#layoff

Hello. I am a journalist with the FT who writes about Optum and UnitedHealth. I have heard that there was a layoff at Optum Insight sometime before Thanksgiving. Would love to chat with anyone affected for a story I am writing. Get in touch, Mansur.Shaheen@FT.com

1. Stop volunteering extra work. Just provide what’s asked—no more, no less.
2. Stop trying to do the right thing, even if leadership preach “honesty, integrity and accountability.” Use phrases like: “Happy to support the chosen direction”.
3. Don’t speak up DIRECTLY against leaders’ choices. Instead summaries discussions like “Per our discussion, option A was chosen despite X, Y, Z risks. Please let me know if there’s any misunderstandings on my part.”
4. ALWAYS be civil. Don’t try to prove someone wrong or expect leadership to acknowledge your voice.
5. The five “Don’ts”:
   • Don’t become the lone moral hero
   • Don’t assume logic will win
   • Don’t over-explain bad news
   • Don’t expect stated company values to protect you
   • Don’t put your name on things that is not your own work or idea. If your boss changes your content - remove your name.

closing and 110 workers losing jobs by February

Bloomington hit today!

Found a management person was having an affair. I never said a word till now. But did my accidental discovery cause my layoff?

Discussing a 10% workforce reduction in non-client-facing departments.

• Whatever goes around comes around - "It's the kind of advice the firm might offer one of its clients, and comes after headcount exploded between 2012 (17,000) and today (40,000). " Enough said !!
• "The advisory model is dying - consultancies would increasingly need to underwrite outcomes rather than bill hours" .. Duh !
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/mckinsey-executives-plot-job-cuts-in-slowdown-for-consulting-industry

I am being laid off as a direct result of the company’s return-to-office policy. I do not live near an office and relocating without financial support is not feasible. Despite being a top performer, there has been no acknowledgment, appreciation, or even basic empathy from leadership regarding the impact this decision has on me or several of my teammates. And to add icing to this cake, we will not be given severance and we will not be given our annual bonus.This “business decision“ impacts livelihoods- kids, tuitions, rent/ mortgage, etc! So who’s getting richer off of this? RV is.

For anyone considering joining the company, it’s important to understand that people are treated as numbers, valued only for what they contribute to the stock until they no longer fit the model.

#Avaya took away our #jobs, moved them #offshore, then layed off several thousand US career employees, including our Veterans. I question Patrick Dennis on the obvious hipocrisy. US workers need protection from the corporate abuse of “ Employment at Will.”

Bravo. Well said. (See Comments)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickjdennis_today-is-veterans-day-while-we-activity-7394037394750017536-dG5N?utm_source=li_share&utm_content=feedcontent&utm_medium=g_mb_web&utm_campaign=copy

I am only a few months into my time here, and it is already sinking in that layoffs might be part of the landscape here, which has me more on edge than I expected to be so early into a new role. I am trying to get a sense of whether this is something people constantly brace for or if it is one of those things that happens in waves and then quiets down for a long stretch. I would like to know whether I should settle in and feel secure or keep my guard up because of the way things have been going lately.

The thought of severance is the only reason I am still here. Otherwise, I would have left long ago given the uncertainty and constant stress.

Good luck to everyone at WellMed who’s hoping that the axe doesn’t fall on them this week. Thought I’d raise the Festivis pole for an airing of the grievances or a place to drop the dread we’re all feeling!

I am 62 with nearly 32 years at Verizon. I was the only person who knew and understood what I did. I planned on another 3 to 5 years of working, but Verizon put me into early retirement. I am not angry with my direct management as they seemed to have been just as surprised I was part of the RIF. I completely believe that HR was given a directive from Dan to first target those 55 and older, then move to others. I only know a few people that are of retirement age who were able to stay. Everyone else in my age group got the boot without direct managements input. I am fortunate enough to have planned for an early retirement so I won’t be looking for a new job, but I feel for my colleagues that must continue working. Hans made horrible decisions and now Dan wants to come in and “fix” the problems.. Dan was/is on the Board of Directors and would have approved what Hans did .. personally I think the entire Board should be fired. Verizon was good to me for many years until Hans became CEO and things started going downhill. Best of luck to all of you and hope you have fulfilled futures

I never thought I’d say this, but losing my job at Verizon actually feels like the clean break I needed. The place looked solid from the outside, but once I was in it, the long hours, constant pressure, and nonstop scrambling wore me down fast. I kept trying to push through it, but the stress just piled up and it got harder to pretend it was normal. Getting laid off stung for a minute, but a couple weeks later I’m honestly relieved to be out of that environment and figuring out what comes next without that weight on my back.

Will you be on the naughty list ?

It seemed like our VP got to keep their good old boy system while really talented people got asked to leave. I think it’s always been that way but it was hard to hide this time with people let go who were dependable.

In Budget 2025, the government outlined plans to eliminate thousands of jobs over the next few years. Ottawa plans to eliminate roughly 40,000 federal positions by 2028-29 as part of broader fiscal restructuring.

https://www.hcamag.com/ca/specialization/industrial-relations/ottawa-job-cuts-layoff-letters-starting-to-trickle-out-across-system/559849

Working here is actually he-l and i would rather take a couple months pay to be laid off than endure more of this. Every employee that still works here is working 1.5x harder and paid the exact same or less every year due to inflation. I havent seen my family in over 6 months

Hi All,

Based in the EU so haven't heard too much yet. Have many of my IT colleagues been impacted? No doubt, we're next - i think people are just hanging in for their cheque, horrible place to work now.

For those laid off, did anyone get an exit interview?

I was ISP'D and was not asked for an exit interview. I find that strange for a large company.

Wow! Some concerned about bonus! Let me tell you, I was displaced on 9/30/25. I don't get a bonus. I don't get anything really. And to be clear, I thought like you OP! Yep, so some got laid off, but we are here doing all the work now. I guess that might have some basis, but I have to say, I've got NOTHING. And the job market SU-KS. Yes, those of us who've been cast off, we are not thinking bonus. We are thinking, how to provide for the family, how to put food on the table, how to pay the bills. I get your bonus concern. Can you get my survival concern?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thsaueressig_lifeatsap-aboutlastnight-activity-7403741236563525633-KudA?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAEmtbsBBBAWXB1HC2S9E_QzRPgjtBVkXSU&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link

Starting to feel like we're in a quiet period before big changes, which always include layoffs.

After a lot of thinking, I've accepted an offer from a new company. It was tough, but the layoffs and lack of any real path forward here made the choice clearer. I'm really looking forward to a fresh start where I can actually focus on doing good work. I wish everyone the very best.

I'm at the point where I'd pay for a new job. Or take a major pay cut. Anything just to get out of here.

They've asked me to fully train a new person on my team. I can't help but feel like this is a bad sign for my own job here. I'm showing him the essentials, but I'm definitely keeping some key details to myself. It's a strange and uncomfortable position to be put in.

So for months I've seeing posts about layoffs of fab personal primarily in older and lower tier fabs.

Just curious, has anybody heard of layoffs or potential layoffs of people in the research groups in Kilby Fab (KFAB) consisting of a lot PhD's, or any of the design groups located in the Forrest Lane Building?

A coworker who got laid off is one of the best people we had. He always got perfect reviews and everyone respected him. If they can just let someone like that go, then it's clear that none of our jobs are secure. That reality is hard to ignore.

475 employees will be gone in early 2026, but could get jobs elsewhere.

Two other plants are also closing. LA Plant to remain open.

Wells Fargo will lay off an additional 25 employees from its Jordan Creek campus. These latest reductions are effective February 6, 2026. This brings Wells Fargo's announced layoffs in the Des Moines metro to 152 since September, and 1,393 since April 2022. The company stated the changes reflect a push for efficiency and alignment with market conditions. CEO Charlie Scharf also indicated that artificial intelligence is expected to impact future workforce adjustments.

So myself, along with a few others I know were let go earlier this week. We were told it was because we were being ranked “below expectations” even though NONE of us ever had a bad rating in the 10+ years we all worked there and after our Mid-Year reviews, when we were marked trending towards BE,discussions were never had with us on how to bring those ratings up. I know that this has become the trend around BNY the last few years and it’s how they try to justify things. When we were let go(we were in different departments in the bank), we were told that we will remain employees of the bank throughout the end of the year, the we will receive a separation agreement letter from HR about staying as an employee for 60 days, through the end of February. And we will receive pay for the final 60 days. I am not sure if this is what they’re considering severance pay or something else. Not much information was given and any questions asked were left unanswered. Everything was told to me by my manager and I had zero communication with HR to this point. Has anyone else also experienced this recently? If this is severance, I’m not sure how it is calculated. I was always under the impression that severance pay was 2 weeks for every year you worked, up to 20 years, but maybe I’m wrong. Will I have someone from HR reach out to me prior to receiving my letter? I had the mail courier show up at my house yesterday with 2 empty boxes to ship back my laptop and monitor. If anyone else has been dealt with this over the last week or recently and can give further guidance on what to expect, that would be greatly appreciated as we are left in the dark here. A few of us were fully WFH and some of us were Hybrid. Thanks for the info.

Sales org is continuing to lay out PIPs or "Plan For Success" to hide from mass layoff announcements. Really unfortunate timing as my cohort of AE's and Account Directors from April 2025 are getting the short end of the stick. This industry isn't going to turn itself around anytime soon and has a long uphill battle against AI that is a free or minimal spend for clients.

If you receive a PIP, just focus on a new job. PIP = Paid Interview Program

Per a friend who works there , the CEO shared this week at an employee all hands that T-Mobile employees can expect a big layoff in Q1. No number given but rumor is that it will be a 30% reduction.

If you are looking for something new, maybe avoid T-Mobile.

I am hearing VZB tech layoff is April 26!

After Pabst Brewing Co. laid off as many as 70 employees, the San Antonio company is now facing a potential federal class-action lawsuit.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pabst-brewing-hit-potential-class-195614757.html

Ho ho ho!!!
Rumor is they'll cut deep, hard and fast in the failing Model E segment

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is laying off employees across Iowa, officials confirmed Thursday. The company says 4.7% of its Iowa workforce is affected, though it didn’t share exact numbers. IDT is headquartered in Coralville, and the timing of the layoffs is still unclear.

https://www.kcrg.com/2025/12/11/integrated-dna-technologies-lay-off-workers-across-iowa/

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has initiated RIFs. The Uncasville-based casino operator did not specify the number of employees affected. These layoffs are a cost-cutting measure projected to achieve $9 million in annual savings. The move follows continued net losses, despite higher fourth-quarter revenues. These reductions aim to optimize the company's cost structure and align staffing with strategic priorities amid weaker domestic resort segment results.

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/mohegan-announces-layoffs-ceo-pineault-to-step-down/