CTO Bruce Gorter was at meeting in Rochester today. He said Rochester was the first office to be notified of a complete closure and said he was precluded from giving a list of closures. But he did say that ONLY offices LARGER than Rochester (500 employees) would remain open and he listed those (above). ALL other locations involved with TECH were being notified one by one this week of imminent closure. An all-hands meeting on Monday will announce any closures not already discussed over the course of this week. He noted most people do not yet know their offices are closing.
In short, if you work in an office with fewer than 500 people, are involved in any aspect of tech operations, and are not working in one of the five cities mentioned previously, your office is being notified between today and Friday it is closing permanently. There are NO exceptions. So, for example, if Hoboken is involved in tech, it is closing. About 1-5% of workers will be offered telecommuting positions temporarily. All others are going.
They have professionally printed their separation packages with nice folders... in the THOUSANDS. There were prior layoffs, mostly involving middle management, scheduled before this series and those are continuing as normal. This current round is to deal with permanent office closures.