That’s to be expected given the abruptness — it’s practically guaranteed that some wouldn’t be able to uproot so suddenly. So their departures wouldn’t be a layoff per se, but it’s not far off from that.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/14/24037904/apple-san-diego-siri-ai-team-relocating
That's one way to reduce staff. If Apple is pulling these tricks, it looks like it's going down the hill in the near future.
If you live in San Diego or any part of California, and Apple asks you to relocate, for the love of God please do not move to Texas.
If you absolutely have the urge to move, like a bowel movement kind of urge, you can move to either St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia or Memphis.
4 weeks severance plus one week per year and 6 months health insurance for those who don’t go to Austin