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Notifying mangers yet to receive training invite(usually one week before), it’s coming, but purely based on base + RSU and low performers. Good luck to everyone!

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Just want to say it’s sunday and i am borderline about to cry because of how anxious I am to long into work tomorrow and face the demands of my job. The stress is overwhelming and the only ppl left here are psychos.

Anyone completing it or is the exit interview a waste of time ?

It seems like for people working at T-Mobile layoffs are not a matter of "if" anymore it is "when" because sooner or later it will be your turn. They like making people work under that fear. All these gimmicky chit and benefits when the ship is... — read more 

There is an old leadership principle: A leader's competence is measured by what they build, but their accountability is measured by what they ignore. For nearly a decade at Centene, General Counsel Chris Koster has held primary responsibility for... — read more 

Is it coming before the long weekend?

September’s layoffs will be fu--ing brutal but don’t worry, Nike’s galaxy-brained leadership will graciously ‘support’ you all the way to the exit, then congratulate themselves for showing empathy.

One of the most toxic IT leaders recently departed. This is, in my view, a direct consequence of the weak CIO hired by the previous CFO shortly before her own departure. The CIO subsequently pushed out most of the organization’s senior IT talent... — read more 

Not counting all of the BTC expats in the USA, what is the reduction in US citizen headcount planned for 2027?

So many people in their mid career age are resigning. Add to that the number that have been PIP forced out and we won’t have anyone in their 40 year age left. I guess people have realized the promise of the pension is no longer real. I for one have... — read more 

Finally my RSUs are starting to vest and guess what. They tanked my ranking. This is the game they play. Force you out before your RSUs vest! How can I go from top to bottom so quickly? Convenient for them!

Whatever sh-t vendor product they are using to do their screen recording surveillance work, su-ks hard, my Windows laptop last few weeks, has had major pauses and sluggishness when using web forms (any page) , button clicks , or typing, it just ... — read more 

So what is the target number now ? Have they become greedy and just trying to increase HIH headcount till all the engineering has moved ?

Please share the facts here. Also, please share your severance package details and location. It will help other affected folks to anticipate what they may experience today. Thanks!

Is 8/31 the big, anticipated day when everyone is expected back to the office in Boston and MMK?

Rumor has it that IT is due for another round of layoffs. Does anyone Dir+ know what teams or functions they’ll be targeting or timeframe?

I can see them literally begging for help in the tickets but the Support teams just don't seem to care. I am not sure what the right thing to do is

Tomorrow is approaching for those in the US, and with whatever you’re hoping to have happen tomorrow, I hope you’re going to be ok. I’m honestly sick to my stomach. We just had our son in April, and as the primary income earner of the house, I’m... — read more 

Long Beach faces a major budget shortfall: The proposed FY2027 budget seeks to close a $58.2 million deficit by eliminating 483 positions—263 filled and 220 vacant—along with cuts across city departments and services. **Top... — read more 

This internal process seems quite nerve wrecking… you would think if you have been in the company for some time they would consider that and make it more easy to obtain a job especially if you have all qualifications. I put an application for a... — read more 

Do we expect cuts, whether as RA or PIP, to take effect (i.e. victim out of the company) at the end of September, before the start of 4Q2026? If so, when would the people affected likely find out?

I am wondering how our Strong US based even SBA feel about their data being potentially viewed by off-shore folks. To me, this was a big uproar when it came to TikTok. So how can we as PUBLICLY TRADED IN US , allow offshore folks to have access to... — read more 

It seems like over the past 2 years things have been getting progressively worse. We are expected to do everything faster with fewer resources. People are stressed and exhausted, and more end up leaving. A lot of positions are not being backfilled... — read more 

Why is Paypal not buying other companies? With the strong quarterly profit and $80B in assets, it has the firepower to acquire many companies in this economy. Current headcount is at the 2019 levels around 23,200. Subtract another 4k employees and... — read more 

Any rumors or confirmed sources of office opening near Lenovo center?

Has anyone heard any intel on layoffs or restructuring in September? Will it impact everyone? Or is this just the ongoing rumor?

I endured 3 years on the core line with many promises of a role switch after my "2 year commitment" in the end it was all just a lie. Oh well. Get your licenses, learn the ropes and get out while you can asap.

I’ve seen posts for Dev Planning Hiring…Is this to refill the lower buckets? I assume nobody wants to rotate thru from other disciplines. I pity the poor/lucky souls who will be hired…

Layoffs and work transferred to offshore. No new software development effort. Company is in "keep lights on" mode. No new hiring in US. Only transfer of India employees on L1 visa allowed, and that too in rare and extreme cases. There will be wave... — read more 

When layoffs start again in Verizon anyone know?

Forced distribution ranking is such a bad idea. Why does Exxon insist on keeping it? They are willing to follow the advice of consultants on other things why not this? Is it because they know it is corrupt but they benefit from it? Are they afraid... — read more 

Apparently the last Lindsay Clancy post disappeared, which means somebody’s corporate empathy costume got tugged a little too hard. Nothing screams “we welcome difficult conversations” quite like deleting one the moment it makes a self-appointed... — read more 

It should come as no surprise but at the employee group conference Stankey admitted to using AI to query things like how many power points had a version of x or more, how many meetings include x or more people. This is what he's admitting to. Just a... — read more 

99 year leases on 1f to VZW.. frontier purchases. Selling dark fiber, how long before the wireless side is divested? Clearly they keep reducing non union employees numbers to make it a much more appealing sell and locking in the fiber leases secures... — read more 

Qualcomm produced nothing in AI. Failed to get into data center business. Modem losing market share. Laptop business getting nowhere. Poor employee moral. Investor day failed bad. Investors gave up on the stock. Very bad situation with no way out

What’s the over-under for when we announce that we’ll “merge” with BP. I’m guessing Q3 2027.

I want to vomit. The only thing I would miss from this job is the cell phone

What is TD banks policy on parental leave for those under a year service in the US? Has anyone experienced this? Are they usually understanding?

Good luck to everyone impacted on Monday!

Anyone know of a Belk group in Reddit?

Looks like mails started coming for india. I see a fresh comment on slack with the mention of impacted by layoff. All the best everyone.

I see this being mentioned here and there... But what exactly is NikeFlow?

how's it going for the field reps that are in that pilot with changing daily field work and appointments? Any news if they're adding more markets? And if this could lead to reduction in work force?

Centene apparently found another place to put all those savings from “operational efficiency”: Ambetter Health is now sponsoring Mizzou athletics. All sports, because apparently one team wasn’t enough. It’s football season, though, so for now we get... — read more 

Doesn't fix the offshore problem, but this is a start! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17324/fee-for-certain-h-1b-petitions

Doesn't fix the offshore problem, but this is a start! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17324/fee-for-certain-h-1b-petitions

How come bony can periodically layoff tenured folks and still hire and sponsor 100s of h1bs

tell me what they are doing

Alright, so want to really understand what salary curve differences exist between these groups. How high Geos are vs. Engineers in the Upstream? Looking for CL examples. What about Upstreamers vs. Downstreamers? How high is Upstream? Again give CL... — read more 

I don’t see anything listed. Do they skirt around this requirement? Of might this be an indication that tomorrow there will not be layoffs?

AT&T sent me an email that I will be receiving a $0.33 credit for multi-hour internet outage earlier this week. AT&T, in the kindness of their heart, rounded up to make sure I was fully compensated for the outage. And to make it even better, I only... — read more 

it’s my last week and there are so many emotions. I’m thankful for the opportunities, sad but relieved it’s over, grateful that I can take time off and figure out what’s next… overwhelmed and afraid of all the unknowns. it’s a big change. some of... — read more 

How is everyone feeling? I’m petrified but also ready to end this fear of something always lurking around the corner. I know there will be more layoffs to come, that’s a definite, and at least we won’t worry on that anymore but I have so much more... — read more 

COMING SOON! We are going to reveal all your secrets and corruption. Buckle in!

I’m beginning to notice a troubling pattern in my job search. When the hiring manager is Indian or most members of an interview panel are Indian, I rarely advance. Looking back, my successful applications all involved white, non-indian, interviewers... — read more 

Oracle always had a reputation of being ruthless in regards to job security. Is IBM now worse than Oracle? I know the technology companies are all ruthless including Microsoft, AWS, Google, Salesforce and Oracle. Better job security in general is to... — read more 

Are departures that we are seeing on LinkedIn considered as #Exxodus 3.0? Or just PIP/PIL employee squeeze.

lets all do kegstands. today im moving my family’s lines including in-laws to prepaid owned directly by tmobile or at&t. unlike most company workers, verizon employees can hurt the performance of their company by choosing not to do business with... — read more 

Sept 24th Last Reporting day: Sept 30th IBM CTS and Deloitte 18 months contract God Speed.

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... — read more 

Whatever the reasons behind his departure, from where I sit Dallas was one of the few senior leaders who seemed to genuinely understand how sales at NetApp needs to function — how the field, partners, customers and internal teams actually need to... — read more 

Anyone else seeing what’s happening in the UK? Good people are leaving, particularly women, and others seem completely burnt out. Yet we still hear all the usual talk about diversity, inclusion and people being our biggest asset. Since the... — read more 

why this time I hear target is on STCB, they dont charge so much , cut at expensive locations will help the economy

Most of you are doing it wrong.No need to do your work. Just join all the LinkedIn activities and get your picture taken. Always the same people there and they never get cut. One more time-no need to do work. Just join all the useless events

With the knowledge I have about how this place operates, I am pi---d as a taxpayer. How about you?