#efficiency

Nothing like replacing an ordering system that worked fine - opus, and then replacing it with salesforce. But hey, it's ok, everyone is using salesforce now, as so should we. Watching the 17 screens of salesforce flash, redirect, load, bouncing ba--s - hang on were almost there - gives us all time to figure out what we are doing for lunch that day. Or hey, look at that butterfly on the window. You took a transaction that could be handled in just a few minutes and you destroyed the customer experience - all by using salesforce. After all, slowing down employees and hindering them is the object here. Houston we have a problem here - the sales reps are operating in an efficient manner - we have got to slow them down. Roger that, salesforce launching in full force - this will ki-l their numbers. But hey, everyone is using it and so should you, just gimme 9 more boosters while your at it.

I'm yet to met a useful one.

Specialized industry groups-waste of
Money w AI

So what does everyone think? I guess we know why Ramon always seemed to be in DC. I wonder if layoffs/offshoring will start for those folks once "synergies" are determined. Overlaps in back-office, compliance, or distribution could eventually lead to some efficiencies once integrated. More roles of Accenture. It didn't seem to move the needle on the stock price.

Some IT roles abandoned and new roles created . Operational efficiences cutting specific roles. Pinpoint cuts. Guessing more is coming

Well, it’s official. We are mandating the use of MS Copilot, at least in my department. This at a time when operating costs remain at a deficit, morale is low, rumors abound, people are losing livelihoods, and revenue is circling the drain. As one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, I am at a loss as to why we are being forced to adapt to an artificial source of truth (with no guardrails) all to improve efficiency. Is this push in alignment with VSP and other forms of reductions in force to “save money?” What’s next, a return to office mandate to weed even more people out (like those who cannot afford higher transportation or dependent care costs)? I thought CF cared about the communities it serves. Is it blind to the impact of AI on power grids, water resources, and infrastructure? Regardless of the answer, if I want to keep my job, I guess I’ll have to fall in line.

Think this is getting added to the TriZetto algorithm? 😂

Centene denied 15% of standard Medicare Advantage prior auth requests in 2025.

Then 93% of the denials that were appealed got overturned.

But it was “one person at a time.” 😬

Centene also had the highest ACA denial rate listed at 25%.

Hard not to look at numbers like that and wonder whether the system is designed to get the right answer the first time, or just make people fight hard enough to get there.

Maybe the next efficiency initiative is getting rid of the members who keep appealing. 🤡

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/payers-ranked-by-prior-authorization-denial-rates/

The asset management firm T. Rowe Price has again implemented workforce reductions. These latest cuts primarily affected global marketing and distribution enablement teams. The company stated these changes are part of an operating model review to enhance efficiency. This marks the second round of layoffs for the company in less than a year. T. Rowe Price is a significant employer in Baltimore and manages substantial assets.

Baltimore, Maryland

https://www.thebanner.com/economy/t-rowe-price-layoffs-baltimore-JAQJOZKYF5BJFCPRZ6MAR4QAOY/

Nutanix announced a workforce reduction of five percent across its global operations. This move is intended to streamline the company's structure and improve efficiency. The company aims to reallocate resources towards key strategic priorities and long-term growth objectives. Nutanix expects to complete these layoffs by the end of October 2026. The company anticipates incurring significant severance and termination costs as a result of this restructuring.

San Jose, California

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2026/nutanix-to-layoff-5-percent-of-global-workforce-here-s-why

Zillow announced it will lay off more than 500 employees as part of a strategic restructuring. This move aims to support the company's future growth and enhance its integrated customer experience. The company is focusing on maintaining a disciplined cost structure and increasing efficiency. These layoffs follow a period of revenue growth and precede upcoming earnings reports. Zillow stated these decisions are difficult but necessary for scaling operations.

Seattle, Washington

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/zillow-layoffs-restructuring-500/

They lay off talented people, and then when they need the work done, they have to hire two people to replace one. How's that efficient?

BP is planning to eliminate approximately 700 non-frontline positions as part of a strategic restructuring. This move aims to simplify operations, reduce costs, and enhance profitability. The majority of these affected roles are office-based or support functions, not those directly involved in production. This workforce reduction aligns with BP's renewed focus on its core oil and gas business. The company is prioritizing efficiency and financial performance in its ongoing turnaround strategy.

London, United Kingdom

https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/bp-layoffs-oil-major-to-slash-8-of-non-frontline-production-jobs-11844108/amp/1

How can a company be financially viable when every level of management, which I looked up from a lowly tech to the ceo is 7 levels, which even my 1st level has only 8 employees. Industry standard is 18-25 (even at other industries) it’s the same, and above that 2-7 have 1-3 employees under them! The company cannot be financially responsible with so few reports under each layer, it is irresponsible to allow such a financial travesty to continue! Each layer should have 8-10 reports as a minimum! Go look at other industries including ATT or Frito Lay! Look it up it’s insane, this good ole boy days of butt kissing to get a made up position to check off one box are over, they expect the techs in the field to be super universal techs, then also should all levels of management. Let me clean house and pretend I am Elon Musk!

Leidos has issued layoff notices to 305 employees, primarily affecting indirect positions. These reductions are part of organizational changes aimed at improving efficiency and future growth. Some affected employees are expected to be reassigned to direct billable roles. This move appears to be a targeted restructuring rather than a broad workforce reduction. It reflects ongoing adjustments by government contractors to overhead costs.

https://news.clearancejobs.com/2026/07/27/government-simplifies-50-year-old-contracting-rules-and-general-dynamics-mission-systems-expands-hiring-in-alabama/

Major chemical companies worldwide are shutting down aging and inefficient production facilities, leading to significant job losses. This wave of closures, primarily concentrated in Europe but also impacting the US, South Korea, and Japan, involves the permanent exit of substantial capacity for key products like ethylene, propylene, and plastics. The restructuring is driven by high operating costs, global overcapacity, and declining profit margins. These strategic adjustments aim to streamline operations and improve efficiency in response to evolving market dynamics.

Worldwide

https://news.chemnet.com/news-8039.html

Morgan Stanley has reduced its workforce by 2,500 employees, signaling a significant shift towards efficiency and strategic adaptation on Wall Street. This move reflects a "wartime" mentality in the tech sector, driven by AI integration and economic uncertainties. The firm is re-evaluating technology spending and workforce dynamics to enhance productivity and manage costs. Investors are advised to focus on companies demonstrating strong AI-driven gains and disciplined cost management. This action suggests a broader trend of operational optimization across the financial industry.

New York, New York

https://www.kavout.com/market-lens/what-do-morgan-stanley-s-layoffs-signal-for-wall-street

Nothing has confirmed staff layoffs as part of a company reorganization, though it disputes the scale of reported job losses. The company stated it is consolidating operations into regional hubs and launching a new AI-focused business unit. A cofounder highlighted strong initial sales for the Phone 4B, calling market exit rumors "fake news." These changes come as rising component costs impact the mid-range phone market. Nothing aims to improve efficiency and prepare for future growth.

London, England

https://www.theverge.com/tech/970848/nothing-layoffs-rumors-phone-4b

We have too many in-house counsels and law function leaders. I have seen 2-3 in house counsels in some internal meetings. They are tripping over themselves!

The function overall and within business lines has put in place “zipper model” org charts to align with similar hierarchy positions in other functions. This includes 1:1 law-to-business leader relationships. THAT IS NOT NEEDED post 2025!!!!! Other functions have rationalized cost, often serving multiple businesses (what we saw pre-2025). The zipper model is seen not just with the Law org chart, but also on how Law leaders expect to be advised by their senior counsels within a business. They want to be spoon fed, often to participate on an equal footing with other function colleagues.

Also, have you seen how Law function internal approval is sought? Tons of leaders are copied or addressed on emails. These are ornate emails that cut and paste from emails used in the business. It’s a who’s who of the function on these emails.

Law function work appears MOSTLY administrative and coordination in its nature. They are experts in keeping their function leadership aware of issues and managing the real work performed by others, including external counsel.

Can we make real and lasting change here?

Almost forgot to post about this. Heard a PL (not mine, she's amazing) one day the week before last say "Mission Simplify has nothing to do with layoffs and RIFs. It's all about operational efficiency."

Riiiiiiiight.

I can't help but wonder what most of the people in management positions actually do. They check in, they attend meetings, they send emails... What else? What do they actually produce? What value do they add? We have so many unnecessary layers that just slow things down and create more work for everyone else. It seems like we'd be so much more efficient with fewer managers.

CDW has recently conducted layoffs as part of an organizational restructuring. The company stated these changes are intended to sharpen operating discipline and reinvest in high-growth opportunities. This move aligns with CDW's AI-first initiative, aiming to enhance efficiency and customer focus. The exact number of affected employees was not disclosed. Previous layoffs at CDW occurred in July of last year and in April 2023.

Vernon Hills, Illinois

https://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2026/cdw-cuts-jobs-as-ai-cost-cutting-drive-takes-hold

For those of you good at math, how many employees need to be laid off to reach a 55% efficiency ratio? GK said on the earnings call that the goal is 55%-57%.

Corus Entertainment is implementing another round of job cuts impacting its news and radio divisions. The company stated these changes are intended to enhance efficiency and ensure long-term sustainability. Specific numbers of affected employees were not disclosed. Programming adjustments will become apparent on air in the coming weeks. This follows a period of declining advertising revenue for both television and radio segments.

Canada

https://broadcastdialogue.com/corus-undertakes-new-round-of-layoffs/

Despite reporting strong financial results, Wells Fargo executives have indicated that additional layoffs are anticipated. The Chief Financial Officer stated the company can operate with fewer employees. This suggests a strategic move towards increased efficiency. Further workforce reductions are expected in the near future. The bank is focusing on streamlining its operations.

San Francisco, California

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2026/07/14/wells-fargo-bank-layoffs-job-cuts-earnings-ai.html

Who else is enjoying this revamped Bp process as much as I am? It’s so clear and efficient and instills confidence in the direction this company is headed.

A prominent technology company has announced significant job reductions impacting its workforce. This decision comes as part of a broader restructuring effort within the organization. The company aims to streamline operations and improve efficiency in response to current market conditions. Employees affected by the layoffs are being offered support services. Further details regarding the scale of the cuts are expected to be released soon.

https://www.polygon.com/xbox-cuts-layoffs-too-big-not-to-fail/

I know of no one that has ever been written up or chastised for not coming to the office though. If you are an individual contributor you did your job fine during COVID and there is virtually no reason for you to come into the office anymore. I mean the office is louder, more chaotic, food is as expensive as anywhere else. People are more likely to stand around and socialize than do actual work. The commute time of the individual gets baked into the work day more often than not because they only have so many hours before they need to take care of the household. It is abhorrently inefficient. To top it all off very few teams are fully located in one office. So you are effectively coming in to simply jump on conference calls with teams from all over the world literally. I can understand a once a week requirement just because we are social animals and there is genuine need for socialization with one another. Outside of once a week though it is strictly suboptimal working conditions. Also just imagine the savings if VZ truly sold off all its offices and cancelled all leases.

Perfectly stated, @jb+1kv47wr3d.

For those of you left behind, narcissist Leahy is going to hang on (at least) until the end of the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad. Good luck keeping the lights on while ducking the ever lowering deck of the CDW tractor!

Remember how the company lifecycle works:

1. Founder/Engineer – Builds a great product (Krasny)
2. Salesperson – Figures out how to sell it and grows revenue.
3. Professional Manager (MBA) – Scales the organization and optimizes operations (Edwardson)
4. Accountant/CFO – Focuses on efficiency, margins, and cost control (Richards)
5. Lawyer – Tries to manage the lawsuits, regulations, and decline (Leahy) <== You are here

We integrating to become more efficient and reduce cost. Don’t matter if you like the decision but tomorrow Xerox supposed to move to Lex CRM platform (a date already slipped) and the date moved again. Jeez. Sales Strategy and Sales Operations (a dangerous d-mb and d-mber) didn’t get the memo from LP about speed I guess. All just want to get on but not helped by delay.

Sonos recently implemented a new round of workforce reductions. The company cut 3% of its staff across several teams. Affected departments included user experience, product, and design. This follows an earlier round of layoffs in April. Sonos aims to streamline operations and improve efficiency.

Santa Barbara, California

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/sonos-cuts-3-staff-across-user-experience-product-teams

JBS USA is preparing to cut about 2,000 jobs. The company will close two beef processing facilities. Pilgrim's Pride, a JBS subsidiary, is also shifting chicken production. These moves are due to significant profit losses in beef operations. The company aims for efficiency and invests in growing segments like poultry.

https://www.indexbox.io/blog/jbs-usa-to-lay-off-2000-workers-as-it-closes-beef-plants-and-shifts-chicken-production/

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BCE, Bell Canada's parent, recently eliminated almost 700 positions. These job cuts span various company divisions. The firm cited restructuring and efficiency improvements as reasons. The company dismissed approximately 690 staff members. This follows earlier dismissals for attendance record falsification.

https://www.thestar.com/business/bell-canada-parent-lays-off-almost-700-employees-citing-operational-changes/article_d94189f1-af3c-459f-8c61-ca6f66ff633a.html

Is it really the elephant in the room anymore? Is it a value add when you just create extra work to validate your existence and add work to teams that are already understaffed? We all know it’s to validate the existence of SB but this is just getting out of hand. Every week they recreate work that our teams are already doing. We have to pivot and adjust to keep up with this nonsense. WE don’t want your “help.” They create processes that aren’t efficient just to “look busy.” BTW - we have a procurement team that will manage POs from start to finish. In fact they do this for the ENTIRE company. I prefer to go to them! It’s simple. So why does SB want to hoard unnecessary work that creates a layer for everyone else? One guess - JM could never admit that her team doesn’t add any value. Instead we all have to drop what we are doing when they pull something new and inefficient out of their hat. They’ve run out of work and now they are digging for things. Get over it! Admit the work is fake and you are trying to take other peoples work to make yourself look “busy.” Insert eye roll here!

Monumental Sports & Entertainment is laying off about 30 employees. This reduction represents just under 4% of its total workforce. The company cited redundancy and efficiency as primary reasons for the cuts. These layoffs are part of an organizational restructuring tied to the Capital One Arena transformation. Monumental plans to reallocate resources and invest in other key areas like technology and fan support.

Washington, D.C.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/06/05/monumental-sports-entertainment-undergoes-layoffs/

Updated - F, 6/5/26.

The purpose of AI -

• To enhance (Productivity), (Efficiency); and to provide (Cost-savings).

• Employees are a line-item expense due to (Cost of Salary, and Benefits) from a business viewpoint.

  These are the facts.

How is it more efficient to have gone from using one tool.... Saleworks... to now using two tools DSA & Saleworks to track the same data? Also... the seperate data in DSA & Saleworks is less accurate or accessible than it was when it was solely in Saleworks. Make it make sense!!!!!!

Centra announced layoffs affecting approximately 90 employees. This represents about one percent of its total workforce. The changes are part of a company restructuring effort. Some laid-off individuals may apply for other open positions. Centra aims to reduce redundancies and improve efficiency.

Lynchburg, Virginia

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2026/06/01/centra-to-lay-off-90-employees-as-part-of-company-restructuring/

Polaris efficiency is really just shifting of work to a different cost center. A few examples:

1. I now spend time every pay period downloading my paystub and emailing it to myself. This used to be automated. With Lolaris I now take time to do it that I would otherwise be working.
2. Time writing now takes multiple clicks and entering in archaic codes to get to the actual timesheet where in the former program it just opened up to the timesheet immediately.

Multiply these small time wasters by thousands of employees. Where is the productivity gain?

Any insight on what's cooking?

Pretty clear that there is no need for Project Managers anymore, and that they are rapidly phased out, together with the Portfolio Manager level of directors.

Feels like the operations side will be on the front burner, with focus on finding areas that can be made more efficient (i.e., layoffs).