I understand it’s tomorrow and Wednesday?

How many people have been let go today? What locations? Omaha and West Point confirmed.

How many people have been let go today?

GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN...Upper management will assure you that your job is safe only to lay you off soon after. DO NOT trust anything anyone tells you. The company is a complete joke right now. You are better than this!!! Do not let this company sap... — read more 

Call you in the office? Read script? Is HR there? What do they tell you? Do they walk you out? Do you need to leave immediately?

Anything in Omaha today?

Somebody mentioned in one of the other threads they were told layoffs are not done yet. Any chance that person - or anybody else who might know - can tell us if that was referring to this week or in general? Mainly, will there be more layoffs today... — read more 

First of all, if you got laid off, im truly sorry for what you’re being forced to go through. The way that West is sneaking around and blind-siding us all with these firings is gross and unethical, although unsurprising given how we all know this... — read more 

If you are still employed with West do not stress or over work yourself trying to pick up the pieces left behind. The root problem to this entire situation started with the first Apollo sales team re org. They completely destroyed multiple... — read more 

Had a meeting in my director's office at noon today. Turns out I was one of among a hundred and fifty five or so Reduction In Force cut back today at West corporation. Didn't see it coming. Friend said "Bloody day today".

I think all layoffs will be done today… This will give the management about two days plus weekend to quiet things down and prep for good and positive news to be released next week – REBRANDING will be announced as well, that’d be perfect timing. A... — read more 

Is any other location still getting notifications? Everything seems to have calmed down here...

more info to come... this is affecting multiple locations and multiple groups. share info if you have any.

Is it just me, or does it seem like older employees are being hit more than any other group by these layoffs? Is it like this for all affected locations?

Some support people, implementations people, and director level people have been let go so far today.

Enormous layoffs happened today in Mobile AL, entire implementation team let go.

Rumor has it there will be some big lay-offs next week!! Has anyone else heard this rumor?

Where is the link that says they are filing bankruptcy?

West Corp going to change name now to hide its dysfunction that is going on because of new management and current management. Management is out of touch with what goes on from day to day in all areas of this company. Layoff rumors still happening ... — read more 

More layoffs hit this week in cash application group... moving jobs to India

ATTENTION: If you are still working for West Corporation, or debating whether to leave the company for a better career please read my story. This is the first time I’ve come forward with what West has done to me, but I feel the need to make others... — read more 

Rumor ... West Corp filing bankruptcy .. going up for sale and being split out piece by piece till gone

It appears the company is intentionally making poor management decisions by firing knowledgeable, hard working employees while allowing agents to sit at home making money and not working. One worker logs in to West and works at a store atawhile the... — read more 

Anyone heard anything about this being eliminated?

Anyone familiar with the Class Action lawsuit against West. I received a check in the mail for $37.00. I talked to some other class members and they received checks anywhere from $400-$900. I had 9 years of tenure at West, and left last July before... — read more 

Only April 3 and already hearing layoffs on the way

If anyone actually cared.

What is the current climate there at the moment?

It looks to be like the constant reorgs, in which more or fewer workers always grab the bitter end, lack any real purpose other than to cut cost by laying off people. In fact, they created an atmosphere of confinement and uncertainty which prevents... — read more 

Instead of focusing on trying to save costs by cutting people and benefits and whatnot, how about we try to improve our product offerings? How many of our current products can be considered cutting edge? Few, if any. For as long as we keep focusing... — read more 

Rumor I heard is that the next layoffs are scheduled for February. Many people aren't getting laid off though, they are leaving because the company doesn't care about them, has cheaped out on benefits, and cut and crippled the PTO. It also doesnt... — read more 

I’m not at West for a very long time, but enough to see the degree of disorganization and the poor treatment of workers. They rush with the training and give you the bare minimum of what you need to know and after that, you are on your own. At the... — read more 

It is getting harder and harder to deal with managers who are never satisfied each day. No matter what your sales volume is, they want more. Their expectations are unrealistic and impossible to meet. The morale here is hitting rock bottom as a... — read more 

It seems to me that the only way West leadership knows how to fix the dwindling profits is through layoffs - which is a short-term solution, mildly put. If we lose a client, instead of trying to find a replacement or trying to figure out why we lost... — read more 

he new owners of West, while they continue to add to upper management staff, providing accolades as to how these new people add value to the company, are on a targeted, planned course of action to devalue ALL the benefits to employees on lower... — read more 

Email out today showing one business ( West Revenue Generation Services ) not under West Corporation any longer... possible selling it to someone else ... maybe a start to the cutting up and selling off business units one by one

Rumor big layoff coming before end of year across company wide. All business units for sale cheap so can get out

There you have it. Just in case you may think your job is safe if you're working on something important at this place... Think again. They no longer care what you're working on. If you feel like a number, that number will soon be 0.