I cant emphasize enough that this a rumor I heard from one executive. Completely unrelated in a separate incident, another executive implied a similar idea. They hinted that theyre planning on consolidating subsidiaries even further, focusing on expanding functions for employees so that they can reduce head count. This means that RIFs are going to continue until they can consolidate as much as they can. This also means that those who work for the enterprise are generally safer than those who work directly for the subsidiaries.
Just passing this along in case someone can confirm. Again, this is just a rumor...