#job

If you managed to find another job, somewhere outside of this hellhole, I wish you all the best. You deserve it, and congratulations to you. To anyone still looking, hang in there, your door will open soon, the job market is brutal, we know. To those nearing retirements, also hang in there, I know you are all looking forward to not doing anything or finally breathe or do your hobbies and visit your grandkids, get more cats/dogs.

I feel your sentiments and suffering. We all know Stankey and the gang arent going to revert back to hybrid, nor even give us a seat. They do not want talents here, nor be competitive. We know everything that has been done is to force people out. AT&T is not growing anymore but it still has the cash flow. Investors do not care about morale, so just do your best to not lose yours. This too shall pass.

Those who found other jobs how did you do it?

https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/verizon-job-cuts-continue-warns-noncore-operations-could-be-next/

Why does dvn never post manager+ jobs?

The Seattle area recently shed jobs. This marks the first job loss since the pandemic began. The region had previously added fewer than 15,000 jobs in 2024. Further details are behind a paywall. The Puget Sound Business Journal reported this development.

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/02/03/area-loses-jobs-tech-industry-construction.html

I assume this email is the start of the process

My position was eliminated 4th quarter 2024. I did get the 401K match and whatever that fancy word they call severance now, but no bonus, which apparently I could have fought for, but didn't. I was WFH because my location no longer had an office. They never asked for my equipment (laptop) back. As a former manager, I'm familiar with the guys in that department and was awaiting an email or letter but none came. Today, over a year later, I get an email from some poor guy "tasked" to retrieve my equipment, asking me for my address so they can send the box. That laptop is already past the three-year mark of when people upgrade anyway. Yes, I still have it, sitting in a closet, and I know it's petty to not cooperate, but I feel petty. Anyone else been asked for it after a year gone?

https://futurism.com/nasa-staff-layoff-trump --- NASA is losing a lot of workers. Over 2,100 high level employees are leaving, many with important jobs in science, space flights, and support work. This is tied to government budget cuts that started under Trump. Many workers took buyout deals and left on purpose, but it still hurts NASA. A new budget plan for 2026 could cut about one quarter of NASA money. NASA used to be one of the best places to work in the government, but that is changing fast.

GXO Logistics, Inc. is closing its Romeoville, Illinois plant. Thirty-two workers will be impacted by the closure. Their layoffs are set for April 4. GXO Logistics reported the closure on January 21 under the WARN Act. A company spokesperson cited changing business needs for the plant closure.

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2026/02/02/illinois-employer-to-shutter-plant-and-lay-off-workers/88430126007/

https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-marketing/meta-cuts-1500-jobs-as-cfo-susan-li-signals-reality-labs-pivot-towards-wearables-88694.htm

Meta announced 1,500 job cuts, primarily within its Reality Labs division. The company is reassessing its long-term virtual reality and metaverse investments. CFO Susan Li stated Reality Labs spending will now focus more on wearables. This shift includes shutting down VR gaming studios and cancelling content initiatives. Wearables, especially smart glasses, have shown stronger market demand for Meta.

Three major companies are closing facilities and offices in Massachusetts. Panera, Zipcar, and Thermo Fisher Scientific will lay off approximately 250 workers. Panera is closing its Franklin bakery due to a new operating model. Zipcar is consolidating corporate operations to New Jersey, closing its Boston office. Thermo Fisher Scientific will close its Franklin facility between 2026 and 2027.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/panera-zipcar-thermo-fisher-massachusetts-closing-layoffs/

Volkswagen is pausing plans for a new U.S. manufacturing plant. The company cites financial uncertainty from U.S. trade policies. This includes a debated Audi factory project since 2018. VW experienced a 15% operating profit drop in 2024. Volkswagen also plans to eliminate 35,000 future jobs in Germany.

https://www.slashgear.com/2087524/volkswagen-us-audi-factory-plan-paused/

9Wood, based in Springfield, dismissed 19 employees in mid-January. This represents the third job reduction for the company since early 2025. Approximately 60 employees have been let go across these three events. Management stated a need to reduce expenses and merge positions. This strategy adapts to market changes and declining construction industry demand.

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

Simon & Schuster Implements Additional Layoffs

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99584-more-job-cuts-at-s-s.html

Simon & Schuster announced a new round of job cuts. This follows earlier "limited" staffing changes this week. Approximately 15 employees were affected across adult and children's divisions.

High-profile editors like Eamon Dolan and Colin Harrison were among those let go. These reductions are a response to current market conditions.

• The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has made layoffs for the second time in six years.
• The museum is suffering from a $13 million projected deficit.
• Affected employees reportedly include three endowed curatorial posts.

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-of-fine-arts-boston-slashes-jobs-as-financial-woes-deepen-2741616

R&D jobs being cut in the Athlone campus.

If the ABU is sold off, how many jobs will go to sweeten the deal? Does anyone else think they must be considering it.

The New Leader announced inevitable job cuts to the tune of 15,000 employees on Nov 19, 2025... VZ stock that day was $41.19
Today, 70 days later, it's sitting at $40.00... whopping 3% change in the wrong direction!!
Feb 5..... Round 2 of Dan Lay-offs definitely uploading!!!

Evicore Project Manager axed today.

Im considering a job in the business development roll.

Florida RVP position available or filled ?

John Deere Boosts US Manufacturing with Two New Plants

John Deere announced plans to open two new U.S. facilities. These include a parts distribution center in Indiana and an excavator manufacturing plant in North Carolina. The expansion will create over 300 jobs and increase domestic production capacity. This announcement follows a year of significant workforce reductions and scrutiny over international operations. John Deere reaffirms its long-term commitment to U.S. manufacturing and job creation.

https://www.agdaily.com/news/john-deere-us-expansion-following-year-of-layoffs/

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After record year, ASML is to cut 1,700 jobs, mainly in NL - DutchNews.nl

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/01/after-record-year-asml-is-to-cut-1700-jobs-mainly-in-nl/

• ASML plans to cut 1,700 jobs, mainly in the Netherlands.
• This decision follows a record-breaking year for the company in 2025.
• The job cuts aim to streamline technology and IT divisions for better innovation focus.
• The reorganization seeks to restore a "fast-moving culture" to ensure future growth.
• ASML reported €9.6 billion net profit on €31.7 billion turnover in 2025.

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After record year, ASML is to cut 1,700 jobs, mainly in NL - DutchNews.nl

After record year, ASML is to cut 1,700 jobs, mainly in NL

January 28, 2026

Chip machinery maker ASML is planning to cut its workforce by 1,700 jobs in the coming period, despite having its best-ever year in 2025.

The jobs, the company said in an email to staff ahead of the presentation of its 2025 earnings, will mostly go in the Netherlands and involve “streamlining” its technology and IT divisions to improve the focus on innovation and engineering.

The reorganisation, the company said, is necessary to ensure further growth by bringing back “the fast-moving culture which made us so successful”. ASML has a global workforce of 43,520.

The company booked net profit of €9.6 billion in 2025, on turnover of €31.7 billion. ASML expects further sales growth to between €34 billion and €39 billion this year.

Orders totalled €13 billion in the last three months of the year, almost double the same period in 2024. ASML also announced a new share buyback programme of up to €12 billion, to be executed by 31 December 2028.

ASML is one of Europe’s biggest companies and a major player in the Dutch economy.

Based in Veldhoven near Eindhoven, the company has been at the forefront of efforts to persuade the Dutch government not to discourage highly skilled workers from moving to the Netherlands from abroad and plans to develop a second campus in the region in the coming years.

• After record year, ASML is to cut 1,700 jobs, mainly in NL - DutchNews.nl

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/01/after-record-year-asml-is-to-cut-1700-jobs-mainly-in-nl/

Hope CEO reassures them not to fear about their jobs and give them the holidays back. Take care of people and they will take care of business. Say nice motivating words, it will energize them. Please, I beg.

Sault Ste. Marie is hosting a community job fair. It will provide employment support for laid-off Algoma Steel workers. The event takes place on February 3 at GFL Memorial Gardens. Many employers will recruit skilled workers across various sectors. Training programs and financial advice will also be available.

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/laid-off-steelworkers-should-mark-their-calendars-for-this-job-fair-11766845

Nielsen is posting Ads for day-care operators in Minnesota. Experience in fraud detection avoidance is the only skill requirement.

Rao and his PE buddies found a business model that brings in revenue without expenses!!

I noticed that Beauty Merchandisers (previously listed as Cosmetic Stock Associates) used to be full-time, but this week I saw several new Cosmetics Merchandising Associate positions posted as part-time. Are there still full-time beauty merchandisers in stores, or were those roles converted to part-time? Or are these new part-time positions meant to support the full-time staff? Given the responsibility associated with that role compared to the pay. Their compensations should align more with that of a visual captain.

Well I come from a competitor of Qualcomm , where there everything looks like a mess ( layoffs and reorg with no sense)
Qualcomm looks really stable with RF , and ADAS/AUTO portfolio

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/

• Resonetics plans to close its Menlo Park facility.

This closure will eliminate 61 jobs. The Silicon Valley Business Journal published this information. Further details are currently behind a paywall. Specific roles affected and layoff dates are not publicly available.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2026/01/23/resonetics-layoffs-menlo-park-memry.html

• Amazon's job cuts to affect AWS, retail, HR units
• CEO Jassy attributes cuts to company culture, not financial or AI reasons
• Layoffs represent nearly 10% of Amazon's corporate workforce

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/amazon-plans-thousands-more-corporate-job-cuts-next-week-sources-say-2026-01-22/

Former marketer at Elevance Health, now aiming to transition into UnitedHealth Group. Eight-plus years in healthcare marketing, with parallel consulting work for Medicare organizations.

A pattern keeps surfacing: a meaningful share of U.S. healthcare marketing roles are being placed in India. This is difficult to reconcile with the reality of the work. These are American companies serving American patients, operating under U.S. regulations, and handling highly sensitive U.S. health data. Yet core marketing execution and channel leadership are increasingly offshore.

Elevance followed the same trajectory.

This is not framed as xenophobia or talent denial. It is a structural contradiction. Healthcare marketing is inseparable from CMS rules, state-specific nuances, cultural context, compliance risk, and real-time coordination with U.S.-based legal, product, and clinical teams. Offshoring these functions optimizes cost while quietly increasing operational and regulatory fragility.

Job reference illustrating the pattern:
Associate Director – Channel Lead – Digital/Social
Requisition: 2339060
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India

This reflects a broader corporate strategy shift, not an isolated posting. Whether it is cost arbitrage, shareholder optics, or internal margin engineering, the outcome is the same: American healthcare expertise displaced from American healthcare execution.

Fresh off a favorable decision in its $2 billion legal dispute with a competitor, Pegasystems Inc. is cutting jobs.

The Waltham-based software company eliminated "less than 100 global positions" in its consulting organization last week as clients adopt Pega's new AI products, according to an email from a Pegasystems spokesperson on Monday.'

https://www.nbcboston.com/boston-business-journal/massachusetts-based-software-company-cuts-dozens-of-jobs-in-ai-push/3876352/

Managers in design centre are prepping for job cuts. Design usually runs lean, and misses the cuts happening in the rest of the company. If this is correct, GM is in trouble. Design has been told in the past that if studios are cutting there are issues coming.

North Star Health Alliance announced plans to eliminate about 120 positions in New York, with management roles most affected. The layoffs follow the loss of state funding in December after New York officials said the organization failed to provide sufficient spending details.

North Star disputes the claim, saying it has been transparent and is seeking continued state support. The job cuts will also affect some clinical and non-clinical staff.

I guess no awards this year. The bank needs to drop thousands of jobs to meet their efficiency target, I assume this is the start to get people to leave in their own.