#layoffs

Final rounds of layoffs and store closures will be in September. This will hit retail.

Company: Starbucks

Locations: Seattle, Washington

Departments affected: Corporate roles only

Number laid off: 612 in Seattle filings, within a broader 1,100 corporate reduction

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

What happened: Starbucks eliminated 1,100 corporate positions to create smaller, more nimble teams, with Washington WARN records showing 612 Seattle based roles affected. Retail store, roasting and distribution jobs were not part of the cut. Leadership paired the move with an updated in office policy for senior roles.  

Sources:

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/starbucks-to-lay-off-1100-corporate-workers-updates-remote-work-policy/

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/starbucks-corporate-lays-off-over-600-seattle-employees/CJY2CFKRVVHJ5HBMOLLAU2BRGY/

Company: Boeing

Locations: Huntsville, Alabama

Departments affected: Space launch system program and related engineering roles

Number laid off: 71 in this round starting April 18 2025

Headquarters: Arlington, Virginia

What happened: Boeing filed a fresh WARN for its Huntsville site, cutting 71 roles starting April 18 2025, on top of earlier 2025 reductions at the same location. The moves tie to reshaping work on NASA’s SLS Artemis program and wider cost controls after a difficult 2024. Local and state notices show the timing and counts for this Alabama round. 

Sources:
https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/boeing-layoffs-huntsville-alabama-charleston-south-carolina-sls-artemis-nasa/740675/

https://nypost.com/2025/02/09/business/boeing-warns-of-400-layoffs-following-nasa-artemis-program-delays/

Trinity Rail‑Trinity Tank Car – Longview TX – Manufacturing staff – The Jordan Valley facility in Longview will close, resulting in 170 layoffs effective September 30, as announced via WARN, as part of restructuring across two freight facilities

https://www.chron.com/business/article/trinity-tank-car-longview-lay-off-170-employees-20798529.php

Crystal Dynamics - Redwood City CA (studio) - Development/studio staff - The Tomb Raider developer conducted a second round of layoffs this year due to shifting business conditions; exact numbers were not disclosed, but the studio emphasized support for impacted staff.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/tomb-raider-dev-crystal-dynamics-hit-by-layoffs-for-second-time-this-year-and-im-sick-of-writing-this-headline

Voice of America - Washington DC (for U.S. Agency for Global Media) - Departments affected: Journalism staff - Acting chief Kari Lake announced cuts of 532 journalist positions, leaving about 100 staffers, amid ongoing legal and structural controversies. - https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/08/30/kari-lake-announces-532-layoffs-at-voice-of-america-amid-legal-dispute/

Departments Cut: Assembly technicians, manufacturing leadership, trainers, material handlers

Up to 331 jobs will be eliminated by the end of October due to cutting graveyard and weekend production shifts, with the company encouraging internal redeployment.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/intuitive-surgical-robot-maker-layoffs-sunnyvale-21016652.php

Exelixis

• Alameda CA (remote staff in PA)
• Departments affected: Scientific staff, vice presidents, clinical operations
• Exelixis is laying off 130 employees (about 11 % of its workforce) including closure of its Pennsylvania office as it consolidates operations in Alameda and refocuses on its next dr-g candidate despite remaining profitable...

  https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bay-area-biotech-company-worth-10-billion-layoff-21020576.php

PosiGen

• Multiple office staff in solar energy services
• PosiGen laid off 78 employees across its Shelton, Danbury, and Wethersfield, Connecticut offices, halting most U.S. operations after an EPA-funded solar program was canceled. The company cited financial struggles exacerbated by the loss of federal incentives.
• Shelton, CT; Danbury, CT; Wethersfield, CT

  https://www.nenc.news/2025-08-28/posigen-layoffs-connecticut-trump-revolution-wind

Promises Behavioral Health

• Rehab center operations staff
  Promises Behavioral Health is closing its rehab center in Wimberley, Texas, resulting in 58 layoffs as part of broader national closures.
• Wimberley, TX

  https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-20877865.php

TechWerks

• Support staff for Defense Health Agency contracts
  TechWerks is laying off 87 employees in San Antonio after abruptly losing a subcontract with the Defense Health Agency.
• San Antonio, TX
  https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-20877865.php

CarOffer (subsidiary of CarGurus)

• Dealership operations staff
  CarOffer is closing its Addison, Texas location, leading to the loss of 101 jobs as the company shifts focus to its digital marketplace.
• Addison, TX
  https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-20877865.php

UPS (Texas – Dallas facility)

Part-time logistics/warehouse staff

UPS is laying off 62 part-time workers at its Dallas facility in response to increasing automation, though it's attempting to reassign affected staff where possible.

Dallas, TX

https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-20877865.php

CDC

• (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Various CDC divisions (violence prevention, FOIA, etc.)

At least 600 CDC employees are being terminated as part of a broader federal downsizing, with reductions impacting programs such as violence prevention, child abuse monitoring, and FOIA operations. A federal judge has intervened to protect specific CDC departments.

Atlanta, GA (CDC HQ)

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/least-600-us-cdc-employees-are-getting-final-termination-notices-ap-reports-2025-08-20/

KDFC & KUSC (Classical radio stations)

• Nonprofit public radio staff

• Classical California laid off staff at KDFC in San Francisco and KUSC in Los Angeles due to a sudden $1.1 million cut in federal public broadcasting funds. The parent company attributed the layoffs to the complete shutdown of funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

• San Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/kdfc-kusc-layoffs-trump-21022250.php

Verily (Alphabet’s life sciences subsidiary)

• Medical device program, related teams
• Verily is shutting down its entire medical device program, resulting in layoffs and a broader strategic structure change. The CEO acknowledged the difficulty and praised the Devices team’s long-standing contributions.
• (Headquartered in South San Francisco, CA; layoffs possibly across facilities)

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/googles-life-sciences-sister-company-verily-announces-layoffs-cuts-devices-program-read-memo/articleshow/123539907.cms

• Verily (second report round)

• Various departments reorganizing
• A second wave of layoffs at Verily is underway as the company further realigns priorities and supports affected employees. The CEO expressed appreciation for departing staff and reaffirmed the strategic realignment.
• (South San Francisco, CA region)
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/googles-moonshot-division-verily-to-cut-jobs-what-ceo-stephen-gillett-told-laid-off-employees-in-memo/articleshow/123580591.cms

Departments affected: Metal packaging production facilities

Silgan Containers will temporarily lay off 150 workers across two Modesto CA facilities effective October 26, according to WARN notices and logistics-sector reports. Earlier reports from Packaging Dive highlighted that both facilities will halt operations in mid- to late-October, impacting similar numbers of employees.

• Loc: Modesto, CA
  https://www.indexbox.io/blog/logistics-layoffs-1967-jobs-cut-in-ca-ga-mi
  https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-layoffs-silgan-containers-smurfit-westrock/726001

Web to Door
Richmond CA, Milpitas CA, Oakland CA
Departments affected: Amazon delivery operations
Web to Door, a San Leandro CA–based Amazon delivery partner, will cease operations at three locations in Richmond, Milpitas, and Oakland, eliminating 192 jobs by October 27. The decision follows WARN filings and aligns with other logistics-sector reductions in the Bay Area.
Richmond CA, Milpitas CA, Oakland CA
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/08/30/after-trump-announcement-intel-among-several-companies-to-make-job-cuts

https://www.warntracker.com/company

Does your immediate manager has a say, who to let go

We're at the St. Louis City soccer game. Guess what the promotional item is. Edward Jones sponsored lunch box. Seriously the weekend of he-l week? It sure got people in St Louis talking about how sad and disappointed they were of what happened. This community is behind us and feels our pain!

Team, it has come to our attention that the layoff channel was accidentally set to public visibility. 🫠🫠🫠

Please note this was an unplanned transparency initiative designed to foster radical visibility and cross-functional awareness. 🧩👊🥰💃

Remember: layoffs aren’t layoffs, they’re “career path recalibrations”. 🌱

With empathy,
— Oracle HR

You probably already know this, working there.

Since BK and ACT, Intel has been hyperfocused on getting more work for the same or less money. ACT, the layoff when no layoff was necessary was the give away, but there were other things, like the focus on H1B’s. I don’t need to tell you it’s destroying the company; first you focus on getting a labor force that can properly fulfill your task needs and then you work on containing costs, especially when your product is a fragile cash cow. But instead our leadership considers labor to be “the only cost we can cut”

LBT is 100% on this and I’m sure you figured out on your own it’s just going to get more and more miserable as time goes by. The only way you can resist is leaving (but they love attrition)

My last day was August 29. Me and 4 other AR Analyst were laid off on Wednesday just after Q2.

Sampath strikes again with his favorite sport: talking down to the workforce while pretending he’s discovered management philosophy. Translation of his post: “We cut middle managers, slowed promotions, shrank the talent pool, and guaranteed attrition… but hey, decisions move faster!”

This isn’t leadership, it’s narcissism with a LinkedIn filter. Only a CEO at Verizon could brag about hollowing out the company while admitting it leaves employees with fewer career paths, worse pay equity, and higher churn. Then he pats himself on the back for “fewer layers.”

It’s not strategy, it’s shrinkage dressed up as innovation. The BSG boy is just narrating his own PowerPoint slides.

Friday started this round, VPs first? Who went yesterday?

Is ordering higher levels first and ends with peons? Or maybe there is no logic on order?

If you’re a tech support agent, stop fooling yourself , your job’s fu--ing dead. By the end of the year, Dell’s going to bury it. They don’t need you, they don’t need America, they don’t need jack sh-t beyond two godda-n continents, and they’re almost there. The whole “follow-the-sun” cr-p? That was a fu--ing lie from the start. A shiny little carrot they dangled while they gutted the teams behind closed doors. L2s and L3s, congratulations , you’re the ones they’ve decided to sla-ghter first.

And let’s talk timing. These clowns are pulling this sh-t right when the Trump administration is already sick to death of IT companies hoarding H1Bs and farming out jobs overseas. Dell’s dum--ss execs are literally juggling grenades with the pins half-pulled. I hope they get fu--ing shredded in the fallout. They deserve every ounce of backlash, every investigation, every godda-n lawsuit. They’ve bled Americans dry, pocketed billions, demanded loyalty and personal sacrifices — and in return? They sp-t in our faces.

And for the so-called “managers” and “directors” reading this : fu-k you. You don’t deserve your cushy titles or your bloated salaries. You’re lying parasites who fed your teams bullsh-t about “transparency” while sharpening the kn--e behind their backs. Your people gave everything, and you fed them straight into the grinder without a shred of guilt. You don’t fight for your employees, you don’t protect them, you just bend over and let the VPs use you like the pathetic little puppets you are. I hope when your team goes down, you get dragged down with them. Fired. Humiliated. Exposed as the gutless corporate wh--es you’ve always been.

Google AI: Medtronic Org structure is very deep, not flat. Will EM involvement drive middle or senior level of management layoff?

AI answer:

Involving activist investor Elliott Management (EM) at Medtronic is likely to drive layoffs at both the middle and senior management levels. While middle management is most vulnerable, senior management is also at risk due to a culture of long tenure and deep hierarchies.

-- Layoff risk for middle management
Middle management is most likely to be targeted in a push for a flatter, more efficient corporate structure.
Elliott's history: Elliott has a well-documented history of pushing for aggressive cost-cutting and workforce reductions at companies like Southwest Airlines and AT&T.
Operational inefficiencies: Medtronic has a deep, bureaucratic hierarchy with "excessive bureaucracy" noted in employee reviews. The newly formed Operating Committee, influenced by Elliott, is tasked with improving cost discipline and efficiency, which often means streamlining the organizational chart and reducing redundant management layers.
Redundant roles: Restructuring often involves pushing accountability down to the operating units, as CEO Geoff Martha has previously attempted. This makes layers of middle management that are not directly tied to revenue generation more vulnerable to elimination.

-- Layoff risk for senior management
While less common, senior management is not immune to restructurings influenced by activist investors.

Challenging the status quo: Elliott's approach challenges the "entrenchment of long-tenured executives" that can characterize large, stable companies like Medtronic. Elliott can advocate for leadership changes and board reshuffles, including CEO replacements.
Holding leaders accountable: The new board committees will hold senior leaders more accountable for the performance of their portfolios. The potential for divestitures and strategic shifts driven by Elliott puts the leaders of underperforming or non-core business units at a higher risk of being replaced.

Reshuffling and departures: The creation of new board committees and the shifting strategy often cause high-profile executives to depart, as seen in the recent exit of Medtronic CFO Karen Parkhill.

Potential outcomes

• Initial reductions: The process will likely start with cuts to operational and supply chain roles, as has already begun.
  Later-stage management cuts: These will be followed by more strategic trimming of middle and senior management roles to create a leaner, more agile leadership structure.
• Varying impact: As CEO Geoff Martha stated in a past restructuring, the impact will vary across teams, regions, and countries. Some departments, especially those tied to specific functions like manufacturing and supply chain, will see heavier reductions.

In summary, Elliott's involvement and Medtronic's focus on profitability will likely result in layoffs affecting both middle and senior management. While middle management is most at risk from cost-cutting initiatives, senior leaders in underperforming portfolios or those whose roles are deemed redundant will also face significant scrutiny and potential elimination.

Excellence is irrelevant. Loyalty is irrelevant.

In the end, you’re not spared or damned by the quality of your work; you’re erased because a number had to go down on a spreadsheet.

Getting cut isn’t failure, it’s statistical noise. Like a wreck on the highway, survival at Cisco has nothing to do with skill; just chance, and sooner or later, chance runs out.

Try looking on https://www.jobs.now/ for a new role.

Creeping closer to the Holiday Layoffs brought to you by Mr. Pajamas. The gift that keeps on giving Clark!

Exxon Mobil Corp XOM recently reported in its 10-K filing that its global workforce decreased by 1,000 to 62,000 personnel in 2022. This was due to cost-cutting measures intended to increase shareholder returns. It was Exxon's third consecutive year of staff reduction, down from 75,000.

The company also forewarned of potential risks for its operations in Kazakhstan, a nation in central Asia that borders Russia by a distance of 7,644 kilometers (4,750 miles). ExxonMobil’s combined oil and gas output in Kazakhstan was 246,000 barrels last year, which were exported via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). According to the filing, Exxon may face an undeterminable loss in cash flow from its businesses in Kazakhstan if Russia interferes with the pipeline's functioning.

The U.S. oil giant, ExxonMobil, holds a 25% stake in the Tengizchevroil (TCO) oil production joint venture that manages the Tengiz and Korolev oil fields in Kazakhstan. The company also holds a 16.8% working interest in the Kashagan field. Per the filing, ExxonMobil's assets in Kazakhstan generated after-tax earnings of $2.5 billion in 2022.

Does citi pay the vacation time you are owed if you quit? Or if you are laid off?

See title

Usually I can't wait for an extra day off. Right now, I don't care. I'm so stressed I know I won't be able to enjoy it. Oracle has taken all the joy out of the few extra days off we have and replaced it with dread. All I can think about is, am I next? I hate this place so, so much.

Nike needs significant restructuring. HR should be reduced by 70%, administrative staff by 80%, and E-Band positions by 90%. Wipro and other IT consulting contracts should be cut by 80%, with no additional contractors from India. Marketing and sales should be reduced by 60%. These changes alone would put Nike back on track.

The company suffers from weak leadership and excessive bloat. Elon Musk could likely run Nike more efficiently by eliminating 90% of its staff. My recommendations only target a few departments, but the problem is clear: Nike has hired far too many MBAs and degree-holders in business, marketing, and HR who add little to no real value. If you’re not building, you’re fired. The MBA culture has become a drain, filled with grifters who contribute nothing meaningful.

Over the past two years, Dell has fired more than 30,000 employees, with waves of layoffs continuing to hit the workforce. At the same time, top executives are frequently selling off their stock, raising concerns about confidence in the company’s direction.

Inside Dell, sweeping process changes are underway, but few employees know what the endgame looks like. The lack of transparency has created an atmosphere of fear and speculation, leaving morale at an all-time low.

Some employees are even speculating about the possibility of a voluntary separation program as an alternative to ongoing layoffs. While many doubt Dell will ever offer such an option, the fact that it’s widely hoped for underscores just how deep the uncertainty and anxiety run within the workforce.

Michael Dell himself has a reputation as a cut-throat businessman who prioritizes profits above all else. While that approach may appeal to investors in the short term, it raises questions about the company’s long-term stability and its commitment to its people.

As Dell continues to navigate this turbulent period, one thing is clear: uncertainty reigns, and the human cost is mounting.

I thought this was funny. All I did was ask is Stephanie Farris liked?

— here’s the unfiltered version of why a lot of people dislike Stephanie Ferris at FIS:
• Worldpay Disaster – People feel she was part of leadership that massively overpaid ($35B) and then sold it at a huge loss, destroying shareholder value. Many see this as one of the biggest fintech blunders ever.
• Wall Street First, Employees Last – She’s viewed as prioritizing appeasing investors (stock buybacks, dividends, “cost savings”) while cutting thousands of jobs and gutting teams, leaving employees demoralized.
• The “Future Forward” Spin – Her transformation program is seen by critics as corporate jargon masking layoffs and cost-slashing, without a real growth strategy.
• Reactive, Not Visionary – Instead of leading with innovation in a fast-changing fintech/payments space, she’s seen as patching leaks, restructuring, and spinning failures as successes.
• Trust Issues – After major service outages and technology failures, people blame her for not modernizing systems fast enough. Customers and partners feel burned.
• Culture Ki-ler – Former and current employees complain on forums like Glassdoor and Reddit that under her leadership, morale has cratered, communication is poor, and talented people are leaving.
• Poor Communication & Accountability – Investors and staff alike feel she dodges responsibility, blames “market conditions,” and leans on vague optimism without real transparency.

In short, the harshest critics say: she’s a cost-cutter, not a builder. Instead of driving innovation in payments and banking tech (where FIS desperately needs it), she’s focused on financial engineering and PR spin.

Oh man, folks, have you heard about the big shake-up at Kroger? Yeah, the grocery giant just laid off 1,000 people from their Technology & Digital team at that fancy 84.51° spot in Cincinnati. That’s right, 1,000 souls sent packing—enough to fill an entire aisle of unemployed techies staring at expired coupons. I mean, Kroger’s all about “fresh for everyone,” but apparently not fresh jobs for everyone!
And get this: The big bosses, Yael the CIO and Rana the Senior HR Director, couldn’t even bother to show up live for the announcement. Nope, they dropped a pre-recorded video on everyone like it was a bad Zoom prank. “Hey team, you’re fired—cut! That’s a wrap!” Professional courtesy? More like professional ghosting. If you’re gonna can 1,000 people, at least have the guts to do it face-to-face. Otherwise, it’s just a low-budget horror film: “The Layoff Tape—coming soon to a unemployment line near you!”
Speaking of executives dodging the spotlight, let’s talk about Rodney McMullen, the CEO who’s apparently got his eyes on bigger things. I heard he’s been making advances on Jewel the singer. Yeah, you know, the one with hits like “Who Will Save Your Soul?” Well, Rodney’s over here whispering sweet nothings like, “Baby, let’s merge our assets—I’ll stock your shelves if you stock mine.” But Jewel’s like, “Foolish Games? Nah, I’m not playing with a guy whose idea of romance is a buy-one-get-one-free on heartbreak!” Come on, Rodney, stick to scanning barcodes, not scanning for dates.
Anyway, to all those laid-off Kroger folks: Hang in there. Remember, in the grocery game, when one door closes, another one opens… probably to the clearance section. But hey, at least now you can shop at Kroger without the awkward eye contact from your ex-bosses!

5 year note is down to 3.7%. YTD Aggregate Bond Index up 4.97%. 3 YR Return up to 3.15%. Life is Good. Dancing in the streets. Back in the Black. 90% chance Fed will cut in Sept. No Lisa Cook ?!?!?!? Layoffs ?

Being laid off would save me from doing three jobs for the pay of one while some of the people I work with spend their days kissing up to management and not giving a damn. Why should I fear losing a job like that?