#uncertainty

I tried, and I can't. I get so worked up ahead of every other Tuesday and then it takes me a few days to calm down afterwards. Rinse and repeat. Yet I see so many of my coworkers act like it's not a big deal. How do you reach that point, because figuring that out would do wonders for my mental health?

Is there even a small chance that could be true?

Bandy the clown lectures us all about going faster in the last Town Hall. 5 months later we still don’t have a defined sales organization. It is not difficult to split a few accounts between team and then decide how manny sales peeps. Q1 2026 will just be another few months of uncertainty and disruption. Obviously going faster doesn’t apply to Bandy, JUG and whichever Lex monkey does the sales coverage.

I’ve heard timelines all over the place, from now through March. Has anything new or reliable come out?

This whole thing is hanging over me like a storm cloud. I’d stress less if there were real job options out there, but it feels like there’s nothing to fall back on.

Worried, and not really having any clue what is going to happen.

1k days?

Dan wants Ai displace Verizon employees within 1000 days per his comments on his all hands call. Time to jump off the sinking ship before then.

I’ve heard rumors that more layoffs are coming this month. Has anyone else heard this?

We heard January, or March, even June.
Seems that countries where the work council is strong are not so easy to get rid of.
Any submarine infos?

Isn't the Accenture contract cancellation date fast approaching? Does anyone know how many current Accenture contractors will be brought on by the new vendor and how many will be let go?
Someone I know who is still there tells me they have been setting up access for new the new vendor like crazy.

2026 Capex allocations are now of public domain.
Absolute zero reference of Argentina, which can be interpreted in 2 ways:

• next divestiture candidate
• idling at minimum for the next few years until the Permian peaks and start to decline.

Curious to know your opinions.

Does anyone else have an onsite meeting for Thursday the 4th? Not sure if this is restructuring or what.

Is it true that KKR is working on a deal to sell Omnissa? If so, who do you think the buyer will be? Does anybody know? Any hints?

Any insight into if the building challenges could lead to an accelerated move to Edmonton? Ex. Can’t build a building on-site and therefore Imperial decides to simply lease/buy an existing vacant building downtown Edmonton? I have no legit intel suggesting if this is a valid concern of not.

I feel like I haven't seen this many execs decide to step down with no announcement of a new position somewhere else. If these were retirements, would they be announced as retirements? Or would they say "stepping down" and "spend time with my family" and keep retirement under wraps? Has this many step downs happened at HP before.

I’ve heard so many different versions of what’s coming and when that I can barely keep track anymore. I know we’re in trouble. It would just be nice to know what’s ahead so we can at least try to prepare.

Hi, any word on today’s layoffs? I am on vacay this week, but kinda stressing. Anyone got updates?
I heard it's not going to be pretty at all.

I really hope we find out soon what’s going on. I can’t afford to lose my job right now. It’s just one of those tough stretches. I’m sure I’m not the only one feeling this way.

I’m already getting cryptic comments in meetings and people are talking. If you hear anything before whatever change is coming next week, post it here!

Where I am, there’s basically nowhere else to go.

I have seen a surprising number of coworkers walk away without anything lined up. That says a lot about how rough things have gotten. When people would rather deal with uncertainty than stay here, it really hits you how bad the situation is right now.

The stress from the layoff rumors and the economic uncertainty is just constantly hanging over me. It feels like the job has taken over every corner of life, and there’s no real break from worrying about what might happen next. It’s exhausting, and this isn’t how anyone should have to live. But here we are.

With all the recent changes, it is difficult to feel settled in your job. Especially when you see roles shifting around or disappearing entirely all the time. It makes planning for the future feel almost impossible. I just wish there was more stability for everyone.

Not for long, I'm sure, but it's something.

Since the layoff conversations last week, I’ve noticed my coworkers have been extremely quiet/distant. I get it, life does go on and no one owes me anything, but I find it interesting and eye opening. Happy for everyone who survived (this round), cheering for anyone impacted. We’ll get through this.

Have not seen any published yet, but I know there have been layoffs.

But I’ll put up with whatever nonsense they throw at us, because there’s basically nothing out there right now. It feels like we’re completely cornered, and I hate that feeling.

I’ve tried to accept that I could be cut any day and just live with it. I’ve been focusing on job searching, but that’s only made me feel more depressed. I can’t shake the spikes of anxiety, and I’m barely sleeping. This has dragged on for so long that it’s taken a real toll on my ability to cope. A couple of days ago I realized I can’t even switch off for an hour. Nothing holds my attention long enough for my brain to actually rest. How are you all dealing with this?

I lost a job I didn’t even like, and I definitely won’t miss my manager, or a few people on my team, for that matter. But I’m still terrified of what’s out there. I’ve saved enough to bridge myself over for a bit, which helps ease the anxiety. I’m giving myself some time to decompress, and then I know I’ll flip straight into panic mode the moment I start dealing with the job market. I have this feeling things will get worse before they get better. It’s really hard to feel even remotely optimistic these days.

So we all know Fido moves slowly but based on water cooler chats, the mind has been made up

They are just delaying the announcement until Q1 2026.

There's no Q1 planning for our team apparently this year so not sure what that means??

Shankar’s AMA session today once again confirmed that additional workforce reductions are expected within TPG in 2026. He also acknowledged that leadership was not able to complete all planned organizational adjustments before December, as had previously been anticipated. This round of impact appears notably smaller on the Ansys side based on empirical data collected through internal high-level communications, which now aligns with the delayed timeline because the leadership is still trying to figure out these legacy Ansys portfolios, e.g., under MBU, FBU, etc.

Given this uncertainty, it might be wise to use the upcoming holiday season to prepare for potential changes—refresh your resume, explore job opportunities, and take steps to strengthen your position for next spring. Taking proactive measures now can make a meaningful difference later.

Agency just sprung the December furlough on me. 3 weeks this time. This is getting old real quick.

are we crash landing or what, make your predictions below!

Hi, all, St. Louis WFA office still has a large Supervision and Controls presence. Anyone have any intel, insight, or forecasts on the future of this group in St. Louis?

..depression is setting in. Thoughts are going to worst case scenerios. Can't help to think everything that I have worked for all these years is in danger.

Fiserv being heavily dependent on H1B visa holders.. the new rule taking out the auto-renewal of H1B effective October 30 2025 could impact the overall workforce seriously.

"The end of H-1B automatic renewal for those filing after October 30, 2025, creates uncertainty for H-1B holders, as their work authorization will cease on their current card's expiration date, potentially leading to unemployment gaps while waiting for USCIS to process their renewal. This change can jeopardize careers and financial stability for both the worker and their employer. This impacts not only H-1B visa holders but also their dependents (such as those on an H-4 visa) who hold work permits based on their dependent status. "