There’s been a lot of predictions on here about more rounds. Anyone got any real intel? It appeared the layoff impacted certain teams a lot more than others. It would make sense that the teams that were spared last time will be next in the firing line. Before Christmas and bonuses? How did they decide which teams were impacted more than others?
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@2pq they should lay off a whole country office. Would save a lot of money. Pick the under-performers and cull cull cull.
Another week in Blighty. Good luck all! Will say sc--w you T Rowe whenever the opportunity arises.
@2p6 Of course it's concentrated in the US, given the majority of the firm's associates are located there. Smaller scale things happening OUS though.
@2mp anyone in a non US office got info? Sounds like all we hear are American IT teams bearing the brunt and the odd team here or there in July. Seems the pain is concentrated.
@2g9 one of the marketing dudes told me what he does and I still don’t know how that’s a full time job. Sorry, not sorry.
@2jg any other teams impacted other than ETS?
We were just told that we would be receiving a calendar invite likely by 10am which would indicate whether or not we will be impacted by the next round of layoffs. This is Enterprise Tech Services. It is impossible to get much work done waiting for this email/calendar invite. Anyway, the invite will be for a meeting held today before 1pm where we have a one on one layoff meeting. Good news is we would be on pay roll into Feb 2026 so we can train our Indian replacements. Wish us luck.
@2fc yeah agree. How much money was wasted on fruitless marketing campaigns and headcount on people who don’t add value but just are good at selling themselves and playing up non achievements?
@2f7 Why not now? The tacky curiosity campaigns and the overstaffed miscellaneous teams should be an impetus to get rid of a lot of them. Why should they be given more time and others not?
@268 Marketing in the sights for a bigger exercise in 26
@262 where are the as-----ns heading first you think? Feels really quiet
@262 comforting or not?
@24r No RIFs on horizon, just selective as-----nations.
This week it starts anew?
@1fb so just different divisions on different days then… Right then, who’s first cab off the rank?
@1st not much word on this time? Three months since the July round
@15g I hear ya man. Training replacements is BUUUUL. Managers are DOGS that exert their authority like megalomaniacs.
In recent years, we always have layoffs around earnings time. It will be awful if I stay and awful if I get let go. Not a ton of opportunities out there
@1m4 which teams?
@1kn the T Rowe censoring machine in overdrive again. Can you post what the person said again? Can’t see the post you’re responding to anymore
@OP Heard a couple of folks in US sales got potted today.
@1dw Multiple divisions and regions affected on a single day
@1b6 define firm wide…
@174 No firm-wide round in Oct/Nov.
@OP past few years it looks like a round in Nov. Wouldn’t be surprised. Although they could throw a curve ball and do Oct. Keep the workers on their toes.
@14h The vibe in our office su-ks. We basically are waiting to be told to train our offshore replacements, all while dealing with the cr-p Helpdesk, Command Center, and other now useless offshore teams. Because they su-k we work even harder while they get a pass. Trying to figure out if the regime hates people in general, or just Americans.
What’s the vibe in your offices right now? Dour, gloomy, on edge.
@sk sneaky sneaky T Rowe creepy
@ks they don’t have to report to WARN because of a loop home in the regulations… the severance that they offer and the agreement you, the laid off employee, sign to accept the layoff exempts them from reporting. Happy to be corrected on this if inaccurate.
@ks No RIF planned at this time. Lot of retirements in the works, people voluntarily leaving and a constant trickle of low volume layoffs (2 or 3 here and there), but not big enough to get noticed until you realise someone isn't there anymore. This pattern will contunue for a long time yet.
Nothing on the www.labor.maryland.gov… WARN notice log. However, I don’t see the July layoff on the list either. Not sure what the reporting threshold is, but I would assume the July RIF would have been listed.
Surely the signs are showing a RIF when the WARN interval expires for time between layoffs? Globally they seem to coordinate with US
Quiet layoffs from the side of the desk.
@b5 you think daily? Heard people are getting laid off here and there but haven’t seen it much. I’m not in a big office like Baltimore or London though.
@ab A constant flow of people hoing in small numbers. No larger program planned at this time.
Just look at the number of people employed day to day. It seems to be going down daily, a few Fte’s, dozen or so contractors.
I was under the impression they have been letting people go quietly the past few months in small intervals.