#layoffs

Don't know what got into our organization lately. They're moving all the leads into completely unfamiliar areas instead of letting them work on what they know best. The whole org just feels more and more chaotic. It feels like leadership has turned everything upside down. More people are leaving on their own, and layoffs keep happening too. I honestly don't know what management is thinking. Almost everyone in the org is disappointed with all these changes. Nobody seems to understand why they're doing this, but at the same time, it feels like if you push back or question anything, you're just putting a target on your back.

Anyone have any idea why this is happening? Forcing people to quit doesn't seem realistic, and if they keep laying people off, there won't be anyone left to do the work. The whole org is going to literally fall apart.

Assume all employees were laid off, and only the manager remains. As a result, no significant work can be carried out.

Ford executives said they have hired 350 veteran engineers — some of them were former employees, while others had been working at suppliers — after artificial intelligence and automated systems failed to deliver the desired quality level.

Bloomberg reports the company’s chief operating officer Kumar Galhotra told journalists that Ford had been “relying more and more on automated quality systems” with disappointing results. So the company “brought back technical specialists,” and those specialists “hunt for failure points before a part ever reaches the plant floor.”

Charles Po-n, Ford’s vice president of vehicle hardware engineering, added, “Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product.”

To be clear, this doesn’t mean Ford is abandoning its AI plans entirely. Instead, it’s using the rehired employees — referred to as “gray beard” engineers — to train younger staff and reprogram AI tools.

This rehiring seems to be paying off, resulting in what Ford CEO Jim Farley said are things like lowered warranty and recall costs, “contributing to literally hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars of a tailwind for Ford on cost.” The automaker also claimed the top spot among mainstream brands in the JD Power Initial Quality Survey released this week.

So I been debating on writing this post all weekend. On Friday my team received updated information from our supervision team regarding what to expect, that they are willing to release that is. This information included that all VSP will be accepted, outside of those that cannot be due to "company needs" (whatever that means). That the expected member loss numbers for the coming year are to be between 100k-200k. That after they review the VSP that they will then re-evaluate the needed number to be laid off if enough people don't take the voluntary hit.
Speaking as an employee if I am being very frank... If management want to do this as quickly and willingly as possible, they might consider providing the language expected to be sent with the VSP contract and allow for it to be written as a Voluntary Separation in lieu of projected possible layoff. This would allow those that need to, to file for Unemployment Insurance without having to fight up-hill. Especially since most people in this economy are living paycheck to paycheck. Those that have saving know that it will only last so long considering the job market and current living costs due to inflation. Secondly, anyone who has been here longer than a year know that this is just one in many cycles of layoffs since the transition to current leadership. There is no reason to believe anything we are told at this point. What is the expectation, what is the projection for expectations following the layoffs? How are we to be expected to meet the already rising expectations and decreasing co-worker numbers?
Couple that with the fact that we were also notified as of Friday even with all of this that all employees are going to expected to meet all expectations, and metrics regardless of situation, stress, lowered numbers and that management is going to be expected to enforce this across the board. I am so confused, with very few exceptions the people I have met in my time here spend every waking minute going above and beyond for our members, while at the same time expectations are tossed onto the heap with no explanation other than get it done. The number of hours in the day hasn't changed, the amount of work has increased at least five-fold, the duties keep getting tossed on our backs and you think that means it just magically gets done... Last time I checked I don't have a magic wand, if I did, I definitely wouldn't be in this situation, and neither would my members are co-workers.
So I would suggest that maybe management instead of just looking at how much money they need for investors takes a good look at the toll those goals is having on its workforce. I am telling you right now as someone who can see the writing on the wall at some point we all break. At some point the expenses that you will be looking at will be in disability insurance claims for the toll of the emotional and physical stress that you cause your employees.
I know this is a long post and for that sorry not sorry... But holy he-l batman when are is anyone going to listen to what is really happening. The people in the trenches are crying out for help, under a mountain of work, while doing everything we can to help members that are losing everything around us. You cannot keep moving the goal post ahead and looking down saying we aren't doing enough. Then mock up by send a freaking survey out the week you notify us all that we are temporary at best and really don't matter, while in the same breath shouting that we better meet those metrics and goals. THE AUDACITY!
So lastly, may the odds be ever in our favor. The 2026 Hunger Games have begun. To my co-workers I see you and hear you, I care that you are struggling even if they don't. No matter what happens I see your value and the way you affect these members every day. No matter what happens, take care of yourself and make the decisions that will make you okay.

Has anyone been keeping up with this? Many will lose jobs/careers again with this latest decision handed down last week. Opportunities will become available for natural born citizens again as well. There are ups and downs with this one:
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/supreme-court-immigration-ruling-tps-asylum-seekers/

Confirmed but unsure about the impacted departments and %

Who knows what will happen at the end of the Second Quarter 2026?

Be smart on your own behalf.

KD has done an excellent job of inculcating staff into new speak and all things dei and inclusion.

Who are they going to layoff. What class or feature of employees?

I saw in another thread on here that taking the VSP will save Centene money in the long run. If the next round of layoffs don’t include any severance, how would it be possible to save money for Centene through the VSP?

So let me get this straight. If you accept the vsp you get 4 extra weeks of pay. If you get laid off, you get severance but it’s 4 week smaller than the vsp check?

With this most recent layoff, I heard that it hit the employees in the various labs and made a change to our plans for Test Lab networks in Redmond, San Ramon, and Middletown. Are they moving up the date for the transition to Dallas? AVP and Directors were affected.

Stock value down 90% post CP11 / covid. Estero down to useless HQ shell. Now we’re supposed to believe Oro and other useless ventures will path us to glory. Going back to basics got us nowhere. More rounds of layoffs this week. Anyone left with half a brain employed at Hertz needs to get the he-l out asap.

Hundreds of millions already spent on AI with no benefits so far. None
1400 laid off does not balance the ai debt.
Shipped jobs to ITC and vendors who do absolutely nothing and are robbing us with inflated contracts that leadership is clueless about.
Tons of bloat, inexperience and toxicity in tech leadership and down.

Tech can’t drive excitement for product or make meaning commercials, but we’re sure not helping the sinking ship.

Hearing rumors of July layoffs. Do you think the customer insights team will be impacted? I am very nervous and trying to plan ahead.

I've heard that only sales will have layoffs, all the "new way of doing business" is all sales related.

Other orgs won't be getting cut

Publicly traded company that relies solely on government health programs to make money. Trump administration has been moving to gut those programs membership over the last year and a half. Majority remote workforce viewed by leadership as expendable and easy to cut loose. Shareholders demand AI implementation. I really am sorry to people who will lose their jobs but…this all seems very obvious in hindsight doesn’t it?

More layoffs for Windsor Lock this summer. It is going to be a long painful summer!!!!!!

They laid off people holding the project together and kept the ship afloat. It's funny how none of the senior leaders are not getting laid off but people doing the actual work are. They have been hiring massively .. there are 5000+ opening in Optum currently, 1000+ IT roles, so it's not a budget issue... It almost seems like being smart and good at what you do and bending to your managers will is seen as a weakness..the most arrogant Karens and Kens that push back at everything are the only one surviving in this burning he-l. Better start worshipping Satan if you want to survive the coming rounds.

Just a heads-up... firings are commencing at a rapid rate in certain areas. If you have many years with the company and the expectations lately have shifted until they feel like heavy proverbial noose...wiggle out of there quick! You will get no warning. Just bam. Random day, random hour...they'll come for you.... and you are left with NOTHING. Just so relieved my Mom finally saw the light and already changed companies for her own coverages. She herself a retiree with many years of service at SF. People mean LESS THAN NOTHING to SF anymore.
Not that sad to be heading out to make my life better now; I am prepared to make changes and succeed despite that company trying to make me feel more useless every day. When I succeed wildly-and I WILL!- I will have them in mind....only in the most negative way possible.

Even after all the layoffs the fleas are ki-ling this dog. They laid off all the talent , snapped up cheap H1B labor from India and its fake certifications. Now they are scrambling to raise prices. If you got laid off and your friends and family still have AT&T services, the butt of the joke is you. I switched to Mint the day after they pushed me out after 25 years. You want to stick it to them after they pull that, make them the bag holder with their high prices. I kick back now funneling info DC to expose their India tame and how they treat the older skilled labor. More and more people are waking up. You can get the same service elsewhere at over 50% less most of the time.

A colleague from the Betriebsrat has indicated that discussions about layoffs are underway, but no decisions have been finalized yet.

Executives are strongly promoting the idea that AI is fully operational and capable of replacing most positions.

Support roles are expected to face significant reductions, primarily through the implementation of Joule AI chatbots that will guide users to FAQs. As a result of these layoffs, support service level agreements (SLAs) are anticipated to change.

Quality Assurance (QA) positions are also likely to be diminished as SAP moves towards "autonomous development testing frameworks." Developers will be required to create tests with assistance from Claude and automate as much of the testing process as possible, leading to further layoffs in QA roles.

There is a hiring freeze in high-cost "class A" countries, with no plans for replacement headcounts. Developer positions are set to be cut in most areas that are not experiencing growth.

Conversely, SAP plans to increase hiring for HR and People Leads, who will coordinate with third-party development consultants to manage the additional workload following developer layoffs. The company intends to partner with AND digital for the majority of its engineering, design, and project management requirements. AND digital has offices in the US, UK, and Netherlands, which will serve as the primary hubs for operations in these regions.

There will be a reduction in employee benefits, including a decrease in SAP loan amounts and Flexibility Mobility allowances, along with stricter regulations regarding company cars. The pension schemes are also supposed to be "consolidated" with lower SAP contributions than before.

SAP aims to raise substantial capital for share buybacks. As a consequence, HR is exploring methods to minimize severance packages. It is likely that the Betriebsrat will not consent to all proposed changes, potentially leading to a deteriorating work culture that may prompt many employees to leave.

Significant discussions are scheduled for July, so we can expect more updates by the end of July or in August. I'm already applying to jobs but haven't been so lucky yet. So many years at SAP and nothing to show for it because I am not so well "connected".

Until Billy and Jimmy are removed this company will keep sinking.

If you have a chance to get away from Big Red, do it. If you can live without the severance pay, don't sign the agreement. That way you can speak your mind without looking behind your back everyday. Having gone through the last layoff was the best thing for me. There is a secret society of managers and leadership that are terrible towards the employees. Some of them managers are on short term assignments and don't care who they hurt. They are taught to be terrible and will stab you in the back on a Tuesday and smiling at you on Monday. They are not your friend. Doesn't matter what are you work in, all the managers are conditioned the same. One single HR person runs the whole thing and she is no better. She doesn't care about either and will lie to your face. I could say more but remember this run away if you can.

If you already have a job, keep it. ExxonMobil looks glamorous from the outside, but that shine is fake. I learned the hard way. I ignored every warning about the toxic culture and left a stable job just for the brand name — biggest mistake of my career.
From day one, the so‑called safety buddy didn’t even bother to do their job. Non even a proper welcome.
My first project manager opened our very first meeting by lecturing me about their ‘compete‑to‑win’ culture and how they rank and eliminate people every cycle.
This place isn’t about work, it’s about alliances, cliques, and survival. If you’re not part of a protected gang, you’re a target. Everyone watches everyone. The paranoia is all over this workplace. It’s a pressure cooker with a shiny logo slapped on top.

Can someone teach me how to be a yes-man and boost the egos of unskilled, manipulative managers? Apparently, that's the skill needed by TPD Associate Director. Please for once can they let go Boston AD …

Unfortunately, I'm not good at that, so they'll probably let me go.

https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/06/10/dell-sec-filing-signals-more-workforce-cuts-as-severance-costs-climb-482584/

I know of multiple layoffs in e-commerce in ET that happened today. Anyone else know about other areas?

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/360118/iheart-starts-programming-realignment-with-ongoing-cuts/

Full disclosure I am an ex-employee and my term date was in April so I’m not eligible, but wondering if y’all are getting any PSP this year ? Usually would have been announced by now

If you want to know why the company is doing what it is doing, here’s a small lesson in Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts. Basically, a larger company finds a smaller healthy company that has employees that they are paying well and has invested a lot of money in research and development. They buy that company with debt, fire the workers, disband R&D and offload debt. They then use all the money doing that generates to pay themselves. This has been an ongoing trend the last 20 years and has ramped up in the last 10. This is in turn destroying the working class by making all these companies like zombie versions of themselves.

In the 1970’s when THEY DEREGULATED THE STOCK MARKET AND THE FINANCE INDUSTRY, PRODUCTIVITY DIVERGED FROM WAGES. If we were to bring back the New Deal Reforms from the 50s/60s, we would close the gap of productivity & wages, and it would make normal people wealthier as opposed to bankers and financiers.

RAISE US launched as a non-profit to retrain US workers. It aims to address job displacement caused by AI-related cuts. The organization secured $500 million in private and philanthropic capital. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Amazon are among its financial backers. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo co-chairs the new initiative.

https://www.thestack.technology/ai-layoffs-soaring-non-profit-retrain-workers/

…or are they afraid to many people will take it

The Support New Bedford Fire Department criticized the Mayor's recent statements. The Mayor labeled the City Council's budget reallocation a "gimmick." This reallocation aimed to keep Engine 9 operational. It also prevented 26 firefighter layoffs. The department argues this action protects residents and firefighters.

https://www.newbedfordguide.com/new-bedford-fire-dept-slams-mayors-gimmick-label-defends-move-save-engine-9-prevent-26-layoffs/2026/06/26

Topgolf recently laid off hundreds of employees nationwide. The company also lost nearly $1 billion in value under previous ownership. New CEO David McKillips aims to revitalize the brand. His plan includes upgrading golf ba--s and introducing simulator leagues. McKillips also intends to expand locations and diversify entertainment options.

https://www.dmagazine.com/business-economy/2026/06/topgolf-ceo-david-mckillips-plan/

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2026/06/26/midyear-economic-outlook-layoffs.html

Studies indicate that workers utilizing artificial intelligence are less likely to face layoffs. This trend contradicts widespread fears about AI displacing jobs. Only a small percentage of laid-off workers attribute their job loss directly to AI. West Virginia's workforce is considered less exposed to generative AI applications than the national average. The increased demand for energy from AI data centers presents economic opportunities for energy-producing states like West Virginia.

Clarksburg, West Virginia

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/studies-ai-skills-shield-workers-from-layoffs-west-virginia-itself-less-susceptible/article_0144aff5-075b-4955-b7ec-7d79fbd5ff30.html

The Oregon Health Authority is cutting jobs due to a $90 million budget gap. Nine to ten higher-level staffers are being laid off by July 31. This initial round precedes an anticipated $421 million in federal Medicaid cuts. These future cuts could cause 200,000 Oregonians to lose health care coverage. Employees express concerns about transparency, morale, and potential service reductions.

Salem, Oregon

https://www.thelundreport.org/content/oregon-health-authority-layoffs-spark-concerns