#jobsecurity

You might think your group is safe. You might have been told the cuts are done. Don't believe it. Stay prepared. Getting blindsided is way worse than expecting it and being wrong.

I can't afford to take it for granted. These days, I'm happy to still a job the next day. Tell me that's not fu---d up.

I posted over a year ago how I had been RIF'd from CNC, had found a new job, and was promoted within 4 months of being there. I also pointed out how unprofessional and poorly the management was in my year there, and how they handled the lay-off (Dec. 2023).

The leadership in this thread were PI---D.

This post is for those emotionally struggling and worried about your job with Centene. Move forward with another company, consider a whole new area in the workforce, take a pay cut if you have to or can, and grow elsewhere.

Life is so much better outside of that place! I took a job I had to take to pay bills, but it was a blessing! 1.5 years later and Ive earned my CNC salary back! Better benefits and stock options!

I was in a call the other day.
She starts to ask how we can use ai to make our tools better. Offering suggestions that have already been solved last year. Literally doesn't know anything.

Worse is I looked her up and she has no direct reports. I asked around and apparently they gave all her reports to some poor schmuck and her role now is to literally look for ai opportunities wherever they are.

That's it, that's her job. $175k a year to for someone with no ai experience, no software experience, no hand on experience to do nothing except look for ways to justify more layoffs

This is a joke right...

Do people get laid off within the first several months of employment? I desperately need a job, but I don't want to join, stop my search, and end up on the street again within months. Thanks in advance.

Are the internal positions given to RIF-ed employees over other internal candidates? I have applied to a handful of new internal postings in recent weeks but only a few days go by and I get the "we're going with another candidate" email. I am fully qualified for these positions so I have been surprised to not even get an interview. I also know some positions are posted and they already know who the position is going to but that can't be for every single one of these postings.
And yes, I know, why are you applying to internal positions, this company is terrible, blah, blah, blah but I am trying to get a different position/title to better position myself to move to a different company in the future if I see fit or becomes necessary.
Also note, these positions I am applying to are only 1 pay grade above where I am.

Two questions about severance, US based. Assume your current position is being eliminated and you would be normally eligible for a special severance.

1) If you apply for a job, realize you do not want it and get an offer, do you forfeit severance?

2) If you apply for a job, realize you do not want it and withdraw your application before getting an offer, do you forfeit severance?

I think you forfeit it on 1, since an offer was extended, but I am not sure about 2, since no offer was extended.

Once certian projects are finished they will lay off the rest of that department and let L T I take over. Congrulations on working yourself out of a job. HR will mostly be replaced by a computer. Get used to talking to a machine.

Middle management will be gutted.

They won't be needed since LTI has their own management in place. Projects will be downsized further and support groups dismantled and/or gone. Operations you aren't safe. They are looking at you. Anyone who is of retirement age will be next. If you have several complaints in your file you will also be gone. There won't be anyone left at cpchem except for a few in corporate.

About a year ago, I think. He was randomly chosen by an algorithm. So much for being loyal to this place. Anyhow, I was wondering if anybody knows what happened there? Did he get his job back due to bad press or not? All the major cuts lately made me remember him for some reason.

You get stuck in your role here with no real path forward. Management doesn't care what you contribute. Strong reviews and extra effort mean nothing when they decide you cost too much. The layoffs come for everyone eventually. Only come here if you have absolutely no other choice.

I am supporting a team member with an accommodation to WFH due to a chronic illness. The likely balance will 50 percent in office and 50 percent at home. Totally genuine health condition, superb employee. In all seriousness, will this impact their job security?
All 'what job security ' type jokes not required.

Seen job posting for it, debating applying. But is there any future in that role, or are you just going to get sacked once it’s over?

The performative posts from people who still have jobs are getting exhausting. All that humble bragging and inspirational garbage while so many of us are struggling to find work. It feels like a highlight reel from people who either got lucky or won't admit how bad things really are. Hard to scroll through it without rolling my eyes these days.

At an Oregon CVS pharmacy where we were told we would have no issue keeping our jobs if the store closed. When it was announced, RxDL and FSDL both told respective staffs no one would lose their job. But due to market acquisition of Rite Aid stores, we have too many people (supposedly) and now we are being threatened with layoffs. Anyone seeing this in their area too?

I see some people mention they'd love to be laid off, but I'm certainly not among them. Not when jobs are this hard to come by. I'd rather suffer through a bad workplace than unemployment. But apparently, some feel the opposite. And I'm just wondering, how many of you are there?

Anywhere else, I'd start looking. Now.

First Brands Group, LLC is closing two manufacturing facilities in Kansas. This action impacts 211 workers across sites in Emporia and Edgerton. The company previously filed for bankruptcy in fall 2025. Federal prosecutors indicted two brothers for allegedly defrauding lenders. Local Kansas communities are now mobilizing support for affected employees.

https://www.ksn.com/news/business/layoffs-impact-hundreds-of-manufacturing-workers-in-kansas/

C3.ai announced job reductions at its headquarters. A WARN document detailed 71 impacted employees. The layoffs impacted data science and engineering staff. The company seeks a turnaround amid financial challenges. Its revenue and stock value have both fallen.

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/c3-ai-layoffs-21939617.php

Were you able to find new jobs? I was just laid off, and the job market looks daunting. I could really use some positive news.

Were you in a hub or nonhub?

Is it common to have to re-interview for your current position if there is a buyout? If it's a bigger company like Amazon that acquire, can I ask for a raise right away? I figure they might be afraid of a mass Exodus and would like to pay extra to keep experienced workers?

Eight companies plan to lay off over 850 employees in South Carolina. These job cuts stem from January 2026 WARN Act filings. Milliken & Company will close its Cedar Hill Plant, affecting 126 workers. James Hardie Building Products will eliminate 78 jobs at its Summerville plant. eSupply Chain DLH accounts for 327 layoffs in Charleston.

https://mebaneenterprise.com/850-south-carolina-workers-face-layoffs-as-8-firms-announce-closures-full-list/

SF isn’t going anywhere: she appears committed to steering the company in the wrong direction, alongside her puppet minions; Toohey, Kehoe and Beatty.

We exceeded our targets largely because we reduced the workforce by 15k. The employees who remain are carrying significantly heavier workloads, with more responsibilities on their plates and no meaningful automation or improved processes to support them. New ways of working is just a facade.

We’ve invested millions in McKinsey, including commissions tied to projected savings effectively keeping them afloat only to see consultants and leadership reverse course on recommendations made two to three years ago. Well done Chief Executive officer and Chief financial officer!

We position ourselves as a global company, yet we don’t truly operate like one. Investment in senior roles and promotions is heavily concentrated in the U.S., while long-standing employees in other regions are seeing their roles downgraded and the value of their careers diminished. Let’s applaud our chief of people!

There also seems to be a disconnect even a sense of delusion in celebrating a 73% “recommend as a place to work” score. Many employees are worried about job security, have seen benefits reduced, and are under constant pressure from managers to “just get on with it.” The prevailing sentiment is that FIS does not genuinely care about its people. Well done chief of people!

And yet, we’re setting a goal to increase client NPS by 10 points. We’re still in negative territory the ambition appears to be to frustrate clients slightly less, rather than meaningfully improve their experience. Well done chief of clients!

Intel's next scheduled major job eliminations for 2026 are set to take effect on July 15, 2026. These cuts specifically impact manufacturing hubs, including four campuses in Oregon, where worker counts for this round jumped nearly fivefold to approximately 2,400 roles.
This 2026 wave is part of a broader initiative to slash an additional $1 billion in operating expenses throughout the year to reach a target global headcount of approximately 75,000 employees.

I recently started as a new graduate with under a year of experience. How likely is it that I could be laid off? I would provide more details, but I am concerned about revealing my identity.

I applied for an Administrative position there and got an interview scheduled. Should I even bother?? Are layoffs common there?
I'm dealing with my 5th layoff due to corporate restructuring - I can't handle another unstable workplace!
Should I just cancel???

If I'm laid off, I have to deal with one of the worst job markets in a long while but at least there's severance to lessen the pain. If I'm not laid off but others on my team are, at least I'll still have a job but at what price? We'll be expected to pick up the extra work and I highly doubt we'll be getting any kind of extra compensation. And I'm overworked as it is. There's really no good option here.

I left Cigna couple of years ago and there is an opportunity coming my way to join back. Honestly, I am tempted as I am 5 days a week in person in my current workplace. Going back to 3 days will be a big time saver . I also live just 10 mins away . But looking at the recent posts, I am not sure if I will regret this choice.

FTI Buyer LLC plans to permanently close its Cincinnati facility, laying off 104 employees. The online auction marketplace will shut down operations on March 6, with terminations occurring on or around that date.The company said the closure follows efforts to modernize operations and move toward a more efficient, decentralized distribution network.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/01/a-major-online-auction-operator-is-closing-ohio-facility-more-than-100-jobs-to-be-cut.html

Fifteen-plus years here, and things have been sliding downhill for so long that I now doubt even those first couple of years. How did we hit such lows so fast? Workers have never been treated as more disposable and worthless than they are now. It feels like we're approaching the moment when the whole thing spectacularly collapses. And what a disappointing, sad career arc - a steady decline, likely ending in a layoff where your years of contribution are never even acknowledged.

CHS Northwest announced the sale of four Washington stores. This includes the Bellingham Farm & Home store. A total of 38 employees will be laid off across these locations. Layoffs for the Bellingham store will take effect April 19. The company hopes stores remain open under new ownership.

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/business/article314779957.html

Several projects people have left or are leaving to work data centers. Will this continue. Seems lots in news. These jobs are all over LinkedIn and recruiters have even mentioned companys targeting Exxon people. Guess all that fluffing of our projects in earnings calls is good! Ha.

(And I know someone on our LcS project who told me our work is not actually the datacenter. )

From what I’ve heard and found online the total compensation could be better for mid career people.?? Seems slightly less base salary. But a lot more bonuses and stock and vests much sooner. Anyone have real insight on that?? And don’t let exxons sandbagging position titles fool you. I’m a ‘project engineer’ but would be at least project manager elsewhere and so loook at right jobs/comps for your years

The article reports significant job reductions. Spudnik, a company based in Blackfoot, confirmed these cuts. A letter was released by the company. This letter detailed the job reductions. The specific number of affected employees was not stated.

https://localnews8.com/news/2026/02/20/mass-layoffs-reported-at-blackfoots-spudnik-company-releases-letter-confirming-job-cuts/

We're not done, folks.

Cigna Evernorth Services - Morris Plains

4/29/26
5/3/26
5/20/26

134 Roles

https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2026_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf

Lowe's recently announced a round of mass layoffs. These layoffs will impact many employees. Dozens of Georgia-based staff are affected. The company made this announcement. Georgia workers face job reductions.

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2026/02/19/lowes-mass-layoffs-impact-georgia.html

Good luck to everyone who’s been affected.

The first blow is the shock. Not the gentle kind, but the kind that steals the air from your lungs. You’re first, first to fall, first to be told so there’s no reference point. No one ahead of you to say, this hurts, but it passes. No map to follow, no example to copy. Just you, standing alone, trying to understand how everything changed in a single conversation. There’s embarrassment too, a quiet, creeping shame that settles in despite the evidence of your performance. Logic tells you this isn’t about capability, but emotion whispers otherwise: you weren’t good enough.

Then comes the silence. HR goes quiet, so quiet it rings in your ears. Colleagues might offer a few kind words, if they’re allowed to, if they dare but the hardest truth is how many don’t. Not a LinkedIn message. Not a text. Not even a line in response to your goodbye email, assuming you were granted the dignity of sending one before your access disappeared. You sit there, staring into nothing, suspended between disbelief and reality. Did this really just happen? Hopelessness seeps in. You replay conversations, scan the past for signs, circle the same question again and again: why me?

And then something else surfaces. Rage. Sudden, blinding rage. At the decision. At the decision makers who you know deserved this outcome far more than you ever did. But rage has nowhere to go. It burns hot, then fades, leaving you with the truth you can’t avoid: this is real, and now you must act. Job hunting can no longer be passive or polite, it has to be treated with the urgency of a serious diagnosis. Survival mode. Strategy. Momentum.

This is the con of being first. But it’s not the whole story. Because for those who were first, there is something else too, something only visible once the dust settles. There is light at the end of the tunnel. And eventually, you’ll realise you didn’t just survive the fall. You were already walking toward something better.

https://youtu.be/VlfpfttvatQ?si=I_LgN8bn8RqFvj4U

I'm in PI and feel like it's only a matter of time. They already introduced an ai system that tracks and grades all of our calls last year... wouldn't be surprised if they're training an llm off of thousands of the top rated calls catalogued across the company.

CoStar Group conducted another round of layoffs at its Richmond headquarters. These job cuts impacted employees on its Homes.com platform. The company cited advanced AI technology deployment as the reason for the reductions. This marks the second major layoff event in less than a year for the real estate technology firm. CoStar's stock price has recently declined significantly.

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/costar-layoffs-richmond-feb-18-2026