Thread regarding John Deere layoffs

Rumor - June 3 - Salaried

Rumor running around that nearly 15% of salary employees jobs are to be cut. What are you hearing?

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Post ID: @OP+1sJ8KcVB

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Yes, 15% cut at PEC in Waterloo for salaried. Though my source said mid August as the timeframe.

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Post ID: @9adm+1sJ8KcVB

I am sooooo curious about how hard they hit older workers - they always do this and I am sure they will do it again. So much for loyalty...

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Post ID: @7ivm+1sJ8KcVB

https://x.com/TheLayoff/status/1797744788751692018

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Post ID: @7glp+1sJ8KcVB

Meeting at 7:15 was J. reading a script. AI shows more compassion.

Remember, humanity is a core value. 🫂🙄

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Post ID: @7igv+1sJ8KcVB

One observation: Deere doesn’t have to worry about Jahmy leaving for a voice acting gig.

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Post ID: @7bme+1sJ8KcVB

Yes-John Deere is cutting workforce, wage & salary-worldwide due to “global economic conditions” reductions will be finalized by end of July.

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Post ID: @5cmf+1sJ8KcVB

John May has a history of cutting work force or assets

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Post ID: @5aca+1sJ8KcVB

Are these layoffs going to effect the offices in the Bay Area?

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Post ID: @5aii+1sJ8KcVB

Curious where cuts are going to be made - there are so many efforts that never come to fruition because they never add enough staff or budget to actually see things through to completion.

“Precision Ag” efforts in general are typically understaffed in such a way that small projects take years, big changes can never happen and things just hobble along with cheap labor in Pune. Were damn lucky that no major system has been compromised.

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Post ID: @5brj+1sJ8KcVB

Is the budget for the “Chief Tractor Officer” being cut?

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Post ID: @5kcj+1sJ8KcVB

ISG A&A - also the invite to a 15 minute meeting on Monday morning.

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Post ID: @5ncs+1sJ8KcVB

For the anon below that asked about who got a meeting invite, I am in ISG D+A.

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Post ID: @5kbp+1sJ8KcVB

They wont be offering voluntary buyouts. John May, the current CEO, basically said he'd never pay someone to quit again--as they've had in the past with other downturns.

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Post ID: @5fla+1sJ8KcVB

I haven't gotten a meeting request yet. For those who have, would you mind sharing of you work in SM, engineering, logistics etc? Also if you're tied to a factory or to enterprise?

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Post ID: @5kon+1sJ8KcVB

Mine is a 30 minute invite (Monday 8am) for everyone in my area.

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Post ID: @4bhu+1sJ8KcVB

Yes, I got that invite, it's a 15 minute meeting.. is that good or bad?

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Post ID: @4jmm+1sJ8KcVB

Anyone else got the mandatory Monday morning meeting?

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Post ID: @4qys+1sJ8KcVB

One data point to pay attention to is how many h1b and greencard and people in the process of receiving their greencards, are selected to stay.
Another is age of those that have been laid off.
And a third data point is how many people that are classified as remote are laid off.

Nice way to enter the summer, knowing something will happen but no one knows what or to whom.

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Post ID: @4vgj+1sJ8KcVB

Officially announced they will be letting some salaried and production workforce go over the next three months, no further details than it is official and the plan will be announced by the end of Q3

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Post ID: @4nyt+1sJ8KcVB

The last big layoff was a structural change, named SIRD. They completely changed the org chart, removing some branches completely. Many upper level people were demoted. Many were moved. People without positions were offered a severance, but had to sign a non disclosure to get it. So, the terms were less widely shared.

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Post ID: @3tmi+1sJ8KcVB

In the past Deere did Voluntarily Separations (VolSep). Employees would get a letter offering a payment based on years of service to leave. It would only be available to certain groups that needed fewer people.

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Post ID: @3pzr+1sJ8KcVB

Wouldn’t they do voluntary buyouts before layoffs?

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Post ID: @2ioz+1sJ8KcVB

Haven't really heard too much about it, and don't doubt that it could be true. Wish they'd just rip the band-aid off and save people some sanity.

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Post ID: @1feb+1sJ8KcVB

IT, office employees, redundancy in the office at factories. Nothing but talk right now. No specifics. Someone on Glassdoor mentioned an announcement on June 3.

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Post ID: @1xpl+1sJ8KcVB

Curious on what salary positions you heard this includes?

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Post ID: @1emf+1sJ8KcVB

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