#reduction

Very likely

Company is uplifting the existing cost reduction and WFR goals to mitigate the memory impact that affected production. Existing cost reduction and WFR was outdated as it under estimated the impact. New target is 15% over and above existing ones. The reason used is more cost savings due to efficiencies from AI and process improvement, of cos all BS and everyone knows it.

2 DCO position's eliminated. Constant reduction and restructuring. Have has several immediate teammates eliminated as well.

Internal documents reveal BCPS is preparing for fewer positions. Strategies involve natural departures, removing roles, and leaving some posts empty. This contrasts with public assurances from leadership. Declining student numbers and state funds lead to financial pressure. Specific teaching and administrative roles are targeted for removal.

https://www.thepaper.media/news/education/internal-records-detail-staffing-reductions-as-burke-schools-reject-layoff-label/article_21b07944-2896-4e10-a9a0-1a3f141e545f.html

Gallo, the largest U.S. wine company, is closing a production facility. The company will also lay off 93 workers at four other California locations. The Ranch Winery in St. Helena will permanently close, affecting 56 employees. Layoffs will occur at Louis M. Martini, Orin Swift, J Vineyards, and Frei Ranch. These changes reflect market dynamics and evolving consumer demand in the wine industry.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/gallo-ranch-winery-layoffs-21360776.php

Bass Pro Shops is looking to decrease their overhead costs by reducing the use of US based employees. Many layoffs across the company and acquisitions. Seem to be following their leadership in using offshore contractors to decrease cost of US-based talent.

Rivalry Corp., an esports and traditional sports betting company, announced a large-scale reduction in its workforce. Reports indicate that all staff currently under contract were laid off. This Canadian company has experienced an extended period of volatility and underperformance. Its stock, trading as RVLY on the TSXV exchange, has lost over 99% of its value. The board of directors is now evaluating strategic alternatives to stay afloat.

https://www.dust2.us/news/70686/esports-sportsbook-rivalry-announces-mass-layoffs-as-company-weighs-options-to-stay-afloat

Lafayette Parish schools may implement staff reductions. Superintendent Francis Touchet will ask the board for authorization. This follows a large decline in student numbers. Student enrollment fell by nearly 1,000 from the prior year. This decline impacts federal, state, and local financial support.

https://www.kadn.com/news/local/lpss-considers-new-plan-that-could-include-staff-layoffs/article_8b3c772e-088e-4fe5-8922-75203955b7ae.html

Overheard a manager across the cubicle talking about a 5% across the board reduction next week. I’m in Jersey City. They are definitely acting like a RIF is imminent.

There will be cuts.

Why even post a position when they had a reduction in staff rolls available for this year? I’m assuming due to layoffs.

From the 8K filed on Wednesday: "The firm employed 7,773 associates as of December 31, 2025, a decrease of 4.7% from 8,158 associates as of December 31, 2024, and 0.7% from 7,830 associates as of September 30, 2025"

With the financials under pressure, Akash will look to reduce operating costs. What is his favorite knob to turn?

Staff members in the newsroom were told they would be getting emails with one of two subject lines, announcing that the person’s role has or hasn’t been eliminated. A Post representative confirmed that one-third of the staff would be cut, without saying how many total employees the newspaper has.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/nation-world/washington-post-eliminates-sports-department-reduces-overseas-journalists-large-cuts-layoffs/507-e47c8bf0-b3aa-4f62-9b20-f355f6e2b1f8

The Washington Post is an embarrassment.

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgmwz0v2

• Springfield-based manufacturer 9Wood laid off 19 workers in mid-January.
• This is the third round of layoffs for the company, totaling about 60 workers since early 2025.
• A laid-off employee expressed shock and concern about the company's future and his own finances.

https://www.registerguard.com/story/business/2026/01/30/springfield-manufacturer-continues-shedding-jobs-in-january/88416689007/

“After careful and thoughtful analysis, certain non-patient-facing-revenue cycle functions will be transitioned to a partner. As a result, positions within the revenue cycle department will be reduced by 10.5% across Trinity Health’s national footprint."

https://www.kcrg.com/2026/01/29/more-mercyone-layoffs-announced-iowa/

With Brad Arkin at the helm, Salesforce's security team reportedly shrank from ~300+ to 188 engineers over two years, aligning with company-wide restructurings amid AI adoption and efficiency drives. No public data specifically attributes incident spikes to these cuts, but one has to ask. The volume of breaches has fueled speculation about under-resourcing in security.

Do they regret the security headcount drop? No explicit statements, but the incident surge (from sporadic in 2024 to widespread in 2025) and AI backpedaling suggest possible hindsight regrets and prioritizing efficiency over robust defense in a high-threat landscape like Salesforce.

Major Incidents-
Late 2024 – Early 2025 Vishing Wave (UNC6040)
June–July 2025 Major Vishing Campaign (UNC6040)
August 2025 Salesloft Drift OAuth Breach (UNC6395)
September–October 2025 Extortion & Leak Escalation (Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters)
Late 2025 – Early 2026 Follow-On Incidents

Amazon is reducing their employee count in Seattle. When the dust settles there will be 1/10 the number of employees working in that building as there are now.

lululemon let go of 100 part-time workers who helped answer customer questions by phone, email, and chat.

These workers helped people every day, but the company decided it wants to use only full-time workers for this job instead.

Lululemon says this change will help them do a better job helping customers and make the business run more smoothly.

This is happening while the company is also looking for a new boss and dealing with some disagreements with its founder.

no store closures, just changes to how customer help is done.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-lululemon-layoffs-customer-care-part-time-work/

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/expedia-group-lays-off-employees-in-latest-cuts-at-seattle-travel-giant/
Expedia Group is laying off employees. Impacted workers include program managers and engineers. The company stated it is eliminating roles and simplifying its structure. These reductions follow previous workforce cuts over the past two years. Expedia Group had 16,500 employees globally at the end of 2024.

The company decided to pause their AI push, as the low hanging fruit has been harvested, and further adoption requires substantial investment and training. To decrease costs, they now aim to reduce the number of MDs by delegating their work to VPs, reduce the number of VPs by delegating their work to AVPs, and to reduce the number of FTEs in India to Indian contractors.

The cuts will impact across the hospital, including management, clinical and non-clinical areas, according to a statement issued by Pomona Valley. Of these, 128 positions have been removed by not filling vacant positions and by planned retirements in 2026. Another 137 positions will be removed through layoffs and reductions in hours.

https://www.ocregister.com/2026/01/20/pomona-valley-hospital-plans-265-job-cuts/

You heard it here first. The next layoff for Management and Bargained employees is going to cut deep. Organizations and groups typically not impacted are going to see a significant (30%) reduction in force. This year will also be significant focus on 3rd and 4th levels.

I remember when this first started ppl had very specific number counts. I guess we are at 9,000 left to lay off for 2026. Can anyone give an insight as to how many of those 9,000 left will come out of divestures and how many will come out of actual reduction of employees and how that number is different from normal years low performers reduction?

Here’s a breakdown by region and area. These numbers have been verified.

All regions combined

ICs: 43 will be let go

Managers (including senior managers): 5

Per area

ICs: 10–12, depending on the area

Managers: 2 per area
To reduce costs, all senior managers in each area will be let go as their responsibilities can be handled by managers at a lower cost.

On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Noridian Healthcare Solutions announced a reduction in force that affected about 7% of Noridian's employees.

That's according to Cailin Shovkoplyas, communications manager for Noridian, who added that the change is connected to an organizational restructuring that "aligns staffing with current federal funding levels" and positions the company for long-term competitiveness.

https://www.inforum.com/business/noridian

Didn't see anything on here. BDB had about 4% reduction in force on Jan 9th.

Who in management makes the final decision about who gets cut? SVP? MD?

What's the latest on the IOL expats? Seems like many of them were in scope and were going to be getting communication, as it sounds like the company wanted to reduce the number of expats. Any updates? Are many of them coming back to take jobs back at sites or the office back in Canada? Staying where they are on expat? I'd be surprised if any of them would be getting let go, but stranger things have happened.

Dallas-based financial services company Comerica will lay off 184 employees at its Frisco location as part of a reduction-in-force, according to a notice sent to affected workers.

The layoffs will take place at the Comerica office in the Frisco Star Tower, located at 17 Cowboys Way in Frisco. The notice stated that employees impacted by the reduction in force are expected to be separated from the company beginning March 13, 2026.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/business/comerica-lay-off-184-employees-frisco-office-after-merger-approval/287-a7eba9e5-c075-4684-a980-01250db30828

Here is what I’ve heard more than once. If anyone knows differently please call it out / correct me-

Layoffs:
Jan 6th - End User Support
Jan 6th- Resource Planning

Upcoming
Jan 13th- Consumer / Retail
Jan 20th - Product (now under Jeff Simon/ IT)

Both upcoming are targeting a 20% reduct

20% reduction in staff at Seattle and Oregon Starbucks stores taking effect later this month.

2 years later and massive reduction, there are still layers to be cut in sales, SE, TAM managers and directors. Most of them don't step out of office to engage customers because they can't. The ones in APJ are good example. Glad the SE boss gone back to his country.

Western College recently laid off over 60 employees. This action dissolves about half of these positions and restructures others. The college aims to reduce its budget by approximately $4 million. Budget shortfalls stem from reduced property taxes and reliance on reserves. Impacted employees received 90-day notices and six months of health insurance.

https://www.greenriverstar.com/story/2025/12/18/county/layoffs-at-western/13418.html

After laying off over 2000 employees in 2025, we were notified in an all hands meeting near the end of November that they were done with cuts "for the rest of the year." During an IT All Hands meeting in December, Brian announced that we should expect a 25-40% reduction in staff due to AI implementation (which they strongly pushed on everyone).

Artificial intelligence is coming for your jobs 70% reduction in manufacturing.

For those that have to go to hubs, I’m curious to know what exactly is on that email sent to remote folks today? Are you getting a reduction in salary? Is that even legal?