

WOW !!!

People here were saying ISG was supposed to take hits today. What happened?

When, where, and number of affected workers would go a long way to allying fears and improving mental health as well.

It would also dispel rumors of large layoffs and improve optics with the media.

Anyone from ireland here? Were u guys affected by the layoffs?

RTP is closing?28

Not excited about Zayo. Its really a mismanaged company overall. At least Crown had somewhat of an idea. But Zayo has no clue. We have good people from Fibertech still on board. Zayo just needs to let us take charge. But who knows, knowing Zayo, they will lay us all off.

Only time will tell, but no one has a good feeling about Zayo

You'll have to offer another round of severance packages to get me to leave.

This isn’t working. RTO isn’t working.

The conversation internally is still focused only on badge swipes, presence reports, five-day mandates and 10% sweeping layoffs while the stock slides, morale stays low, and leadership takes new debt and pushes expensive long-term office bets nobody wants.

Markets don’t care about the unnecessary and expensive RTO facade. It just destroys value by forcing out top talent and plummeting productivity.

They don’t care about micromanaging badge data.
They don’t care about forced commutes that reduce available working hours.
They don’t care who sat in a chair 5 days this week while watching Netflix at their desk.

They care about execution. Growth. Costs. Talent retention. Confidence in leadership. All the things we aren’t focused on right now.

At some point the board has to ask hard questions and decide to make some real changes to turn things around.

Because the falling stock price, disengaged employees, and doubling down on unpopular policies isn’t a strategy. It’s self inflicted destruction.

General Motors recently reduced its IT workforce. The company cut approximately 600 salaried positions. This move is part of a deliberate skills exchange. GM is now hiring for AI-focused IT roles. The automaker seeks professionals to build AI systems from the ground up.

https://www.indexbox.io/blog/gm-and-automakers-reshape-workforces-with-ai-focused-hiring-and-layoffs/

Milestone Technologies announced layoffs for 50 contractors. The contractors supported Meta’s Eagle Mountain data center. This action follows the end of Milestone's contract. Affected roles include logistics associates and managers. Separations are scheduled to begin on June 28.

Eagle Mountain, Utah

http://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/17/milestone-technologies-contractors/

Heard multiple people affected