#layoffs

Watching promotions roll out is something else as well. It makes you really question if performance actually matters even a single bit. To say the names on that list don't always match the people who carry the weight daily would be an understatement. It's hard not to notice.

• What reorg has accomplished the stated goals beyond short terms savings from firing people eroded when they had to hire the people back to run the business?
• What big, disruptive strategy initiatives have actually been delivered beyond some instantly outdated chatbot? What from the ET's AI roadmap has actually been delivered and successfully?
• How long does your ET get to blame people that were let go or pushed out for their shortcomings? Some have literally been doing this for years.
• How many top performers get pushed out while you just keep adding heads to compensate for chaotic programs like Salesforce as those you kept have no idea how to run a CRM, including the new CIO?
• How much money do you waste on BCG, McKinsey, etc. with no results to show for it?
• How long do you keep an ET that has a "provide customers everything and the kitchen sink" approach vs having an actual, modern, and innovative product strategy? There is 5 ways to buy every product at pricing that makes no sense to us, never mind customers.
• How many leaders can you hire that have no idea what they are doing, such as the CDO, CFO, new CIO, and many of those leading Engineering, while you fire the people that did the actual work and knew how things worked?
• How low are you willing to let morale go before the company is not longer functional?

Look around at who’s left. It’s hard not to feel like we’re all temporary at this point. Layoffs keep coming, and eventually they will reach everyone they have to pay more than pocket change. Anyone still standing in the US is on borrowed time. It’s less a question of if and more of when.

PIP isn't about improvement. Performance improvement plans aren't for helping you. They're either to save money or get revenge. That's all. If you are on PIP, don't expect to still be employed once it's done.

Condé Nast recently laid off 16 employees across several brands. These cuts affected staff at Self, Glamour, and Condé Nast Entertainment. The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United union issued an official statement. They reported 33 total layoffs over the past five months. The union expressed concerns about diversity and editorial quality.

New York, New York

https://ouispeakfashion.com/conde-nast-layoffs-draw-union-response/

After the layoffs rounds how the daily routine looks like especially regarding direct mngr? Do you still have as usual 1:1? Are the layoff questions brought up on th meetings or mgnrs behave like nothing happened?

If im them, I announce both at the same time. People left won't be complaining about 100%

Resilience Healthcare laid off hundreds of employees from a suburban Chicago hospital. This action affected 670 workers at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. The hospital cited financial and technological issues, specifically a failed electronic medical records system. CEO Dr. Manoj Prasad hopes to reopen the hospital with state financial assistance. A law firm is investigating Resilience for potential WARN Act violations.

Oak Park, Illinois

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/facing-financial-issues-illinois-hospital-shutters-lays-off-hundreds-of-workers/ar-AA21Cz5L?cvid=69ec2ff1899145a5b40b386714df05b5&ocid=DELLDHP

German manufacturer Gerresheimer Glass Inc. will close its Illinois facility. This action will lead to 172 worker layoffs. The layoffs are set for September 30. Production will shift to plants in Italy and India. The company aims to reduce costs and improve performance.

Chicago Heights, Illinois

https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/manufacturing/2026/04/26/illinois-loses-manufacturing-business-and-employees-to-be-laid-off/89773546007/

DSV is ending its operations at a Dallas County facility. This closure will result in the layoff of 391 workers. Affected roles include forklift drivers, warehouse operators, and supervisors. Employees will be impacted starting April 30 or in early May. Most impacted staff are expected to receive job offers from a new operator.

Wilmer, Texas

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/global-shipping-company-dsv-to-lay-off-hundreds-at-dallas-county-facility-impacting-nearly-400/ar-AA20w4tL?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&bundles=feat-es2020-c

Texas State is changing its campus food provider. Chartwells employees face 183 layoffs. Compass Group USA issued a WARN notice. These layoffs will take effect on May 31. Aramark is the potential new dining service vendor.

San Marcos, Texas

https://universitystar.com/35371/news/txst-changes-food-providers-nearly-200-jobs-affected/

GateHouse Media is conducting layoffs across its newspapers. The Providence Newspaper Guild president states GateHouse is not disclosing the total number. The union has confirmed six layoffs at the Providence Journal. Reports indicate approximately 200 employees were laid off nationally. GateHouse's CEO called these cuts "immaterial" to the company.

Providence, Rhode Island

https://www.golocalprov.com/business/head-of-projos-union-says-gatehouse-is-not-disclosing-number-of-layoffs

Educators and support staff in California schools face job uncertainty. Over 2,400 preliminary layoff notices were issued for teaching positions. More than 3,300 notices went to classified staff. These notices apply to positions, not specific individuals. Districts must finalize layoff decisions by May 15.

California

https://edsource.org/2026/schools-across-california-face-uncertainty-as-layoffs-loom/756688

It's not a secret the OT is bleeding and drying out the divisions and there going to be another major layoff soon.

I'm hearing a lot of rumors about OT going to sell ADM bu heard SAP and others but is there any credibility to those rumors? is anyone going to buy ADM?
I guess the sale will be happening at the end of the faineance year (this June - start of July)

I feel a bit apprehensive about the upcoming Global Employee Meeting. Our results were good and beat market expectations and I know I should not feel this way. We have a lot of positive cash flow and can sustain good growth if we continue the trajectory. This is one of those times where smart CEOs and executive boards and supervisory boards (elected) would try to invest in more headcount to get an edge over our competitors. But I know that will not happen because
1) The biggest SAP commitment is to create enough cash flow for executive board bonuses and group executive bonuses
2) The second biggest SAP commitment is to create enough cash flow for share buybacks. SAP intends to spend up to 2.6 billion € (without incidental acquisition costs) in the period from 5 February 2026 until 27 July 2026 at the latest. https://www.sap.com/investors/en/stock/share-buy-back/2026.html
3) The third biggest SAP commitment is to create enough cash flow for the AI fairy tale. I call this is fairy tale because the total cost of AI solutions, third party development to make those solutions work for SAP employees, operating costs related to AI and opportunity costs when having to fix AI mistakes is very high.
In fact, there are reports that AI costs more than the humans they are intending to replace. But compared to humans, they do not have "workers rights" and can be easily exploited at the cost of our environment.
4) Lack of empathy in our executive board members and elected supervisory board representatives. Every earnings call and global employee call has one or two speakers apologizing for something derogatory they said towards employees. This doesn't matter because they go right back to treating us like dirt again.
5) Commitment to fake HR plans. The new HR under Gina scrapped all previous HR programs and want to reinvent the wheel again. What this means is that they want to reduce workers rights and reduce employee benefits. And they create a lot of busy work for themselves to talk about but this work has no impact or has a negative impact on the SAP culture. We had HPOM and then Performance Management. God knows what atrocity they are brewing now.

This and many other reasons make me apprehensive about the Global Employee Meeting. I am expecting layoff news either as a big number or a small percentage every year. I wish we had the courage to fight back by giving low unfiltered scores. I wish we had more courage to elect better supervisory board members and not the same ones again and again because they have shown themselves to be executive friendly and not employee friendly. I wish SAP had a real long term strategy that went beyond "we are copying others in AI slop". I wish I didn't have to worry about having a job when I work for a company that is actually making a decent profit.

How are you all feeling about the Global Employee Meeting?

If you are a bank employee, either get to the office close to 9am local time or get ready to be escorted out by being in the office early. Notice period is tomorrow.

I accepted a long time ago that this job is a dead end. I'm ready. I'll figure something out.

People have been mentioning every single org that comes to their mind. Does anyone know something specific?

It’s gonna be a bloodbath. Diabetes exit means more corp fat to spread into OUs. OUs are gonna get sla-ghtered because GM and his EXCOM cronies protect their own.
OP: @ba+1kq2kdgae

Rings true to me. If someone knows more, please share.

It's just survival mode at Optum now, constantly restless, constantly anxious. This weekend was especially bad because I know what's coming this week. So damn exhausting.

We all know there will be more.

Every job has its pros and cons, but here the bad has been steadily outweighing the good for years. I've got some savings, and I'm not exactly optimistic about the job market. But begging to stay and being consumed by fear over losing the job? Not happening, even though leadership would clearly love to see us on our knees.

I heard through the grapevine that some number of consultants were laid off this past week. Anybody got confirmation or details?

I haven't seen anything pointing to that specific date.

I wouldn't bet on it.

Good move to replace Barry as the CEO. She mismanaged the company in many ways.
Do you expect more layoffs when Bonfig takes over as CEO?

Hi there. I am trying to connect with WD employees who were recently laid off and still searching for job. I am on the same boat and wondering if we can share our experiences and lessons. Using this platform because we can comment anonymously.

Ready for the pain to end

In a meeting about AI, (I am working on two Claude AI models now) it was slipped to myself and another by a market VP that they are looking deep into AI driven models to replaced human bodies. May is the month they will be collecting names of those that have not done all the AI training, looking to flat out replace them with AI driven models. The bottom line is this, on June 4th those that have just rejected AI and have not embraced AI will be removed from Verizon. Those that have embraced AI and have done all the training will still be employed on June 5th. That is the plan as it was told to me. On a side note our Claude code will replace many bodies in finance.

Verizon Layoffs - May 7th - Polymarket Bets.

Someone, not sure if True (or not); says May 7th is the date.

'Under the August 2025 deal, the Trump administration agreed to purchase 433.3 million Intel shares at $20.47 per share, equal to about a 9.9% stake, valued at around $8.9 billion, funded largely by previously awarded but unpaid CHIPS Act and Secure Enclave grants.

According to Bloomberg, those 433.3 million Intel shares owned by taxpayers are now worth a staggering $36 billion, netting taxpayers a $27 billion paper gain.'

funded by yet again US debt
a paper gain
expect more layoffs since the improvement was fake

Tell everyone what you or hear about layoffs, companies, number of staff, location, etc.

Any information is appreciated.

We all need to be prepared and have our finances and resumes in order. Recommend to start preliminary job search process now.

Best of luck 🤞 to everyone.

How many more heads to be cut for stock to bump up $200 next month ?

Sales has always been more of a face to face type of job even for remote meetings. Do you really think Larry would try to replace us with AI or cut down on us? Less sales less profits.

I’ve been at Nike for a while in a level 35, I just assumed directors and sr directors made a little more than me. Then talking to colleagues that are friends, didn’t realize directors make 200k+, sr directors 300k+. I feel like 75% of my team is directors & sr directors and now everything happening makes more sense. Not sure if those numbers are correct, but if they are with the amount of directors and sr directors at the company I understand why we are cutting all these jobs. 4 of the directors on my team don’t even have a report lol.

Its being said that next round is going to be in May itself rather than June

In two weeks, a RIF will take place at WI ,Wealth & Brokerage. The SL/CL roles will be combined, and SLs will be asked to assume G8 positions. GCL roles with fewer than 8–10 direct reports will be eliminated. In most cases, GSLs will take over the responsibilities of GCLs.

Super ready for this nightmare to be over