#layoff

Barnhart layoff update…pls post which department(s) were affected.

Probably multiple locations and sectors including technology may be impacted not just HCOL

Yesterday, September 29, Sally Beauty Holdings laid off its entire in-house creative team in an effort to save overhead costs. They will instead be outsourcing labor to save money and align with competitors. This hits right before Q1, and right as the company moves into a new headquarters aimed at increasing collaboration and productivity.

HR accidentally sent me a layoff notice and try to retracting it they already went to my cell phone. It happens the end of this week and I'm calling in sick with all my sick time and using FMLA.

If one were to ask to be put on the “list” how long do you think it would take from the ask to the axe?

Was just laid off after over 4 years of working there. Can’t say it was unexpected since people seem to be randomly let go (people hitting quotas, high performers, average) and others that don’t seem to pull their own weight still there. Maybe they’re connected

Over the years I've read many posts on here stating that layoff notices go out the same day as the layoff conversation.

Sometimes people continue lurking on this board after they've been laid off. Has anyone been laid off and gotten the notice the day before?

Some 2,000 workers will be laid off when GM cuts a shift at its Oshawa plant in January.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/impending-gm-oshawa-cuts-unemployment-1.7640394

layoffs are happening today

Layoffs have started, beginning at CRD in Burlington. Sounds fairly significant.

Penny and team are touting Enterprise Reimagined as the first time in firm history EJ has had layoffs. Penny has said August 2025 was the first time there has been layoffs at EJ. I know for a fact that is a bold face lie. As early as 2023 some of my fellow associates who were laid off were training their Indian replacements with the fear of severance withholding held over their heads. We were told they were not able to tell us who was being laid off. When we saw someone in the office and did not see them the following week we would know who it was that got laid off. Penny team are just bold faced liars with no integrity and a very low moral compass.

Did anyone else find it odd that Penny and team held the trimester 2 business update at a branch conference in Scottsdale, AZ? I have been at EJ for over a decade and I cannot recall a trimester business update not originating from the auditorium at the south campus in St. Louis. Is it just by coincidence that the first trimester business update after the first public layoffs in 103 years by the firm is not held in the same room as home office associates who have had their fellow associates laid off and perhaps demoted themselves? I do not think this qualifies as holding yourself "accountable". If you are going to radically alter people's lives you should be woman enough to face them, look them in the eye, and explain why you have done it and where you are taking the firm into the future. Penny and team are just pure cowards.

He began looking as soon as he was notified and managed to secure a new role within weeks. He starts this week. We often hear horror stories about the job market, but I thought it might be encouraging to share a positive example as well.

Speaking from my experience: Ansys is an old giant with employees that have been around since the beginning with no desire to leave. What do these employees do? Not much. These 'experts' have enjoyed a really comfortable job for decades, while blocking the careers of younger talent. A decent paycheck with health insurance keeps a lot of these boomers secure. They are not current with new tech and tools, but still hold power in decisions. If there is anything positive that can come from these layoffs would be a purge of these folk.

When Penny was named managing partner she spent like a drunken sailor on leave. Now she admits her mistake and says she is holding herself accountable. How is holding yourself accountable by laying people off and demoting people while she stays and receives compensation increases to bring total compensation to over $29 million per year? If she were to hold herself accountable she would step down and let a new managing partner fix the problems she has created. Penny is making innocent people who are really good at their jobs take the fall for her failures. If anyone close to the work had failed as miserably as Penny at her job they would have been fired on the spot. Penny has been an absolute disaster for this firm.

Had 3 lay off is in my department over the last week and was told we were done with so called lay offs for the rest of the year. However I am seeing the forecast of $50 a barrel by January so I’m sure our jobs will be sent oversees again and I will be back on unemployment in the new year.

I saw a coworker’s post who took the severance last year and guy’s on a beach somewhere, looks healthy and happy for the first time in ages. It definitely made me stop scrolling for a second and wonder what I’m still doing here.

Any word on layoffs in Texas? Been hearing rumors of another round in October especially in the woodlands location.

Accenture job cuts are in the news once more, and this time, there are conversations on reskilling occurring parallelly as we speak. During an earnings call on Thursday, Accenture acknowledged that it is “exiting” employees who cannot be retrained for artificial intelligence skills, according to Business Insider. The Accenture layoffs have defined its AI era, with sweeping cuts that have reportedly affected about 22,099 jobs in the last two quarters. As of August 2025, the company’s headcount stands at 779,000, a steep drop from the 801,099 reported in February.

https://www.thehrdigest.com/accenture-job-cuts-clear-the-room-for-reskilling-employees-who-can-keep-up/

The people being laid off are the lucky ones. Old National is a terrible place to work.

When organizations face the difficult decision of reducing headcount, it’s important to balance business needs with employee well-being. Instead of removing people randomly, one approach could be to create a “wishlist” where employees can voluntarily express interest in leaving.

This method allows:
• Employees who are ready for their next chapter to exit with dignity.
• Critical roles and talent to be retained for business continuity.
• The process to feel more transparent and humane, reducing uncertainty and anxiety.

Such an approach acknowledges that some coworkers may already be considering new opportunities, while others are deeply committed to staying. By aligning both organizational and individual needs, CDW can manage necessary changes with empathy and fairness.

I know I'm not the only one who can't even think about work right now. The sooner this is over, the better, even if I'm cut. The anticipation is ki-ling me, literally. I'm scared to take my blood pressure again because of how high it is. Anyone who can concentrate on work in these conditions has my respect, but that isn't me.

Amazon perhaps faces the most scrutiny. US Citizenship and Immigration Services data showed that Amazon sponsored the most H-1B visas in 2024 at 14,000, compared to other criticized firms like Microsoft and Meta, which each sponsored 5,000, The Wall Street Journal reported. Senators alleged that Amazon blamed layoffs of "tens of thousands" on the "adoption of generative AI tools," then hired more than 10,000 foreign H-1B employees in 2025.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/amazon-blamed-ai-for-layoffs-then-hired-cheap-h1-b-workers-senators-allege/

I'm currently working for a company who started doing layoffs, and even though my position is secure (as I bring 70% MQLS) to my company, my manager is an a-s who keeps threatening everybody that they will get layoff if they don't work harder. I'm already managing 100 events a year plus all other responsabilities at me job.

I was thinking about applying to the Events Manager position at Finserv but after reading this portal, it's like I'm going from a centralized sh-t show to a massive company wide sh-t show, wtf? Does anybody here works in marketing that can enlight me if this is worth it? (I'm desperate)

Thanks

Has anyone been able to successfully reverse RA because manager gave false and misleading reasons for RA (non performances based) and instead onboarding a new replacement from a vendor he has known for a while. had several good performance reviews and emails before RA. I don’t get the motivation to do this as there were no complaints against my work . How likely is this to happen

Well after 13.5 years of loyal service including 2 moves halfway across the United States I was unlucky this time and got left standing. I remember when I got hired I was told during on boarding that I had essentially won the lottery and that I can work 30 years and retire a millionaire. Well I've been through 4 re-orgs across 3 business units. But hey I still have a chance to land a lesser paying role during the quick PDC. I've devoted almost 25 years of my life to the oil industry and now I'm left scratching my head wondering what I'm going to do. Do I switch industries and hope that I can find a comparable paying job or do I uproot my family once again chasing the dream to remain in the industry that has blessed me beyond my wildest dreams? I have years of knowledge but can't hang a college diploma up in my office. It's sad because I feel that the company that I dreamed of working for not value on the job knowledge the way they value a college diploma. I feel like this company is turning in to a popularity contest and upper management not wanting to be challenged with new ideas or ways of doing things they seem to want yes men/women.

Please tell me the process to apply for unemployment benefit.

They're basically giving it to us so we don't sue them down the line, right? So is there a way to negotiate the number or any benefits that might come with it? I'm sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but this is the first time I'm facing layoffs and I'm just curious.

i was the only one riffed in my team and probably the product. Was working ok, not so excellent but not so bad that i will be riffed. Have been in Oracle for 2 years

https://thefinancestory.com/oracle-fires-3000-employees-after-144bn-cloud-revenue-projection

And then this is saying that for example in Zurich it was mostly managers https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robin-wiethuchter_oracle-fired-most-of-its-managers-and-some-activity-7376369071761752064-npyv

Not sure about other teams but we were recently presented some Digital Delivery s..it that required us to update our own task lists and workload At the same time we were all asked to fill up a skills matrix that AI will use to automatically find people that could work on projects. In his naivity our managers told us that this will, in a first stage go through manual approval. What he missed was that it will require probably 10% of the current number of managers for the same job. This will also curb nepotism, we have people in our team who are favored by managers, they clearly get work above their skills to help them progress and then othe rear licking employees are asked to watch o er and to save their managers' protégé when they can't handle the work assigned to them.

There were talks of doom and gloom but word of mouth didn’t seem operations was affected very much if at all?

Quarter end is nigh. The layoffs winds are gathering yet again.

• Gordon Lightfoot

But it’s bound to spill over here sooner rather than later. Definitely time to dust off the resumes.

Will there be more next week? Anyone aware? I’ve heard that they will start reviewing and laying off lower level employees but not sure when.

Will this lead to layoffs?

Lost my job as I was replaced by H1B and found out he’s slacking and I’m sure the management is Happy to see my family crippled.
There are about 1 Million active H1Bs in USA per the labor stat's.
Well done Guys!!!

Notice date was 8/15/25. 193 employees to be let go in October 2025. 22 more to be let go in May 2026.

https://www.illinoisworknet.com/DownloadPrint/Aug%202025%20Monthly%20WARN%20Report.xlsx

300 layoffs. Not everybody at the same time. People that has been with the company for more than 10 years were let go just a few days before Open Enrollment. When staff in key positions are let go, it usually signals something beyond “normal turnover.” It could affect severance, morale, and how the remaining team should respond. HCSC is a disaster, and they are using the washington argument to do that. It is a lie! No communication at all.

@a7+1k60xsqgh said it perfectly.