And we close the year at an all time low of $2.37. Not exactly Happy New Year. 72% loss of value in a year is shameful. Can we just not admit now that reinvention is not working?
Avengers: Xerox
Bankruptcy: more inevitable than Thanos. Layoffs: a whole lot higher than 50% of the population.
Auld Lang Syne
Her we are at New Years Eve 2025, I wonder what’s in store for 2026 A new CEO perhaps, the clear out of some dysfunctional management, Chapter 11 ? Happy New Year !
So, no big layoffs yet?.....
At least they had the class to wait until after the holidays.
Staying on a sinking ship is suffocating
I hope I get lucky, and that everyone else does too, in finding something better in the coming year. This has become unbearable. Watching leadership make one bad decision after another, completely incapable of getting us out of this mess while we... — read more
IT costs to skyrocket, forcing more layoffs
When the bldg300 data center is finally (after 8+ years of false starts and lack of business case) in the cloud, the new ongoing costs will become apparent. And my prediction is that the executive level “surprise” at the true costs will be enormous... — read more
Xerox-Lexmark Sue Trump Over Controversial Tariffs: The Battle for Refunds.
Xerox-Lexmark Sue Trump Over Controversial Tariffs: The Battle for Refunds. #printing, #print, #officeSupplies, #printbusiness, #inkcartridges, #tonerInk, #printercartridge, #inkjetprinter, #inkjet, #officeprinting, #printer, #toner... — read more
Paychecks?
Anyone else missing their paycheck today?
2026…….
So Christmas is over, how many people woke up this morning to the uncertainty of 2026 at Xerox. Spineless leadership in the CEO, the UK led by a CMO who only thinks about himself, his family, friends and sycophants. What kind of place is this...
Spin off Legacy Print and Copier Business
When does Xerox figure out that it has bought out too many organizations and splits things back up?
MERRY CHRISTMAS: Xerox to Close Ireland Toner Manufacturing Plant by End of 2025.
Xerox to Close Ireland Toner Manufacturing Plant by End of 2025. (Where did you hear this?)
Bah humbug
Bandy the Clown can not even be bothered to send the “troops” a Christmas message. While they usually say nothing and spout BS not to make an effort is an all time low when I thought he could get no lower. Maybe him and the new CMO have decided that... — read more
This company barely resembles what it used to be
Years of bad calls at the executive level have drained momentum, talent, and trust. Instead of building on strengths, leadership keeps reacting late and doubling down on choices that never should’ve been made. Now the focus is no longer on growth or... — read more
Have any of you had a positive experience with the job search?
I’ve been looking for another job for months now, partly as a precaution and partly because I really need a change. But it’s incredibly depressing out there. I’ve been genuinely trying, and I’ve managed to land a grand total of one interview. Has... — read more
Sales Re-Org & Consolidation - Get Your Resumes Ready
Looking into 2026, there is alot of chatter around yet another sales reorganization, one that is more aggressive and drastic than any we have seen in prior years. Look back at the investments that have been made in both New Brunswick inside sales in... — read more
Xerox and Lexmark Secure Majority of $385 Million of USGPO Contracts in 2025. (Find It!)
Xerox and Lexmark Secure Majority of $385 Million of USGPO Contracts in 2025. (Google this)
Xerox Layoffs 2026
What's your prediction as it relates to the possiblity of Xerox layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
This is what Xerox Employees Should Do
So Xerox is trying to send all jobs to foreign countries and just leave SLT here in USA for their high wage, when in actuality their jobs should be farmed out for lower wages and better ability. So think about this, force them to collapse, just walk... — read more
Xerox-Lexmark Sue Trump Over Controversial Tariffs: The Battle for Refunds.
Xerox-Lexmark Sue Trump Over Controversial Tariffs: The Battle for Refunds. (find it!)
Railroading
Where in the strategy of the Lexmark acquisition was there the action to railroad Xerox completely. Xerox is far from perfect (and Lexmark is far from perfect as well. They did lose £600M last year) BUT Xerox does have a heritage, does know some ... — read more
Billionaire Darwin Deason The Man Who Sold ACS To Xerox for $6.4 Billion in 2010 Passes Away at 85. (Xerox's Largest Chairholder)
Billionaire Darwin Deason The Man Who Sold ACS To Xerox for $6.4 Billion in 2010 Passes Away at 85. (Xerox's Largest Chairholder)
Xerox & Lexmark: Leaders of Sustainability
Guess this puts to rest any concerns re financial challenges and ccc+ credit rating. https://www.news.xerox.com/news/xerox-and-lexmark-recognized-as-sustainability-leaders-in-quocirca-2025-report
Last Stop...Etria?
Xerox demise used to be compared to Kodak. Now more like iRobot. Is the iRobot putt one xerox can even read? Would Etria even find xerox valuable enough for the paperwork? https://etria.global/en/
HCL and Xerox
Is Xerox planning on canceling the contract with HCL? Who does Lexmark contract with for offshore low cost labor?
When a company starts pawning its patents to pay the bills...
Xerox’s problem is brutally simple: more cash goes out than comes in. Every quarter. The business isn’t generating enough cash to cover interest, restructuring, and working capital. Why? Because Xerox is burning cash from operations. Not investing... — read more
Xerox stock surges on seeking $500 million Intellectual Property loan
Oh dear. Maybe Steve can go on Shark Tank and give up an equity stake in careAR. Java?
Are the SLT in hibernation
I think there was a previous post but where are our EC and SLT? We have a couple of weeks to year end but no rallying cry, even though it will not halt the demise. No interest in any big deals. No interest in any small deals. No interest in any... — read more
Xerox is in big trouble
Steve B does not deserve the 14.3 million he makes as salary. He is an id--t.
Circularity and Sourcing, A New Xerox Sustainability Initiative?
All the data collection that supports the initiative is an ongoing matrix submitted for supplier governance reason. Nothing changes with the data. And suddenly they are being reused and presented as a new initiative. This is not any reinvention! Just... — read more
I've officially decided to leave
I'm putting in my resignation on Monday because this just isn't the right place for me anymore. I've watched the direction change, and I don't see a future for myself here. Add to that the toll the toxicity is taking on my mental health and I've had... — read more
3 things for the CEO and SLT to be proud of
Annual sales declines of 2.6% for the past five years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market Earnings per share decreased by more than the revenue over the last five years, showing each sale was less profitable 8×... — read more
Still no raises for the folks making work work
Xerox Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:XRX) announced the appointment of Chuck Butler as chief financial officer, effective December 3, 2025. The company disclosed the executive change and related compensation adjustments in a statement filed with the... — read more
Will they lower the ITsavvy Sales Comp Plan to match the Xerox Comp Plan?
Same company, different pay plans. This won't last, right?
Time to clean out your desk, or drop your car stock off at the office.
This is not getting better. Time to get out and cut your losses. Nothing is going to change for the better. They have had their chances to do this. Never happened. At least over the Christmas / New Years holiday you have time to retool and reassess... — read more
I’ve resigned myself to the fact that the downward spiral will continue
There’s no real chance of recovery on the path we’re on, especially with the people steering the wheel. At this point it barely matters whether the next cuts land in December or later. They’re coming. It would just be nice if, for once, the people... — read more
Letter to Steve B.
If this wasn't so serious and affected so many employees livelihoods, it would be funny. Why are this bunch of clowns still at the controls? I afraid it's now too late to do anything about this. The plane is too close to the mountain to take evasive... — read more
The clown says go faster
Bandy the clown lectures us all about going faster in the last Town Hall. 5 months later we still don’t have a defined sales organization. It is not difficult to split a few accounts between team and then decide how manny sales peeps. Q1 2026 will... — read more