#reduction

lululemon let go of 100 part-time workers who helped answer customer questions by phone, email, and chat.

These workers helped people every day, but the company decided it wants to use only full-time workers for this job instead.

Lululemon says this change will help them do a better job helping customers and make the business run more smoothly.

This is happening while the company is also looking for a new boss and dealing with some disagreements with its founder.

no store closures, just changes to how customer help is done.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-lululemon-layoffs-customer-care-part-time-work/

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/expedia-group-lays-off-employees-in-latest-cuts-at-seattle-travel-giant/
Expedia Group is laying off employees. Impacted workers include program managers and engineers. The company stated it is eliminating roles and simplifying its structure. These reductions follow previous workforce cuts over the past two years. Expedia Group had 16,500 employees globally at the end of 2024.

The company decided to pause their AI push, as the low hanging fruit has been harvested, and further adoption requires substantial investment and training. To decrease costs, they now aim to reduce the number of MDs by delegating their work to VPs, reduce the number of VPs by delegating their work to AVPs, and to reduce the number of FTEs in India to Indian contractors.

The cuts will impact across the hospital, including management, clinical and non-clinical areas, according to a statement issued by Pomona Valley. Of these, 128 positions have been removed by not filling vacant positions and by planned retirements in 2026. Another 137 positions will be removed through layoffs and reductions in hours.

https://www.ocregister.com/2026/01/20/pomona-valley-hospital-plans-265-job-cuts/

You heard it here first. The next layoff for Management and Bargained employees is going to cut deep. Organizations and groups typically not impacted are going to see a significant (30%) reduction in force. This year will also be significant focus on 3rd and 4th levels.

I remember when this first started ppl had very specific number counts. I guess we are at 9,000 left to lay off for 2026. Can anyone give an insight as to how many of those 9,000 left will come out of divestures and how many will come out of actual reduction of employees and how that number is different from normal years low performers reduction?

Here’s a breakdown by region and area. These numbers have been verified.

All regions combined

ICs: 43 will be let go

Managers (including senior managers): 5

Per area

ICs: 10–12, depending on the area

Managers: 2 per area
To reduce costs, all senior managers in each area will be let go as their responsibilities can be handled by managers at a lower cost.

On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Noridian Healthcare Solutions announced a reduction in force that affected about 7% of Noridian's employees.

That's according to Cailin Shovkoplyas, communications manager for Noridian, who added that the change is connected to an organizational restructuring that "aligns staffing with current federal funding levels" and positions the company for long-term competitiveness.

https://www.inforum.com/business/noridian

Didn't see anything on here. BDB had about 4% reduction in force on Jan 9th.

Who in management makes the final decision about who gets cut? SVP? MD?

What's the latest on the IOL expats? Seems like many of them were in scope and were going to be getting communication, as it sounds like the company wanted to reduce the number of expats. Any updates? Are many of them coming back to take jobs back at sites or the office back in Canada? Staying where they are on expat? I'd be surprised if any of them would be getting let go, but stranger things have happened.

Dallas-based financial services company Comerica will lay off 184 employees at its Frisco location as part of a reduction-in-force, according to a notice sent to affected workers.

The layoffs will take place at the Comerica office in the Frisco Star Tower, located at 17 Cowboys Way in Frisco. The notice stated that employees impacted by the reduction in force are expected to be separated from the company beginning March 13, 2026.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/business/comerica-lay-off-184-employees-frisco-office-after-merger-approval/287-a7eba9e5-c075-4684-a980-01250db30828

Here is what I’ve heard more than once. If anyone knows differently please call it out / correct me-

Layoffs:
Jan 6th - End User Support
Jan 6th- Resource Planning

Upcoming
Jan 13th- Consumer / Retail
Jan 20th - Product (now under Jeff Simon/ IT)

Both upcoming are targeting a 20% reduct

20% reduction in staff at Seattle and Oregon Starbucks stores taking effect later this month.

2 years later and massive reduction, there are still layers to be cut in sales, SE, TAM managers and directors. Most of them don't step out of office to engage customers because they can't. The ones in APJ are good example. Glad the SE boss gone back to his country.

Western College recently laid off over 60 employees. This action dissolves about half of these positions and restructures others. The college aims to reduce its budget by approximately $4 million. Budget shortfalls stem from reduced property taxes and reliance on reserves. Impacted employees received 90-day notices and six months of health insurance.

https://www.greenriverstar.com/story/2025/12/18/county/layoffs-at-western/13418.html

After laying off over 2000 employees in 2025, we were notified in an all hands meeting near the end of November that they were done with cuts "for the rest of the year." During an IT All Hands meeting in December, Brian announced that we should expect a 25-40% reduction in staff due to AI implementation (which they strongly pushed on everyone).

Artificial intelligence is coming for your jobs 70% reduction in manufacturing.

For those that have to go to hubs, I’m curious to know what exactly is on that email sent to remote folks today? Are you getting a reduction in salary? Is that even legal?

CBU said at the end of the spring semester, the university will work towards a 12:1 student-faculty ratio by reducing around 16 full-time faculty positions.

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/christian-brothers-university-plans-layoffs-following-restoration-of-accreditation/article_898ed2cf-5bf0-4a92-a855-8c94159f7c17.html

More rifs announced effective 1/31/2026. This one is even bigger. Billing is losing like 60 to 75% of its employees

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/

Is LBT and his team planning to do that ?

Hearing that Cap 1 and Consumable reduction? Moving positions overnight??

Have any VRP been offered yet ? The last offers were last November almost exactly 1 year ago. In a few weeks they will be on the hook for lots of new 9 % ACH contributions they will have to make every paycheck after the pension plans stop accruing. It would be nice if they could try to use the VRP to reduce the number of people they need to force out of a job and reduce the burden on themselves too.

Not true.. faculty and course leads, coordinators are being let go

UBS has been cutting jobs as a result of the integration of former rival Credit Suisse, which it bought in 2023.

A reduction of 10,000 jobs would equate to a 9% cut in total jobs for the Swiss bank, which had around 110,000 employees at the end of 2024.

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/ubs-may-cut-further-10000-jobs-by-2027-sonntagsblick-reports-2025-12-07/

On Thursday, the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) governing board voted 5-1 to eliminate 167 positions, reducing staff by 6%.

https://ktar.com/arizona-education/school-district-6-staff-cuts/5787944/

So latest communication is a reduction in people in all areas of 20% in Q1.
It’s going so well.
Will be interesting to see if that number is applied evenly across both XRX and LKX or if the plan is to just be left with LKX monkeys (who know nothing about digital services and our collective growth engines).
Meanwhile the SLT continue to spend money like water on themselves, pet projects, relocation/moving costs. Java.

What is the news on staff reductions as the MRC/DNOW merger progresses?

Furloughs, layoffs likely for New Orleans city employees in 2026

Axios

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:21:59 GMT

Furloughs and layoffs are anticipated for city employees in New Orleans. These job reductions are projected to take place in the year 2026. The municipal government of New Orleans is the entity affected by these potential staffing changes. This news indicates a likely financial or structural adjustment within the city's workforce. The headline specifies the timeline for these impending employment shifts for the city's staff.
https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-job-cuts-furloughs-2026/69544120

JD absolutely burned Nike, pure failure no question. His strategy was cost reduction and DTC, no real tech chops as PK hoped, fitting of a consultant. Company value cut in half 2020-2024 during his time!

How does PK wipe the egg off his face after hand selecting JD, demoralizing employees, and scaring off shareholders? Go back to the safety of Nike DNA roots picking EH a former Dallas Cowboy trainer for his friend JJ.

Cronie nepotism at its best. EH is WAY over his head, he’s a salesman not a CEO. Nike has a very uncertain future ahead, it’s worrisome.

What’s next people? More excuses ahead of earnings coming certainly…

Just heard all of the rf tools
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Overall , reduction in budget for tools.

As markets combine there won't be assistance on managing the larger area from HQ.

Good luck...

PNNL is cutting about 68 staff across Pacific Northwest national lab sites, with most reductions in Richland. Lab leadership ties the layoffs to funding and program changes.

Heard there have to be 4s on the team. This might be the new strategy to get rid of some serious headcount without any severances. Track your work and have enough evidence to contest the 4s. If they want you out they want you out.

Someone I work with, a friend, was told today is last day.

Can’t they just reduce everyone’s salary instead of layoffs like some cultures do?

Town hall this morning announced that we're going to combine IBO and the GSCs, and that we will eliminate some redundancies.

Buckle up, it's time for another round of musical chairs aboard the RMS Titanic.

For those that are impacted by the reduction in force, please check or have someone go over the severance agreement to see if there's a timeframe set for a non-compete clause. This would include verbiage regarding a timeframe of which you may be illegible for employment by a similar company offering a similar or slightly different role. While some states do have limitations on this, please exercise due diligence.

Example: You may be barred from working in a telecom or similar company for a period of six months before they would consider hiring you. You would go through the whole interview process, but then get hung up during the final selection due to this.

If the union folks pass on this lame offer will there be a forced reduction? Contrary to what most of you believe. We don’t all have a no layoff clause. And we are not all under the same union contract.