#layoffs

As in, don't fire the people who are doing their jobs well. VZ has record profits, but it makes bad decisions at the top creating lots of debt.

Does anyone know or heard a number on how much Centene is trying to downsize? Ive seen articles but they are very hush hush about the target number... only that our membership has decreased by 6%.

We are exhausted.

The people actually trying to keep up are exhausted. The rate of change in our platform, the multiple changes in strategy and direction for messaging, the rate of innovation around AI, middle management that lacks empathy and communication skills, the upcoming move to Google, the constant loud demand to do MORE FASTER with no end in sight. And now rumors of more layoffs to come.

We are at our breaking point. Yes we need to move fast to keep up in the market, but give us some damn grace and maybe a week long shut down to catch our breath. We are only human.

Funny, T-Mobile just did a hackathon... wonder how employee spirits were

Morale at Meta has seemingly hit rock bottom.

Employees have been roiling from multiple rounds of major layoffs. Last month alone, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company laid off a whopping 8,000 workers, roughly ten percent of its workforce, as part of its chaotic refocusing efforts around AI.

Many of those who remain are now forced to perform the grunt work to train AI models, weekly busywork that's already driving some of them up the wall, as Wired reports.

In an internal memo to employees on Friday, Zuckerberg attempted to lift their spirits in what appears to be a notable failure to read the room. Specifically, the billionaire promised to host a companywide AI hackathon in July — only to get brutally shut down by workers who were in no mood for such a thing.

Meta has regularly hosted hackathons in the past, but given last month's layoff announcement, the reception was extremely chilly.

"I'm literally preoccupied with keeping the lights on for my team," one employee wrote in an internal message quoted by Wired. "I have no incentive to participate, let alone have the time to do so."

"I'm not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore," another employee added, pointing out that "people are being asked to cover more work with less support while their colleagues get laid off."

"I've participated in previous hackathons, but this no longer feels like an option alongside pod sprints in my corner of the company," one worker wrote.

Zuckerberg offered employees access to permanent desks, a symbolic gesture that unintentionally illustrated how expendable many of them had become. Many employees at Meta have been working from "hot desks," a controversial scheme involving multiple workers sharing the same desks.

For all its employees' pain and suffering, Meta has surprisingly little to show. The company continues to trip over its own feet, struggling to release impressive new AI models as its competitors pull ahead further in the ongoing AI race.

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In his memo, Zuckerberg predicted that even more difficult days could be ahead for the company, despite vowing to hold off on any future layoffs for the rest of the year.

"Given the complexity of these changes, we've made mistakes and will almost certainly make more," he admitted.

The long awaited day is almost here. They have us walking on pins and needles all week.

https://easternherald.com/2026/06/13/chevron-8000-layoffs-hess-acquisition-2026/

Give us the scoop on Lyons. Already sent corporate email to all of Truist saying hello. More info coming soon. We are ecstatic to get rid of our current CEO to a forced retirement.
What does Mike think about hybrid. Working from home 2-3 days a week?
From the Fiserv message board, looks like he joined Fiserv to be an axe man, now he is dragging his axe out to the next victim (Truist bank).
Does he realize most companies, especially in the financial sector are very top heavy.
Does he get rid of management, or the people at the bottom doing all the work.
Thanks for any advice you can share.

Two to three months until they think Cognizant will be ready to start taking over activities in Digital, and we should expect some roles to be displaced. "Some of it will be a bummer," says RK.

Hearing about layoffs and people being notified in at least 2 groups. What is the extent?

I had a dr appt yesterday. He asked who I work for and how it’s going. I said EDJ and that it’s not what it used to be and is getting progressively worse. He said he’s actually heard that from several patients lately.

So, word is getting out in the community! I figured it must be given the FA losses, and nna and auc missing goals by a long shot, but this was interesting anecdotal evidence!

Centene offering buyout plans to its employees due to low Medicaid enrollment.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/centene-offers-most-staff-buyouts-after-obamacare-member-losses-bloomberg-news-2026-06-15/

I have a very fuzzy charter right now. I feel I was left behind to ensure nothing breaks, but with each day it seems my work is not likely to meet the never ending evaluation. All this to say, I don't really have a job right now. I'm in limbo.

Has there been any word on July round of layoffs or cuts? Did all 3000 employees get notified before? Or will some of them be notified before fiscal year end?

I’ve been here a year and a half no email yet…

If Kodak was able to go through bankruptcy and reinvent itself so can Xerox. Just remember, Kodak in its hayday had 145,000 employees, today it has 3,500.

Anyone worried about payday this week. Got a bad feeling about it.

Just heard that “Scribe Optimize” (a third party AI company) is going to be implemented across a few teams. Being sold as a way to optimize how long it takes to do tasks by tracking each employee on how long it takes them to do something and if they’re faster, then to teach others how they did it faster.

Soooo definitely just a new way to track employees and lay more folks off.

• 6%

https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/centene-staff-buyouts-unliklely-related-to-wakely-data-says-barclays-thefly-news

Sarah’s message was essentially: ‘when membership shifts, the organization must shift too.’

Barclays may be right about Wakely. It still doesn’t explain the scale of the restructuring. We all know layoffs have been happening every month, largely in the shadows.

Maybe the leaders can’t find their as--s with both hands. In any event, they’re almost certainly not being truthful.

Lock in guys, lock in.

Any one know specifically what departments are being considered? I was laid off during the UnitedHealthcare layoffs back in September of 2024. Centene hired me after a long 7 month search and now I can’t believe im having to go through this again! i I thought centene was going to be my long term after such a devastating time and now this.

You have already branded yourself Verizon - sleazy, money grubbing sociopaths. This is regarding every person involved in firing people who did deserve it. Just following orders is NOT an excuse. Find another job instead of enabling grifters.

Idk why no one read or listened to the “London Calling” episode…. VSP offers expire 7/1. They’ll base the number of the layoff based on how many people took VSP’s. Everyone who is gonna be laid off will be notified by the beginning of August. Emails with offers are going to most everyone, you’ll get an email at some point today. It’s in waves. If you’re already having a foot out the door, take the offer and ready to move on from Centene, take the offer.

Lmao Mike came in, penalized the teams leaving hard workers out of their jobs and sending layoffs. Now he is out in 13 months tell me he didn’t do well in his job. The leadership changes that took place lately and continuous after Frank left clearly tells that the company isn’t doing so good, it’s like having puppets in positions that don’t make sense.

I got my VSP offer this morning and am considering it. I'm trying to figure out what I would get if I don't accept it, and get laid off instead. Does anyone know what the typical severance is during these rounds of layoffs? I'd like to compare it to my VSP offer.

Heard 15 more were let go today in consulting in HQ same, few hrs access available to sas. Apply to jobs from sas.com

No email yet. Does that mean I’m safe? Are emails being rolled out thru the day? I’m mid age, 4-5 years in, and nobody special so wondering why I’m ineligible if that’s the case.

Do we know if the emails will be sent throughout the day?

They presided over more than $100 BILLION of value destruction and continue to enjoy quarterly catered chicken lunches and nearly $350,000 in annual fees.

bla bla bla A I bla bla we think about future and consider significant layoffs globally.

no decisions, no dates, but polish site future is unclear. Did other EU/US get same msg today or only us?

PS. guy who came was from powerflex and spoke to whole R&D site.

Seems very very slowly, some of the useless ones are wising up and leaving. ED, AR, and now the CIO (wdf did she do anyway?). Could it be that BL's interests are being weaned out slowly by Meg.

Are you remaining employees seeing the pattern yet that is happening across the health insurance industry?

Some saw this pattern 2 years ago and tried to speak out on it “team” calls but fell on deaf ears.

But I imagine, based on what I have been reading on Humana’s, Elevance, United Health, Optum, Cigna, Centene that you probably by now see what the overall strategy in personnel reduction and/or replacement.

It is most definitely a strategy and not in employee’s longterm best interest.

I don't understand how newly hired automatically get to stay:/

JBS USA is preparing to cut about 2,000 jobs. The company will close two beef processing facilities. Pilgrim's Pride, a JBS subsidiary, is also shifting chicken production. These moves are due to significant profit losses in beef operations. The company aims for efficiency and invests in growing segments like poultry.

https://www.indexbox.io/blog/jbs-usa-to-lay-off-2000-workers-as-it-closes-beef-plants-and-shifts-chicken-production/

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BCE, Bell Canada's parent, recently eliminated almost 700 positions. These job cuts span various company divisions. The firm cited restructuring and efficiency improvements as reasons. The company dismissed approximately 690 staff members. This follows earlier dismissals for attendance record falsification.

https://www.thestar.com/business/bell-canada-parent-lays-off-almost-700-employees-citing-operational-changes/article_d94189f1-af3c-459f-8c61-ca6f66ff633a.html

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_d310ec88-4d1c-48b9-a124-e027b4de6d0f.html

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) notified Virginia officials of potential layoffs. 174 employees at the Pentagon may be affected. These layoffs could begin on August 8, 2026. This notice follows earlier filings for 236 workers in Falls Church and Arlington. The company did not state a reason for the Pentagon layoffs.

Pentagon, VA

https://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/174-gdit-pentagon-workers-could-face-layoffs-august

Senator Bernie Sanders targeted a Jacksonville maritime company. He accused the firm of illegal union-busting. Sanders also cited unsafe work conditions. A worker death reportedly occurred there. The company also conducted recent layoffs.

Jacksonville, Florida

https://www.news4jax.com/video/news/2026/06/15/sen-bernie-sanders-criticizes-jacksonville-maritime-company-after-worker-death-layoffs/

BlackRock Inc. reduced its workforce by nearly 200 people. This reduction impacts less than one percent of its global staff. CEO Larry Fink prefers ongoing, smaller workforce adjustments. This represents the fourth reduction in staff over 18 months. The company is reorganizing after years of growth and acquisitions.

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/blk-stock-blackrock-reportedly-cuts-002716602.html

On a day when the Nasdaq was up 3%, OTEX was down. That’s a major warning sign that institutional ownership and interest is poor. A rising tide should float all ships. The market isn’t buying the OT story. The upticks since earnings have dissipated. The upticks from stock buybacks have disappeared.

No sales of the non-core business units = no ability to pay down the debt. Best of luck to all my friends still hanging on (most of my colleagues of 15+ years are gone). There has to be some major changes or the long term outlook is a continued slow sinking of the SS Barrenechea.

Xbox plans to close game developer Compulsion Games. The studio is known for titles such as South of Midnight. Compulsion leadership is negotiating with Microsoft about its future. The number of affected employees remains unclear. This follows recent Xbox financial struggles and expected layoffs.

https://kotaku.com/xbox-shuttering-south-of-midnight-peabody-award-compulsion-games-2000706065