#jobsecurity

Trumer Brewery initiated layoffs for its Berkeley operation. The company is preparing to close its facility there. Thirty-three workers will be permanently affected by May 29. The Gambrinus Company owns the Berkeley property. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. acquired Trumer's U.S. operations in March.

Berkeley, California

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/trumer-brewery-starts-layoffs-as-berkeley-closure-nears/ar-AA214AFZ

Iron Galaxy Studios has cut an unknown number of roles. The company cited current market conditions for the decision. This follows 66 positions cut by the studio last February. The developer stated it cannot sustain its current team size. It is adapting to what it calls a "new normal" in the industry.

Chicago, Illinois

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/iron-galaxy-studios-announces-further-layoffs-unknown-number-of-staff-affected

Peloton announced its CEO Barry McCarthy resigned in May 2024. The company also announced further job reductions. About 400 global team members were impacted. This move aims to cut over $200 million in annual costs. Reports indicate private equity firms eye a potential buyout.

https://www.theverge.com/24025034/peloton-bike-treadmill-connected-fitness-news

I gave Waters everything. Late nights, weekends, all of it. Then they outsourced my job. Lesson learned. I'll never do that again.

Remember when you'd apply and actually hear back? Not anymore. Now all I get is silence. And most of the jobs on LinkedIn aren't even real. They're phantom postings that go nowhere. The only way I see people actually getting hired is through networking. Someone knows someone who knows someone. That's it. The economy is really bad and the old methods don't work anymore.

John Deere is recalling employees across three U.S. facilities. Nearly 50 workers will return in April, adding to over 300 recalled in 2026. This follows increased demand in construction, forestry, and drivetrain production. The company previously laid off over 2,000 jobs in 2024 and continued cuts into 2025. Tariffs and legal challenges, including a right-to-repair settlement, still impact the outlook.

https://megaproject.com/news/machinery/john-deere-rehires-workers-but-tariffs-lawsuits-and-past-layoffs-still-loom

Industrial Plastics Group LLC laid off 74 employees. The company is located in Pickens County, South Carolina. Its address matches a TaylorMade golf ball factory. The layoffs took effect on April 10. Officials and the company offered no comment.

Liberty, South Carolina

https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/pickens-county-company-lays-off-workers/article_f9d8d6ff-4d1a-4cab-b0f0-46c07fb41627.html

I understand it's not easy to find a job, but if you invested half the energy into a job search that you do into hating this place, you'd be fully employed somewhere else by now. And you'd be a much, much happier individual. Do yourselves a favor, folks, and move on.

Southeastern Pennsylvania saw a significant increase in job eliminations. Companies removed 2,800 positions during the initial three months. The number of businesses making cuts was lower. However, these fewer entities caused greater overall job losses. This indicates a concentrated impact on the workforce.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/04/19/philadelphia-job-losses-first-quarter.html

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits decreased last week. Initial claims fell by 11,000 to 207,000. This marks the biggest one-week drop since February. The data suggests the labor market is stabilizing with limited layoffs. Continuing claims, however, rose to 1.82 million.

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/17/nation-world-news/us-jobless-claims-fall-to-207000-signaling-low-layoffs/

Do you have new jobs by now? I know one person who's still unemployed, and that's scaring the he-l out of me. I'm hoping others are doing better and can alleviate some of our fears about the available jobs.

How do you settle down in this environment? How do you buy a house, have kids, make any kind of long term plan when your job could disappear next month? Endless layoffs mean endless uncertainty. And endless uncertainty means you can't build a life. Working at Dell offered a certain security for many of us that the new generations don't have.

A good life. I was so used to that place that I stayed way too long when I could have been working at a place that has better pay, is actually staffed well, and doesn't have managers who get off on yelling at the rest of us. Give it a try, folks. There are much better employers than Macy's.

Hey,

If you worked at Verizon for 15 years in PA, moved to FL, then all the sudden VZ sells off to frontier, but then you quit after a few years on a Friday, start Verizon on a Monday, do you think Verizon will finally bridge the Verizon time again? Was told that since Frontier bought VZ, all VZ seniority ends, should you ever get rehired at VZ. Haven’t been able to bridge the time and have been denied, since in the language of the buyout, you can’t carry your time over, if he rehired. Been back at Verizon for about 7 years now in the same position as service tech, feeling robbed of time.

Seems all leaks have been sealed and no one has any insight into the future of their jobs or this pathetic company that profits off of human misery and disease/disease management. Interesting

For someone who is told to seek another job because their current post is going away soon.

What does it mean if when they apply to an internal job posting, it gets rejected almost immediately?
No reason given. Hiring manager does not respond.

They've been offshoring us into oblivion already.

It's just a waiting room until they walk you out. Our manager actually complained that we're not invested. The only reason people didn't laugh out loud was because they need the money.

I struggle just to get myself in the door every day. It's only about the paycheck now, and even that can be gone next round.

This place won't last another five years, at best. Don't fool yourself. Find something new while you still have a paycheck.

My wife lost her job three months ago. She worked there nine years. We have four kids. If I get laid off, we're ruined. Please share real information. I just want to provide for my family.

I'd rather take a package than have to go through this over and over again. I'm being very serious. This place used to have job security. What happened to that?

Does anyone know of Optum Infusion will be affected by layoffs anytime soon? Work seems to be dwindling

Does anyone know if Home and Community (business side) will be impacted by the 4/30 layoffs?

I was released on 3/4 and ever since leaving life is SO much better. It feels good to smile again and enjoy life beyond AT&T. Just curious if my previous post from February was accurate in predicting additional upcoming layoff dates:

4/22/26
6/19/26
8/19/26
10/2/26
11/4/26

Are they going to lay off technicians??

Why would I work hard if the massive layoffs is one month away?

If you can imagine Gen AI doing your job, you need to be looking for a new job because you can bet your bottom dollar it's only a matter of time (and not that much time) before you are replaced.

that the years you spent mapping your career can be taken from you in minutes because a hostile investor decides they’d rather you not have a job so that they can buy a bigger boat?

That’s Medtronic in 2026.

Lots of foreigners (Americans, Indians, Malaysians) under the guise of “specialty skills” Canadians can’t apparently perform in their customs letter. All lies! Folks forced to signing these bogus letters to allow these foreigners through and steal OUR jobs.

It’s not that Canadians can’t perform these jobs, but that the company doesn’t want to hire or have laid off Canadians that used to do the same job.

Companies like Imoerial should be taxed more. They’ve taken jobs from tax paying Canadians.

Think before you use AI at hcsc. Dont help train an AI to take your job away. You dont need it! They are coming for any job Thats repetitive or low level at first. You think this huge move to remotely work is in your best interest? Think again. Use your head, ot AI.

A few years ago, this career became just a job.

My only motivation is pay day, and putting food on the table.

No climbing the corporate ladder
No MVP photo op.
No spreadsheets.
No daily reports.
No metrics.

I do my job to best of my ability and go home. MY job. Not everyone else's.

I think this is how most of us see the job these days, @ct+1kpc62cbh. It's sad that it came to this. But seeing it as anything more is foolish.

Hearing people who work on the mainframe are being informed that they are no longer needed.
Any truth to this rumor?

Just read WSJ article 04.15 by Chip Cutter. Y’all should be happy if you still have a job; especially in tech.

I need this job, I have a family and a mortgage.

By all means: what can I do to maximize my survival probability at this company? Any hints?

I am sure a lot of people need this information today!

I feel like I’m being micro managed and pocket watched to the point where I think I’m being pushed out. I also think my job is on the line and in the next couple years it’s either gonna be obsolete or outsourced offshore. For reference I’m in the client services dept. anyone else?

I want to see what people on this board think about the impact of AI on our industry or specific roles/teams. I know that things are already happening and that there is no going back, it's not looking good. But I also thing that the impact is not going to be linear and that some parts will be affected more than others. What do you think and are you seeing it already. I am in Finance/planning so impacts have been limited so far but I can see situations where some of the low level work is completely done with AI.

How did we all do with the job search? I was blessed to be able to snag a job pretty quickly. To the people who are left behind: you will NEVER have less work than you do right now, but you'll probably have more eventually. Private equity isn't going to spend income on additional payroll. If you're considering leaving I say look around, it's not so bad out here. Then again it took a shove to get me out the door so who am I to preach? Good luck everyone, may the grass be greener on this side.

The job was a dead end anyway. Severance is decent, I've got savings, and I can afford to give myself a well-deserved break for a few weeks before I start looking again. I'll find something eventually. No point in stressing. Good luck to everyone still there, and always keep an eye out for something better.