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Obsidian Entertainment faced significant staff reductions. Around 60 to 70 employees, or 25% of its workforce, were laid off. The cuts impacted various roles including producers, artists, and designers. Long-term staff, like an art director, were among those affected. Development on Grounded 2 and The Outer Worlds 2 expansion will proceed.
https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/07/07/422640-obsidian-poteriala-desiatki-sotrudnikov-posle-masstabnyx-sokrashhenii-xbox.html
Let's see how many H1B filings happen before or after the Xbox layoffs. Should be interesting....
Levi Strauss & Co. will eliminate 303 positions. This action stems from closing its Hebron, Kentucky facility. The company aims to outsource more logistics capabilities. Job losses are scheduled to start on August 30. Some affected staff may apply for other company roles.
Hebron, Kentucky
https://wwd.com/sourcing-journal/sj-denim/levi-strauss-cuts-300-jobs-layoffs-hebron-kentucky-warehouse-closure-1239055079/
Just looked at Akira org chart. They have more VP and directors than actual employees. This is gonna be a blood bath
Amazon recently cut 57 jobs in Washington state. Affected roles included software engineers, product managers, and creative marketing staff. Employees received notification in May and early June. The company filed a WARN notice due to organizational changes impacting over 50 employees. These cuts are part of broader tech industry belt-tightening and follow previous Amazon layoffs.
Seattle, Washington
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/filing-shows-amazon-cut-57-tech-jobs-in-washington-state-in-recent-weeks/
Nature's Bakery plans to permanently close its Hazelwood, Missouri manufacturing plant. This closure will result in 345 employee layoffs. Manufacturing operations are transferring to other company facilities. The plant will continue operating through 2026, closing in September 2027. Affected employees can seek roles within Nature's Bakery or Mars Inc.
Hazelwood, Missouri
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/natures-bakery-to-close-hazelwood-plant-345-layoffs-planned/amp/
U.S. employers added 57,000 jobs in June. The national unemployment rate decreased to 4.2%. This rate is below Arizona's most recent reported rate. Arizona experienced over 1,100 layoffs during June. Federal data provided these employment figures.
Arizona
https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/economy/2026/07/07/arizona-layoffs-us-jobs-report-june-slowdown/90822847007/
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. announced 322 job cuts at its East Hanover facility. This is part of over 500 total layoffs across three New Jersey employers this week. Notions Marketing is cutting 179 jobs in Gloucester County due to a warehouse fire. Winfit LLC is laying off five employees in Mercer County following a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. The total statewide impact from these WARN notices is 506 employees.
East Hanover, New Jersey
https://www.nj.com/business/2026/07/major-nj-pharma-layoffs-among-506-job-cuts-announced-by-3-employers.html
Farmers Insurance confirmed job reductions last month. At least 350 positions were cut. These layoffs impacted personal and commercial auto, claims, and distribution. Smaller reductions also happened in 2025. These included auto repair, training staff, and commercial lines.
https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2026/07/07/pc-specialist-reports-claims-department-layoffs-at-farmers-insurance/
id Software, the developer behind the Doom series, has reportedly laid off approximately 50 percent of its staff. These cuts are part of broader layoffs impacting Xbox and its parent company, ZeniMax. Sources indicate over 90 redundancies occurred, significantly affecting the QA department. This restructuring comes as ZeniMax plans to focus on major franchises like Doom and The Elder Scrolls. Former id co-founder John Romero expressed support for the affected employees. Overall, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 employees across its divisions.
https://www.theverge.com/games/962223/doom-id-software-xbox-layoffs
Massachusetts saw 1,062 workers lose jobs in June. These figures come from Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices. Anna Maria College, Hampshire College, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals announced significant cuts. Southshore Elder Services and Dover Saddlery also reported layoffs. The state's unemployment rate of 4.5% in May exceeded the national average.
https://patch.com/massachusetts/across-ma/many-1-062-massachusetts-layoffs-june
iHeartMedia enacted significant layoffs at its KXNO radio station. These cuts affected local hosts and programming personnel. Longtime host Ken Miller refused to host his final broadcast in protest. The last local program, "Miller and Condon," ended after Trent Condon's contract termination. KXNO now airs national content, eliminating local sports talk from central Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/2026/07/07/kxno-iheart-radio-layoffs-iowa-sports-talk-des-moines-ken-miller-trent-condon/90769529007/
I hear entire ppdm team was laid off??
True???
Great Southern Bank is implementing a multi-state workforce reduction. A WARN notice details 66 positions affected across four states. Missouri accounts for 45 of these job eliminations. This reduction includes closing nine bank locations permanently. Layoffs impact Kansas City metro and Springfield corporate headquarters.
Kansas City, Missouri
https://fox4kc.com/news/great-southern-bank-announces-layoffs-in-kansas-city-metro-in-multi-state-reduction/
https://www.hrdive.com/news/2026-tech-layoffs-global-work-trends/824527/
Heartfelt sorrow for anyone going thru this.
I am part of the BT LEX team in US and got notified today. Any others?
I’ve probably done at least 10 VOE’s and they always said it was anonymous and I truly believe it is because the last five I have absolutely trashed management with the lowest possible score 🤣🤣🤣. And I’ve asked to be laid off for the last three years and I’m still here doing one hour of work every day. Anyone else think this place is completely clueless?
Reports indicate id Software cut half its staff. This reportedly includes over 90 redundancies at the developer. The QA department was particularly affected by these reductions. These actions are part of Xbox's larger plan to eliminate 3,200 roles. Bethesda is restructuring to focus on its strongest game franchises.
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-around-half-of-the-id-software-team-have-been-laid-off
I got displaced this morning and feeling bad for myself as I have always given 110%. While trying to get additional info from “HR” and trying to communicate with a rep in the philllipines who (besides barely speaking English) didn’t show any empathy or compassion for the companies own employees, THAT was the solidification I needed to say a big F U C K Y O U to this company who treats their American employees like trash, especially when you need them the most. This job loss might be the best thing to have happened to me.
Novartis is laying off 322 employees at its U.S. headquarters. The cuts are scheduled to take effect by October 2. The company cited changes in sales, patient support, and marketing. This represents the fourth round of dismissals at the East Hanover site. Novartis is adjusting operations due to patent expirations and restructuring efforts.
East Hanover, New Jersey
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/novartis-dismisses-322-more-its-us-headquarters-nj
Anyone else getting denied for unemployment benefits for false reasons? I was laid off and aldi is telling unemployment that I was terminated for failure to follow directions…
Any advice?
I was cut after 15 years at Centene. I was in a specialized department and fully expected to retire there, but corporate decided our roles are likely being outsourced. Shoutout to our director for actually being VERY transparent about it instead of bullsh-tting all of us. The exit package was $56k, 8 months of COBRA, and 3 months of career placement help (for most of us it's useless)... it felt pretty fair and I signed the docs... now it's time to look for the next thing
...bobbin'n weavin'...shufflin' and scufflin', contemplatin'n rearrangin', jugglin' chainsaws'n spinnin' plates, crunchin' numbers'n playin' Tetris with org. charts, tryna make sense of their self-created nonsense...LOL!
They're really got THEIR work cut out for them now.
Besides the money involved, here's probably the next most crucial piece of the puzzle and why leadership is so concerned with "retaining employees due to this mess" during the whole VSP thing:
They've got to deal with BIG LAW ENFORCEMENT breathing down their necks, which has the potential to cru$h them via a$tronomical fine$ and penaltie$, depending on the #s of soon-to-be-vacated job slots, due to so many people now wanting to head for the hills, ever since this VSP was offered. And that's not even factoring in the layoffs they're anticipating to follow soon thereafter. Looks like they cooked their own goose. LMAO!!!
Leadership is surely scrambling and in a collective panic, over how to deal with all of the moving parts. "We need MORE TIME!...This is TOO MUCH!"
Oh well "leadership", guess you should've planned better.
Why don't you have better time management skills? Should we put you all on a PIP?
That's what they pay you the big bucks for, right? Thought you were so smart, what happened? Why is this such a struggle for you now? Feeling pressure? Sorry, not sorry.
Lots of late nights now, where they're actually having to WORK for their big@zz $$$!
Hey "leadership":
Have fun untangling the rat king you all created with this VSP thing!
What are you even doing reading this board now, anyway?
Get back to WORK!
Earn your Keep, "BIG-WIGS"!
HAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!
Several teams across several Managers got laid off mostly at core sites (Chandler/TX), too). While it wasn’t totally unexpected, us hourly employees usually just got moved to a new team and all was good, but not this time. There were appx 15 on our team who got let go. Not sure if the Managers were displaced as well.
From conversations I've had, it sounds like the company is still working to align spending with current business realities. One of the innovation leaders I respect shared that August and September are expected to be particularly challenging as organizations work toward their headcount targets. Many innovation teams are reportedly running more than 3% above their planned staffing levels, which means difficult decisions are likely ahead.
If that's the case, it's going to be an anxious summer for a lot of people. My advice is to focus on what you can control: deliver meaningful work, support your teammates, keep learning, and take care of yourself.
Enjoy the summer where you can. The months ahead may test a lot of us.
The poor performers are being removed from the company
The people who don't do any work and don't comply with RTO policy are gone
We can now move forward and thrive without the dead weight
I’ve noticed that almost every day there’s another LinkedIn post from someone leaving Appian. What's got me is that many of them have been with the company for 4 or, 5, or even 10 years. At the same time, I keep seeing lots of Appian jobs being advertized. Im just trying to understand and wonder what’s happening. Is the company growing that quickly, or are these roles mainly replacing people who are leaving?
I’m asking because changing jobs is a big decision. If you’re happy where you are, you don’t want to leave for something that looks great on paper only to find it’s not what you expected. I’m not criticizing Appian or suggesting there’s a problem &I honestly donnno. I’m just interested in hearing from people who work there now or have left recently. Is this just normal, or is there something that’s driving so many people to move on?
Does no invite mean we're safe?
Email from carrie Milby just sent that long time system ABS will be gone in 2027. Doesnt say when just 2027. Funny they say this after the VSP window is closed. This is something that could have been a deciding factor for a lot of people who work on ABS for day to day work.
Stock @$20 but we gonna get a new golden palace in Plano! Will anyone be left to sit at a desk there?
Today I witnessed all that is wrong with the human race. All people really care about is themselves, they asked the questions, but all they really wanted to know or hear was not me, not me(this time). However, what I found most disgusting was the thanking and emoji sending of hi---rs henchmen who were send out in force, it made me sick to my stomach tbh, to all the good people who left today I genuinely will miss you guys and I wish you well over the next few months.
Looks like Hudson was saved for now. Maybe they can't find a buyer yet. Mt Top has been sold.
More and more nb support engineers are being hired and integrated in support teams. English speaking support engineers have been getting layed off in recent years and it looks like the remaining support engineers are next.
Does someone have any info on this? Whats the timeline? Supposed to be a new batch of newbies soon which we probably have to train to replace us to reduce costs.
On a town hall just now, EVP mentioned there are layoffs coming. Hopefully it won't impact too many people.
Any news of redundancies in Manchester? I am in constant fear of losing my job, I feel like I'm walking on eggshell every day.
July has been talked about for 2 months now as the "big one" but will it be and who's getting hit? Wireless? Wireline? Retail? I know we will find out next week, if true, but if anyone is aware please share. Thanks.
We’ve officially trained our replacements. Now we are sitting here with no work just answering questions they have, if any. It’s getting harder each day to wait this out.
In the Service Delivery there have been 3 M2's have been gone this week or maybe last week and Knowledge of this getting out now. Its all very secretive. Are they working on the DNME now and cutting them?
Hang on, its going to get alot worse.