#uncertainty

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML announced layoff plans. The company intended to cut 1,700 management positions. This reduction impacts about 4% of its global workforce. Technical and IT departments were the primary targets. Seven weeks later, the process for affected employees remains unresolved.

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260316PD235/asml-dutch-layoffs-equipment-2026.html

How much longer will this outfit last till its bankrupt or bought out? 5 years, 10, ???

Well I woke up feeling uncertain about the future but then I wrote “Verizon doesn’t care about me” on a post-it and i immediately felt better. I recommend it to my colleagues. I will look at that post-it every morning now

It is obvious layoffs are going to be massive. Maybe they will not happen all at once, but they are coming. I am done waiting. After 15 years here, I sent out my first applications yesterday and will keep doing it every day. It breaks my heart because I do like my job, but I will be damned if I just sit around waiting like sheep for sla-ghter.

Be prepared

Good luck, y'all.

Does anyone know if any teams outside of the clinics are getting hit again? I’m work in corporate but all I keep hearing about are the clinics closing or merging.

There are now no more PDRs? What does this mean? Is it just another nail in the coffin of getting a new position/career progression? I guess there won’t be any need for them if there aren’t any jobs to post in a PDC.

First time this has happened, in the middle of the week. Is this something to be concerned over, considering there are no active layoffs currently?

I'm prepared for lots of bad news, but we'll see.

Any news? We’re all sitting here anxious as f***.

And nobody should be flippant about it. We all have very good reasons to be anxious.

The grass is always greener on the other side. Those of you still employed at this soul succubus better enjoy the paycheck while it comes because this job market is a dumpster fire from he-l. This is not the market of 5 years ago. If you haven’t been in it, you have no idea what you’re up against at the moment.

They indirectly announced layoffs, and eventually it will. Why to rush and go into legal problems. They will announce results and after all calculation and potential legal issues, they will do layoff. May be it can take couple of weeks.

SAVE YOUR MONEY! STAGFLATION - High Oil Prices, AI taking over jobs, Layoffs will occur earlier than later. Corporations will feel the pain with increase in inflation. Markets will decline for months. Just because the war stops doesn't mean things get back to normal right away. It will take years to recover and go back to normal. USA debt increases from $38 Trillion to $40 Trillion soon.

I'm hoping somebody knows more about it. Hopefully, it's not true, but I've herd it from several different sources and some are not the usual gossips, so I'm starting to worry.

Are we out of the woods for now?

So much hangs in the air. It's all driving me insane.

Does anyone else worry constantly that today could be the day? I can't shake the feeling that my position might just disappear. How do you cope with that?

Multnomah County recently issued layoff notices. About 190 employees received these warnings. The budget's final vote occurs June 4. Affected staff face months of uncertainty. The county anticipates a $10.5 million budget gap

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/03/the-layoff-notices-came-now-nearly-200-multnomah-county-employees-live-in-limbo.html

Before quarterly or after quarterly.. or at end of March.

Saw it here and heard from a few people, though none exactly plugged into decision-making. If anyone has something solid, please share.

We get a schedule every six months but nobody ever says it’s set in stone, so the bosses can change stuff whenever they feel like it. That makes it really hard to know what to work on or even plan anything outside of work. The “perks” and rules keep getting moved around too, and it just feels like nothing is solid. I think we need a clear time slot that stays the same and a simple way to tell us when things actually change.

When will the next action take place and what will it be?

Will there be a lot more reorgs this year?

Will future severance payouts be impacted? Will it be less?

That would be the only good thing about it.

Anyone hearing about potential cuts coming up? Trying to stay ahead of the news.
More coming?

I prefer when there are rumors going around than the complete quiet on layoffs. Makes me think we're about to be hit by a major storm. I hope I'm wrong, but with everything happening in the entire industry, I wouldn't be surprised if major cost cutting is in our near future.

Does anyone have any genuine insights into whether or not the second round of layoffs will still be happening soon? Or could they be on hold for now until the WB merger is finalised? Doesn’t look like convergence will be ready as planned either.

For those who are connected with upper-level management, should we expect layoffs soon?

Things feel unusually quiet lately. It’s hard to tell whether it’s just a normal cycle or something else, but the silence feels a bit unsettling.

Not trying to spread rumors...just looking for perspective if anyone has insights.

Does anyone know if Kroger plans to do another round of lay offs for office staff any time soon?

I can't handle anything else right now. I'm already stretched so thin that losing my job this week would genuinely wreck me.

Never felt that curse more than now.

Can anyone confirm with certainty?

Do we know?

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.