With replacement of many senior leadership across Illumina (many millenia of experience lost), it seems that Illumina is focussed on management rather than leadership. I am worried about the future, so many new hires have no market experience and... — read more 

had a meeting with stuart before the break and he talked very excitedly about a 30% layoff due to AI investment. good luck everyone

https://courtindex.sdcourt.ca.gov/CISPublic/casedetail?casenum=26CU024888C&casesite=SD&applcode=C https://www.makaremlaw.com/blog/2026/06/illumina-press-release/ We were told a completely different story about a leadership exit in Finance. Total... — read more 

Does anyone know anything about the major FDA investigation or audit going on in Hayward? They showed up unannounced and have been onsite 2 weeks already. Are there some issues?

Just curious…

I've made a lot of decisions in my life that I'm not proud of, but starting my career here is easily the worst one. I wish I could go back and tell my younger self to look anywhere else.

How many days a week do you come on-site? Is 1, 2, 3 days a week strictly enforced?

Hearing that there is another round of layoffs happening today? Anyone know anything?

From what I can see, this was a pretty limited round, which makes me more worried. Instead of feeling like it’s over, it just feels like the start of something that’s going to continue.

i know of 1 so far but I'm sure there are more. Anybody heard anything?

Is 3.5% the average salary increase this year? And how much AEG did the lucky ones get?

Hope its just a small one

What did Todd mean in the SAGA Townhall around having an ILS transformation?

Company meeting, a year on and JT is still giggling about the "Difficult conversations" around taking away AEGs

I'm hearing the APAC teams are really struggling under the new leader. From all reports the previous "interim" chief was bad but the new guy and his posse are driving the culture into the ground. Anyone hearing the same?

What are the current VCP percentages by level? What did they change to?

I saw a data steward layed off via a linked in post. Does anyone have more details about what else may have been cut this week?

I’m seeing the requirements get more and more scrutiny lately. Wondering if anyone’s heard any rumblings…

Not impressed.

How soon can we expect to see the first layoff of the year? January? February?

In the last several years alone, we've had nearly a dozen rounds of layoffs and constant team shuffles. They took away stock options for most employees, cut a ton of benefits, and bonuses are a joke. At what point do you just admit the writing is on... — read more 

The culture and new management in this company have become so toxic that I cannot stand it anymore, and I am planning my exit. I know some employees have left to non-competitors and they were still put on garden leave, but does that happen to... — read more 

Consolidate all production under the Asia region and aligning reporting into a single Manufacturing hierarchy could improve speed, clarity, and execution.

Upset and sad to hear that an exceptionnally competant colleague was told today was their last day. Where is illumina going depleting itself of its talent. It s sad to see such a previously notorious company falling into pieces.

We’re going to win together so much, that you’ll be so sick and tired of winning. Seriously though, can anyone take these stupid values seriously? Basically asking us to push harder while they take away any incentives to do so.

Saying “the strategy is working” feels almost like a joke. Illumina’s board has made a string of questionable decisions — approving the Grail acquisition despite clear EU regulatory risks, then later giving in to activist pressure and spinning it off... — read more 

If this post is removed on more time I swear to God that I will start posting names. I was se-----y abused by a Staff Manager who works in MTT. I have zero confidence that HR will help me and I really don't know who to talk to or if I need to... — read more 

I heard from my colleagues that there was another round this morning. Anybody else heard about this?

Anyone else have an ad-hoc 1:1 with their manager?

Removing RSU is the best business decision. illumina has exceptional gross margin now. Give credit where it is due... A toast to Jacob!

Title speaks for itself. There have been some significant departures within Quality leadership recently. Anyone have any insights?

I’ve been hearing that layoffs strategy was/ is being reviewed due to WARN filing issues from this year (class action). Anyone hear of a RIF plan solidified for Q4/ Q1?

Looks like some people in Global Ops were laid off last week. Can anyone confirm?

What do you all think? Does that mean imminent layoffs in US/UK?

For non technical people like me, is Roche a real threat that can replace illumina or is it a tech that can take some market share? Also, Element coming up an HT sequencer? Everyday the competition and news against illumina is getting bad and the... — read more 

This is real talk!!!! Ilumina keeps beating its head over with useless PLM and MRP tool upgrades that neither add value to the company or increase the speed to get products to market. The only group to benefit from these activities is the workforce... — read more 

What a joke! 90% people took it? are you serious? when 3 days before it closed, we were told there were less than 50% participation, please please please take it we were told. IMPOSSIBLE. 15% point gain in leadership trust? again, seriously?... — read more