Thread regarding AVEVA layoffs

The funny thing about AVEVA is that leadership keeps talking about transformation, culture, customer value and execution, while protecting the exact behaviors that quietly destroy all four.

“Weak companies protect feelings. Strong companies protect standards.”

Every serious organization in history understood this.
The moment betrayal, politics and incompetence have no consequences, the culture starts to rot.
Not because competitors are too strong, but because the company becomes allergic to accountability.

And that is AVEVA’s real problem.

It is not just layoffs. It is not just AI buzzwords. It is not just “strategic realignment.” Those are symptoms.

The disease is that toxic people survive, political people get protected, and the people actually trying to serve customers are left cleaning up the mess.

One disloyal person inside a team can do more damage than ten competitors outside it. Competitors attack from the market.
Internal politics attacks trust, execution and morale from the inside.

AVEVA keeps confusing avoidance with leadership.
Difficult conversations are postponed. Mediocrity is managed around.
Toxic behavior gets renamed as “stakeholder management.”
And then everyone acts shocked when customers leave, good people quit, and layoffs become the annual operating model.

Culture is not what gets written on your slideshows.

Culture is what leadership tolerates.

And AVEVA tolerates far too much.

So, now that AVEVA World is over, I wonder how long it will be before the 2026 round of layoffs will occur

@hb2 Sounds like the Chief Product Officer has a plan for success. For the competition that is!

No short term or long term strategic vision, layoffs happening since 2018, deeply messed up. Losing customer every year. Firing in engineering and hiring happening in non productive areas like HR, technical writing, highly political bureaucracy, can't implement any changes.

There have been layoffs in Laos.

AI is a net good because it will displace resource consuming humans. Source: HR

Any layoffs in the legacy OSIsoft offices? Ex philadelphia

@d3s who?

@cvq ironically during round one, a lot of middle aged minorities in addition to 60+ yo were impacted. Quite shocking to realize who was selected in the U.S.

was JH fired?

@cek AGE 60+ your out of a job

@bnt I suppose this is end of June/July. Any guess/info on which teams may be impacted?

I’ve heard that a major round of layoffs is expected around mid-2026, driven by the company’s significant investment in AI. From a procurement standpoint, I’m already seeing substantial spending on AI technologies. Aligning with the broader trend among big tech, especially in industrial automation companies like Siemens and ABB which seems to be spending millions on AI and firing people.

@5pq From what I heard, it’s not really about shutting anything down right now. Sounds like some teams are just gonna start doing hybrid, like at least 2 days a week in the office.

And then in April they’re supposed to let everyone know what the actual plan is.

@8c1 I can’t disclose which contracts were involved. HR had a very serious meeting with me when I resigned and made it clear they are aware of certain groups and discussions, which they consider very concerning. I was also told that the CEO is considering taking action to identify those responsible.

As part of my exit, I was forced to sign a document stating that I would not disclose any confidential information.

@85z wow that’s interesting, especially CH and those executives with great acting skills were saying everything was positive in the all hands call, and the 101% company performance, looking forward to seeing if there will be another layoff like last year

@85z+1kf0qwsef could you elaborate on which contracts were lost? I had heard about some potential issues and am wondering if it's the same contracts or not.

The company just lost two major oil and gas contracts because it failed to provide the support customers needed. Customers are extremely frustrated, and honestly it’s not hard to see why. Instead of fixing the real issues, like the stability of the solutions they’ve already delivered, the company is busy trying to push AI and rebrand around it. That’s not what customers are asking for at all.

I worked in sales and have decided to leave since I’ve secured another job. It’s frustrating to watch this happen because the problems were clear, but they weren’t addressed. Now those lost contracts will have real consequences, and it will likely end up costing people their jobs.

@5n6 Any truth to the rumor that they will be shutting down some more remote offices?

The OSI Soft alumni club is piloting this magnificent dumpster fire straight into a brick wall?
I am simply paralyzed with shock.
Truly, who could have predicted that handing the keys to a bunch of legacy-software dinosaurs would result in a spectacular, slow-motion implosion?

What's everyone's predictions for what we hear at the all hands this week? People I've talked with are concerned bonuses aren't going to happen and more layoffs are on the horizon.

@2s0 Which teams? Which regions?

Already started!

@1xn You missed the CTO ;-)

@1rp Hopefully they start with the CEO and CPO. These guys are clueless!

There will be more layoffs for sure, but the scale of this years "excercise" isn´t finalised yet.