#layoffs

Everyone talks about Dell’s stock run and AI growth, but almost nobody talks about the long-term cost of the nonstop restructuring.

The recent numbers are pretty staggering:
• $227M spent on severance in just 13 weeks
• Another $242M already reserved for future severance payouts

And that’s only a small snapshot in time.

When you zoom out and consider the estimated 70,000+ employees impacted over the last 5–6 years, the total severance costs across all these layoff cycles could realistically be in the $2–3 billion range.

That’s an incredible amount of organizational churn that rarely gets discussed publicly.

Wall Street may reward efficiency, but these repeated cuts also come with major hidden costs:
• loss of experience and institutional knowledge
• employee morale damage
• constant reorg fatigue
• disruption to customers and internal teams

There’s a very different story underneath the headlines and stock price.

The number is gigantic

If you have not been offered voluntary separation package how likely is it you would get it if you wanted and requested it ?? >30 years in at ford .

If granted - are there any stipulations ?

That's the question. simple. yes no.

I know this is for layoffs but just curious if anyone else is buying the stock? I got a few hundred shares this morning because it seems to have reached an all time low. I think we have good products and I can’t figure out why it’s dropped so much. I’m wondering what other people are thinking? Maybe I’m completely wrong and this stock just keeps dropping but I thought Enrique was hired to raise the share price. We lost enough value under Mr. Shock the World.

Mike Lyons gets 70 million in year one while cutting staff, forgoing bonuses or salary increases for many if not all, stating market and company talking points around why they cannot spend money. All while taking 70 million 😂

Incredible leadership. Just who everyone wants to follow!

Anyone have any insight? Are teams actively planning for layoffs?

Regardless of whether you are currently in the latest round of layoffs or simply anticipating your turn on the chopping block, consider this thread a sanctuary for our shared grievances. Channel your hatred, humiliation, and the injustices inflicted by your dim-witted yet treacherous and repulsive (desi) colleagues, and manifest them as curses here. Together, our concentrated malice will surely invoke cosmic intervention to cleanse.

The most alarming number in the Wall Street Journal’s “Best Companies for the Future” ranking isn’t AT&T’s overall rank of 375.

It’s the Talent rank of 390.

The WSJ’s methodology specifically looked at hiring, retention, and employee satisfaction as part of future readiness. In other words, human capital.

For years employees have been saying the same thing, excessive RTO mandates, constant uncertainty, forced relocations, and a lack of flexibility are driving good people out the door.

Leadership ignored it.

Now a respected third-party ranking is essentially saying the same thing. AT&T isn’t being viewed as a future-ready talent organization. It’s being viewed as a company struggling to attract, retain, and develop the workforce it needs for the future.

Even Kevin O’Leary (hardly a champion of employee entitlement) recently warned that companies risk losing their best talent when they become overly rigid about RTO and where work gets done. His point was simple - if you make flexibility a non-starter with RTO, your talent pool shrinks and you will only attract the undesirable bottom quartile of talent nobody else wants.

And that’s exactly what many of us have watched happen… I’ve never seen this many experienced employees leave. At the same time, a strict 5-day RTO policy isn’t a selling point to younger workers who increasingly value flexibility and work-life balance, it’s a detractor and immediate non-starter. Nobody with other options will ever sign up for this prison-like micromanagement.

Talent rank 390 isn’t the cause of the problem. It’s a symptom of this bad policy.

You can mandate badge swipes. You can mandate presence. You can mandate commutes, but what you can’t mandate is that talented people choose to work here, or stay here.

At some point leadership has to ask whether a five-day RTO policy is helping build the future, or helping explain why we’re ranked near the bottom when talent is measured.

Why do Regulators even take us seriously?

The solution is clearly more layoffs.

Happening today.

Any cuts?

Is it realistic more layoffs are coming in June?

for this month

I’ve never seen so many coworkers checked out at the same time. After the way this year’s gone, it’s hard to feel supported, valued, or even wanted here. People aren’t talking about growing with the company anymore, all they’re doing these days is comparing job postings.

Why is it always the older, experienced, and high performing employees are shown the door? We have plenty of those who do nothing all day and yet they stay. Why? How come that keeps happening?

And dfs employees are being thrown under the bus and calibrating to below strong.

This is to fill up the pip quota in order to save Cof employees.

Managers in dfs are new to this process so they can’t adequately defend their employees.

Anyone else having a different experience?

Left two years ago, just came back on this board to see if things have improved, and it's clear it's all exactly the same. They're still offshoring everything, thinning out US teams, and piling more jobs onto fewer people. My advice is to leave if you can. The grass truly is greener.

The cuts have taken place, things are where they, hopefully, want them to be, so I'm going to assume there won't be additional cuts any time soon?

The money used to make the stress worth it but weak raises ki-led that advantage years ago. Now there's no path up, no relief in sight, and I'm starting to feel like an id--t for still being here.

Honestly thought they would have dropped the axe months ago at this point. My IM rating was out of nowhere. I knew they basically cut everyone who wasn’t doing anything at all at this point and now have to find others to slash. Haven’t heard any concerns from my boss about performance since the year end review but am still expecting another bad rating based on what thier new process is. I’m guessing I have until September at the latest until they finally pull the trigger but just curious about everyone’s thoughts. Can’t wait until they finally do it and I never come back to this board again.

People managers will either be offered to go back to IC or let go. Is this true? With AI what's the role of managers anymore?

I was cut in the last round, I'd like to see if it's the same as it was then.

I’m an employee who’s been through a few rounds now, and the strange part is how routine it’s started to feel. Once one layoff ends, people don’t really relax, they just start wondering when the next announcement’s coming. Most of us just keep working, keep quiet, and try not to draw attention. Sad.

Expeditors International, the Seattle-area logistics company known for never laying off employees, cut about 230 technology-related jobs in Washington state on Monday, ending a tradition that had been a point of pride for much of the company’s history.

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/expeditors-cuts-230-tech-jobs-in-seattle-region-ending-decades-long-policy-against-layoffs/

And you know what? For once, I'm okay with that. We have way, way, way too many layers of managers with barely any direct reports who never do anything useful. Getting rid of them will actually cut costs without affecting work in the least. I don't like layoffs, but for once I approve.

if you were/are impacted by the layoff, please reply and keep this post on the top so we can have some ideas how many people they are cutting secretly. Just post your date and your state.

Are we going to see more cuts?

Massive insiders selling stock and nothing given to the employees ever. Leaving bag holders. Get far away from dell

Iowa will lay off 200 state workers. This action stems from a plan to privatize IT management. The state is contracting with Amazon Web Services and Cognizant Government Solutions. This move aims to save Iowa over $525 million in 10 years. Affected employees may receive job offers from Cognizant.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/09/iowa-lays-off-200-workers-as-it-contracts-out-it-management/90478067007/

Lavish Roots eliminated 263 positions. The company served as a food vendor for Meta offices. Meta is transitioning to a new food provider. Most affected Lavish Roots employees will move to Meta's new provider. This change led to the job eliminations.

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/06/09/lavish-roots-meta-catering-services-layoffs.html

Mankato Clinic announced employee layoffs on Tuesday. Just under 100 employees were affected across all clinic locations. This represents about 10% of their total workforce. The layoffs were effective immediately. CEO Aaron Johnson cited significant financial and operational challenges.

Mankato, Minnesota

https://www.keyc.com/2026/06/09/mankato-clinic-announces-layoff-employees/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/jobs/2026/06/09/arizona-layoffs-eased-in-may-labor-market-still-mixed/90462646007/

Factor will close its meal-prep plant in Burr Ridge. The company is consolidating production to other locations. Its lease at the 340 Shore Drive facility will not be renewed. Layoffs are expected to begin on July 25 for 254 employees. Factor is offering support, including financial help and transfer opportunities.

Burr Ridge, IL

https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-plant-closing-summer

Layoffs are expected to accelerate this near into next as the company shifts to AI. Several "reorgs" in waves to be expected according to insiders close to SF. Interest rates are not coming down as quickly as expected and this is putting pressure on not being able to refinance the debt load at lower rates as wages pressures and benefit costs accelerate.

Stop the fear mongering on this site. We were assured that “ CDAO, CTO, and P&C Tech” would have massive layoffs: nothing. We were promised, bullied if even questioned the source of Fraud and AML having massive layoffs in April/May. Well April and May have passed.

The people who used to actually be in the know and leaked to this site have clearly been laid off. Since about last year zero predictions have been accurate.

Stop posting your theories. It only ki-ls the credibility of good sources. If you need to vent go to therapy.

After massive layoffs last few years, we are in serious shortage of workers that cannot make any good chips. It is worst than shortage of chips you can image

We don’t have enough workers to make our own chips working, not to mention about making good chips for customers. You probably have to wait for at least 2 or 3 years to get decent products if you are willing to pay more.

College graduate students refused to study chips or wanted to join Intel due to constant layoff threats

Food chain workers from other industries also refused to join due to its complexities and constant layoff cultures. They prefer to eat foods than to eat chips.

Low pay more work requirements not worth to stay or even making quick bucks than flipping a hamburger.

Constant stock prices manipulation to collect fees and taxes for big institutions

I QUIT !
Do YOU ?

Seems a number of below the radar RIFs happening in a variety of groups. Some higher grades too

Employees report ongoing layoffs, aggressive cost-cutting measures, and a continued expansion of operations in India. Cybersecurity and operational teams have been among those affected, raising concerns about the future of U.S.-based roles.

According to discussions among employees, more work is being transferred overseas as the company focuses on reducing costs and consolidating operations. Many are questioning the long-term impact on workforce stability, service quality, and institutional knowledge.

The lack of transparency surrounding these changes has become a growing concern for employees across the organization.