ISG senior people leader here. there is discussion as of the RTB meeting this week that their will be another layoff at the end of the Q for the ISG team globally. I'm told it will be larger in scope than the one that occurred last week..
Bumping this from @cs+1jv1ckzvz for info.
They created whole new teams to support APEX. As far as I’m away they have recently reintegrated the whole APEX structure (after juicey grade bumps) back into the generic ISG teams.
They are now doing the same jobes they did before APEX but for more money.
If I had to hazard a guess they will likely be up for the next rounds of WFR.
Can anyone tell me has any customer actually purchased APEX?
Have any of you guys information on who is actually using it?
seen senior consultant let go so demoted manager can take his spot
seen senior sales let go - consolidated to .. demoted manager
thats just last week
@qr+1jv59prcy : People are unhappy because of unfairness around " your skills are not required here" attitude from the company... because they see that their replacement with similar or much lower skillset is given your projects and the replacement's only accomplishment is boot-l1cking
The unfair act is normalized and blatantly done without any remorse that people want to see this crash and burn.
Not sure why people are gushing over this guy's statement. It's standard HR drivel.
Maybe just the fact that there WAS a statement lol.
"The skills, knowledge, and resilience you’ve developed at Microsoft are incredibly valuable, and they are needed not just here..."
Apparently they are NOT needed "here", though...
Rich's statements are nice but it doesn't help people who were laid off. It's supposed to give you hope but the job market is just so bad that it is easy to say these things when you probably don't really need to work.
I suspect AI filters on job sites do not follow these idyllic statements.
You're wasting your time. Kaplan is top tier not low budget.
One is a leader; the other grift and regurgitates
Have y’all seen this? Rich Kaplan, a senior exec at Microsoft, just posted something remarkable on LinkedIn. He didn’t dodge, sugar coat or hide behind generic statements. He faced it head on, acknowledging the devastating impact that layoffs are having on people. His post is honest, human, and deeply respectful of those affected.
Now compare that with the deafening silence we’ve seen coming out of Dells ELT for the past two years.
Instead of compassion or even basic recognition, we’ve seen the ELT at Dell put out weird tone deaf posts about growth, innovation and “great things ahead,” as if thousands of people aren’t being quietly shown the door in a constant stream. No acknowledgment, no thank you, no humanity. Just silence.
Mr Dell, Rich is showing, very publicly, what compassionate and empathetic leadership actually looks like. You could learn a thing or two from him.
Here’s Rich Kaplan’s full post, in case you missed it:
Today is a hard day for the employees who are separating from Microsoft.
Thousands of talented, dedicated people across the company are being impacted by layoffs, and I want to take a moment to recognize their contributions and acknowledge the difficulty of this moment.
Microsoft is a vast, complex company that reflects the broader tech industry, an ecosystem that requires many kinds of expertise to operate, grow, and serve customers around the world. And now, the skills you built at Microsoft, hard earned, tested, and sharpened, will become available to the broader industry, where they are deeply needed and will continue to make an impact.
The industry needs innovators who imagine new possibilities and help customers achieve what once seemed out of reach.
It needs marketers who can communicate the value of complex technologies in ways that resonate.
It needs empathetic support professionals who listen deeply and turn feedback into better products.
It needs attorneys who navigate licensing, regulation, and global partnerships.
It needs infrastructure experts who design, build, and manage data centers.
It needs sustainability leaders driving measurable environmental impact.
It needs collaborators who can operate across teams, geographies, and organizational complexity.
It needs customer centric salespeople who are motivated by solving real world challenges.
Today, Microsoft is saying goodbye to people who brought all of that and more. Whether you’ve been here two years or twenty, this is a tough transition, and your contributions mattered deeply.
But while this chapter is closing, your journey is not. The skills, knowledge, and resilience you’ve developed at Microsoft are incredibly valuable, and they are needed not just here, but across the entire industry.
I’m hopeful that many companies will recognize and welcome the expertise you’ve built. Your next opportunity could be your best one yet.
For those of you I’ve had the privilege to work with personally, thank you for the years of partnership, collaboration, and impact. And if we didn’t cross paths during your time at Microsoft, I hope we do in the future, in whatever is next for you.
Today may mark the end of one chapter, but it’s also the beginning of a new journey.
ISG encompasses most of the bread and butter solutions at Dell. I already see people that we used to call on internally for help are no longer there. Dell will never give us the roadmap of future operations. They are going to see how it works and adjust accordingly. I suspect people that Tell Dell aren't painting a true picture to the survey for fear of being identified. If you are trying to look for another job, the job market is terrible.
I suspect that a fair amount of the demotions are a precursor to being laid off. A warning shot.
Mostly, the demotions won’t include a pay cut.
Curious, will Senior Directors who are now ICs will see a pay cut? What would be the new IC title/grade? Would they even be capable to perform as ICs? Is this a tactic to force attrition?
Senior people leader of a Dollar General is a stretch, but do carry on
For context, this was a comment on another thread. I believe the OP wants further information if anyone has.
they actually told you that.?