#employeerelations

but we don’t give a flying ** about your job, you’re just another number. True values of this place :D

this is the day you wanted to end your relationship with Dell...

Emails are en route.

💥 “Too many layers. Too much overlap.” That’s the official reason Target just gave for cutting 1,800 corporate jobs — right before the holidays.

Let’s call it what it is:
A corporate hangover from years of over-hiring, over-layering, and under-leading.

While executives play musical chairs and consultants whisper “simplify” into boardrooms, real people — talented, loyal humans — are getting blindsided with a “Team Huddle” calendar invite that changes their lives.

Target says this isn’t about cost cutting.
But when you eliminate nearly 8% of your HQ workforce and scrap another 800 vacant roles, it sure looks like an “optimization” deck dressed in empathy fonts.

The saddest part?

They didn’t just lose roles. They lost trust, culture, and identity — piece by piece, meeting by meeting, memo by memo — until “Joy!” became a tagline instead of a truth.

And now, the same leaders who created the layers are holding “listening sessions” about the pain they caused.

Make it make sense.

If you’re still standing in retail or corporate America, take notes.
👉 Bloat is the first step toward bloodletting.
👉 “Simplify” means someone’s about to be sacrificed.
👉 And “we value our team” usually ends with a legal disclaimer.

The real headline isn’t that Target laid off 1,800 people.

It’s that every major company could be one reorg away from calling it “progress.”

This is just my view.

Customer facing roles = Safe
Operational / Back office / Marketing = Not
Mid-Level Reporting / Your job can easily be automated = Not
Band 6 and above (5 to C-Wing) = Nope

Not safe means up to 25-40% reduction.

16 more days and we will know.

Quick question:

Did all of the forced piped former BNY employees receive a "not eligible for rehire" tag on their employment file?

Anyone else ever receive a request for feedback about their Manager/Director from the VP of the chain of command? I received a request but no one else on my team received one. Wondering if this is a screening for them or for me ahead of the rumored January layoffs?

Has anyone ever successfully reported a colleague for s-xism?

I’m not sure what route to go but it’s an issue multiple people have noticed.

Some DPAIO folks are gone as of today. At least one VP and one SVP included. Is this part of a larger RIF this week?

I heard it could go on for at least ten more days. No other details, though. And there are so many rumors flying around, it’s hard to tell which ones make any sense.

Hormel Foods Corp. is undertaking a corporate restructuring that should result in the reduction of approximately 250 corporate and sales positions, hopefully through a voluntary early retirement program.

https://www.foodprocessing.com/business-of-food-beverage/news/55327956/hormel-foods-announces-corporate-restructuring-250-office-layoffs

It appears as if security at Home Office is being more aggressive lately. We have been told to report anyone who we do not recognize on our floor immediately to firm security. We have also been told to not hold the door open for anyone after we have badged into the building and/or onto our floors. Is there a security concern at Home Office that anyone knows about that we may need to know about? Is the Home Office safe to work at?

"Resource Actions expected to hit half of US Infrastructure group"

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/ibm_cutting_several_thousand_jobs/?td=rt-3a

So was that strange long message to us:
genuine a wake up call or super long reminder that "winter is coming.." and now its going to be "cold"?

As we continue to feel strains and increased costs as a company perhaps looking at top exec costs would help cut off some of that. Are there business travels at that level that are really needed or lunches for those in those positions that really need to be paid for? How are leaders paid more and advancing levels when others are not? How many additional senior leaders do we really need? Our members need to be able to reach live, direct workers. Happy employees lead to happy members and business which organically leads to overall better business. Telling associates benefits are more, AIP is less, and growth will not really happen is tough for lower ranking associates. I wonder when that piece of the puzzle will be realized by the business. Further consider these associates are also members trying to make it in the world today.

anyone want to share a severance template?

We are interviewing at least 3 current Belk planners and buyers at my new company and that's just for open positions on my team hahhahahaaha.

They are losing so much talent and I am here for it. FAFO

Hello everyone,

Did anyone hear anything about planned layoffs for the people joining from TSYS?

Today italian office announced the layoffs of 35 people (out of 120 FTEs)

Strike or Unionized

U.S. employees are being displaced with offshore workers and/or artificial intelligence. It’s UnAmerican and unconscionable.

Perhaps the only way this can be stopped is if US employees (not in leadership roles) unite and demand changes immediately.

And maybe it is time for Healthcare workers to become unionized.

Any Allina legacy people read this? Any of the Epic people get hit yet, or was it just infrastructure(me and friends) and almost the rest of help desk?

I don't know if this is a company thing or a district thing but why would Walmart make Team Leads have to do an evening shift two days a week? Our store has informed all Team Leads that twice a week they have to work a 7-4pm shift and a 2-11pm shift of they have to step down as team lead. Many of our team leads, who are great, have kids or are single parents and cannot take off or find child care for this. Why does Walmart ask what days and times you can work and then make a rule like this.
Also, why does everyone in the store now have to have open availability? Again, why have me fill out a form and ask what days and times I can work and now tell me I will work when and on what day they want me too or I wont get hours. One of our best associates has a special needs child and has to take him for treatment on a certain day and a certain time. Now they have scheduled her for that day and time but she can't make it so she has been cut from 40 hours to 25 hours. Seems unfair and maybe illegal. Thoughts

I can’t believe how much talent will be forced out over the next year through the country studies. We are struggling for good people already and we are walking off the edge off a cliff blindfolded. It’s not if but when this will blow back.

I received a 1:1 with manager (Band 10 US). Good luck to everyone

Anyone got their document pack yet? It’s been over a week since last pay check.

Morale is horrible across the board. Unless you’re in leadership or close with someone who is, you’re on your own. U.S. employees are treated like they don’t matter, while offshore teams get better support, flexibility, and recognition. It’s discouraging and unsustainable- and yet no one seems to be able to stop it. US employees (not in leadership roles) need to unite and demand changes immediately.

Seems like less people than normal already. Spoke to one of the cafeteria ladies and she agreed. Anyone else thinking the same?

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/04/Corporate_Media_That_Fails_to_Report_Cocaine_at_EPO_is_Totally_.shtml

I’m hearing rumors that band 5 and above is getting notices this week or accepting a special package. Can any Sr Directors or above confirm this?

Band 6 and below will be the 11/20 group. Im hearing those names are being compiled by band 5 and above now, but I’d like to hear confirmation from the band 5s?

Someone somewhere must have credible information by now. Please let us know!

EQT people will rejoice while Zayo people will start to jump ship!

Penny announced the annual United Way campaign kickoff on October 30th. Please donate to this campaign. Please consider increasing your donation level. Penny Pennington eliminated American jobs and sent American jobs to India. People you once worked with are now clients of United Way thanks to Penny Pennington. I just hope Penny picks my kids' card off of the Christmas tree to buy for this year. Last year I was able to buy for them. This year someone else will need to buy for them due to my ISP.

A lot of group chapter leads, platform leads are up for significant role shake up.

This won't be without impacts to associates at level 4,5,6.

We are looking at complete restructuring of middler tier managers which includes delivery leads, platform leads, chapter leads and group chapter leads.

There's a chatter of no more squad model, lot of squad leads, group squad lead roles are up for a shake up as well

While the consensus is "no impacts to associates", we all know that's a lie.

Some will be communicated the decision middle of November, giving associates 2 months to find new role.

Others would have until end of Q1 2026 to find new role.

I found out I was already near the top of the pay range for my level, and that probably sealed my fate. There are plenty of people making less, so keeping them was the easier call. Just putting that out there for anyone wondering how they decided who to let go.

Talk about being a naive id--t.

Does Dan realize that the real problem in verizon is the over paid huge management hierarchy.I mean come on the amount of money and red tape spent on Managers is unbelievable.Every manager has a higher paid manager above them that does even less.That worked in the ma bell monopoly of endless cash not now!!!The only real value in verizon anymore is the only people that actually know or do anything.That group is the associates union and nonunion on wireless & wireline side.All jokes aside most managers are really clueless.Some where hired from pizza delivery places because their daddy was a executive somewhere in verizon.How about we get rid of the timesheet signers who only job is to bother associates over meaningless things instead of focusing on the customer.The people who matter need to start being cherished more and listened to more .Time to squash the Management pyramid of Verizon and focus on moving forward

Necessary follow-up emails are even being halted. Critical meetings - on hold. I've talked to several friends across the company, various departments and the sentiment is the same - uncertainty and "waiting to hear if we have jobs."

It's not healthy and makes me wonder Dan's long term "culture" strategy that he claims is a priority, when the short term has gone south so quickly.

I genuinely thought the environment couldn't get worse than what H created, but it def has, in a quick way :-/

These people gave each other the leg up and none know what the other is doing! I was impacted and frankly I’m relieved! I know the workforce is hard and we all need our jobs but a couple of months paid to figure it out sounds better then the BS Ive been dealing with! I wish you all the best and my prayers go out to all impacted! But since this new leadership has taken over over it’s been a disaster and the ones who laugh at the ones impacted, the ones who were kept, undeserving if based on metrics and performance, your time will come! You survived not for being a leader but for kissing the right butts!

What’s the point of these celebrations when the very people that made this happen are let go? No meaningful strategy when it comes to these layoffs. Those at the top are coasting while those who do the actual work are treated like cr-p. Trust, confidence and motivation to drive is lost and they really expect us to be excited about these “celebrations”?

2%?? TD Mike and AMEX SB Dunk Sathish must really be struggling. Imagine going back and telling HR "we need to cut 2%" instead of learning how to balance a budget. I told yall this months ago it was coming. Told you last month too. And someone wanted to comment on my last post to say "I was making this up"

I hope that person read the news today. Bet they won't comment on my post now...

More layoffs are coming too!!!