#employeerelations

Any inspiring stories here on how you made the move to the big city leaving comfort zone to save your own job? What sacrifices you had to make and how did you decide to be mentally tough for the family to do so?

I do. I can't believe how much things have changed in the 12 years since I joined.

Amanda Garcia-Snell, a top Portland official, resigned with a severance package. She received over $91,000 and six months of health insurance. Garcia-Snell is the sixth agency director to leave with a payout in the last year. Total severance costs for these six leaders now exceed $1 million. The city has a long-standing policy for such generous payouts.

Portland, Oregon

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/06/portland-pays-another-top-official-to-resign-as-costs-of-recent-severances-surpass-1m.html

I've come to realize that no matter how hard you work or how much you care, you're just a number to the people running this place. It took me a while to accept that, but once I did, I stopped taking things so personally. It's actually liberating.

Can we at least agree on that?

I'm wondering if there are any decent managers still around. Mine barely rates a 2 out of 10. What about yours?

I don't think we'll see another major round of layoffs anytime soon based on the pattern. But you should still keep your resume ready.

Yes, there will be layoffs but no material planning has started. The metric which is bugging the ELT is that Seagate's opex is about $100M less per quarter than WD. They have structural advantages such as operating in N. Ireland and MN but nonetheless, WD will cut staff to try to match them.

Any new info?

Do you think Sarah London has any idea who The Clash even are.

This has bugged me for a long time.

Microsoft (MSFT) recently disclosed that it is parting ways with up to 2.5% of its workforce. Sometimes companies conduct layoffs because their outlooks have deteriorated, but it's unlikely that Microsoft is cutting employees because it is struggling.

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/microsoft-stock-outlook-remains-upbeat-221454081.html

The Genentech Research and Early Development are among the affected groups. This is not a great time to be laid off, so I wish all the best to all the affected folks. I think management has become too trigger-happy when it comes to layoffs and we'll be seeing much more of this before the end of the year.

Anybody else tired of working with a perpetual axe hanging over their head? I really can't wait for this whole thing to be over, even if I end up being laid off. I just can't stand this feeling of uncertainty anymore.

I'm not saying we should accept how things are at Walmart, but I've been looking around and I can't find any retailer that actually treats its employees well. Even the ones that are performing better financially are just as bad to their people. It seems like the only way to get out of this is to leave retail entirely. Otherwise you're just moving from one bad situation to another.

I mean, since getting as many applications seems to be the only goal these days why not branch out and ask all over the place? Who cares about actually selling stuff, right? Let's get those applications and who gives a damn about our actual jobs. Who cares about selling. /s This place is a fu--ing mess.

I was going through a site which publishes H1B data.
By looking at it, it seems plumbers and taxi drivers make more money than H1B workers brought by these Indian companies.
They also discriminate against people whom they bring from India versus those they hire here.
I find it laughable that H1B rocket engineers working at Schwab get paid less than taxi drivers and are further discriminated against by their own employer.

Anyone else not have their money go into their account after this last paycheck on Thursday?

Do people have any idea what would happen to IBM if all the so-called dinobabies retired tomorrow? I'm almost hoping it happens, just to prove a point. You'd lose decades of institutional knowledge overnight, and what you'd have left is an empty shell of a company.

we can't keep support associates or leads. they walk out.

Corporate America does not care about employees. To increase profits, these entities will lay off employees. They view their employees as units of production

Ford, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and IBM have each moved to bring back human workers after discovering that artificial intelligence systems could not fully replace the roles they had eliminated, according to CNBC.

https://qz.com/companies-rehiring-workers-ai-layoffs-automation-070126

I can't understand how some people can keep so calm and almost ignore everything that's been happening. I guess it's a case of "if it didn't happen to me, it's not an issue." Until it does happen to them. But I guess I'm the id--t for trying to warn them to stay prepared.

I've been thinking about who I was when I started here versus who I am now. I used to speak up when something was wrong and I always used to advocate for people. Now I just keep my head down and stay quiet, even when I see something clearly unfair happening. And I realize that's exactly what management wanted. They've created a culture of fear that's made me lose my voice. Knowing that has only made me more determined to leave as soon as I get the chance.

I'm trying to understand how this works. When someone gets laid off, do they leave that same day or is there a period where they're expected to stay on? New here, if it's not obvious, and nobody on my team was affected this time, but I know it won't last and I'd like to know.

I quit a few years ago because of RTO. All of my colleagues were around the world and it did not make sense for me to have to go into an office. I fought it, they wouldn't budge, and I lost all respect for this company. Thankfully I found a better job pretty quickly. All of those same colleagues are also not with TR any longer, because of RTO and lack of pay raises. Now I see that they're trying to fill my old role as remote, after not being able to fill it as hybrid for years (yes I've been keeping an eye on it). It's satisfying to see, but I'm still irked that they dug their heels in this long. Maybe it's a good thing that they're finally wavering but I wouldn't trust this company to make any common sense decisions ever again.

I've seen two of the most valuable people on our team get shown the door while people who barely do anything keep their jobs. It makes no sense whatsoever. I'm not worried about them finding work elsewhere, but I am worried about what happens to the rest of us who actually do the work now they're gone.

Is it just me, or does it seem that every time we had layoffs, those who were laid off skewed older? Most of the people I know who were affected are in their late 40s and above. It's starting to feel like once you turn a certain age, you immediately get a target put on your back.

Chartwells is cutting 153 jobs. These job cuts are effective July 1. The university is changing its food service vendor. Sodexo will replace Chartwells as the new provider. Sodexo plans to offer employment to many current staff.

St. Cloud, Minnesota

https://www.stcloudlive.com/news/local/st-cloud-state-chartwell-layoffs-sodexo-july-2026

I keep asking myself when things started going wrong. I've been here long enough to remember a time when this company actually valued its best employees, when merit actually meant something, and when the people who worked hardest and produced the most were the ones who got rewarded. That feels like a different lifetime now. These days it's all about who can talk their way into favor and who knows the right people. That's it. That's all that matters. The ones who actually do the work are either ignored or shown the door.

Ideal US Talent Systems Worker OpCo LLC recently laid off hundreds of employees. In Georgia, 687 workers were affected as of Wednesday. The temporary staffing firm is undergoing a restructuring process. It is transitioning customer contracts to a third-party partner. Affected employees are encouraged to apply with the new partner.

Georgia

https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/massive-layoffs-ga-take-effect-job-losses-climb

How many of our former coworkers can't properly celebrate today because this company only knows how to cut costs by taking away its employees' livelihoods?

Columbia River Veterinary Specialists will cease operations. This Vancouver animal hospital is owned by PetVet Care Centers. The facility expects to permanently shut down around September 4. Fifty employees will be impacted by job losses. PetVet Care Centers has not disclosed the reason for this decision.

Vancouver, Washington

https://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/2026/06/vancouver-emergency-vet-hospital-to-close-eliminate-50-jobs.html

At my old Bank, we usually only work half day so we can go out early to celebrate the holidays. I am surprised not to sd an email from any of the managers.

What happened to people first and celebration of holidays?!!

https://youtube.com/shorts/bTirlcEgwhU?si=uCHukooPHHJUEbgP

Wherever are fearless/feckless leader is spending the 4th, just know that you have made thousands of people and their families miserable this year. And yes, you definitely give off Swiftie vibes.

Til we leave this sh-tshow. PTSD will still linger from mission 1 but we will all recover. F this place and good luck everyone.

Understand that them moving the dates around at their discretion is quite the biggest indicator that they care nothing about you or your family. It’s a for profit business and I get that. But don’t patronize me with all the CenTeam stuff. It’s a lie and we all know it. Give me my agreed upon severance package and let’s part ways before I detest this company any more than I already do.

The Goonjin spawn just pushed a task for cuts. Be ready. L1-L2 are now going to start identifying who and what goes. Nothing new of course but I’m so sick of it.

Putting in my two week notice on Monday.

I can't take it anymore.

I actually believed the “nike family” thing. treated coworkers like friend not just people i clocked in with..that’s on me for being naive i guess but the people who still have jobs there? spineless. i sat next to these people for years covered for them more times than i can count. the second i got laid off i became invisible. No “hey that su-ks.” just silence, one text is all it would have taken

During my last few weeks all anyone wanted was KT. drain everything useful out of me then go quiet the moment h i’m not needed anymore. Tried reaching out for referrals after people i’d helped before. suddenly everyone’s “already used up their referrals.” people still there just saw my messages on linkedin and said nothing not even a polite no

Funny how the ones who actually had a soul already left that company on their own. the ones still sitting in those seats are just the ones who don’t mind stepping over people to stay comfortable

Again not mad about the layoff i’m done pretending the people who stayed behind are good people. they’re not. they just haven’t been laid off yet..

Anyone have any suspicions as to how Provider Data Management teams across the company will be affected? My team (Wellcare Medicare of Connecticut) was already cut significantly once in 2024 because we exited the Vermont market then, and this year we were combined with Maine under one manager.
Without us and what we do, providers can't get enrolled, credentialed and paid, and members don't know who they can even go to see, so I'd say we serve a very critical function. But I know that means little to nothing at the end of the day in all of this. My manager has already said that if she has any say in the cuts at all that me and one other person are definitely not going, but obviously no guarantees that she will have any authority there. 🤷🏻‍♂️