#layoffs

Employees describe shock, demotions, and a rapid overhaul following Advent’s $2.5 billion takeover.

“Sapiens was a very family-friendly and pleasant company for many years. CEO Roni Al-Dor was a people person. Employees went through fire and water with him, which is why everyone is so surprised now, and deeply hurt,” says one employee.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/r1illfbebg

With nonstop stress from layoffs and constant overwork, I’ve been making more mistakes than I ever used to. I know I’m not alone in this. So far, my mistakes have been minor, but it’s hard not to wonder what happens when enough of us start slipping on things that should be straightforward. At what point do small errors turn into major ones?

Just joking. It is not even equal pay and benefits. But it is a much smaller, cozier company, the people in charge seem decent, overtime is not really a thing (I made sure to check), they are not doing constant layoffs, and it is an entirely different role. A change of scenery and pace is more than welcome, and I wanted to get ahead of what is inevitably coming - more cuts, offshoring, and mind-numbing stress. It’s a win in my book. Wishing you all the best.

Wondering how many folks are seeking mental health services for the last 2 years of rolling massive layoffs to now end with performance management to reach the final HC. At least with Pat, there was compassion and empathy with the reorganizations.

From Verizon or anywhere else. What happens if you get a job right away, can you work at another place and still get your severance? On the opposite end of the spectrum, if the severance you got runs out before you are able to find another job, are you allowed to apply for unemployment?

The administration laid off 30 full-time faculty members on Dec. 29 as part of Rider President John Loyack’s March to Sustainability Plan. The move comes after the administration went to arbitration with Rider’s faculty union over how to layoff faculty.

https://theridernews.com/breaking-rider-lays-off-30-full-time-faculty/

At least they had the class to wait until after the holidays.

If DXC gets sold or has to declare chapter 11. You will get close to nothing. We just had a colleague laid off after 25 plus years and only got 15 weeks (based in US) For the love of whatever you believe in, read the terms for YOUR contract and location. I'm all for sitting around and doing nothing (it's quite nice) but look for an exit while you can so you are not blindsided. Leaving on your own terms is much nicer.

It has been over six months since I left Honeywell. And in that time that time looking back retrospectively, failed managers at Honeywell are constantly trying to keep their talent cheap and over worked.
Seeing people leave for more money was always a sign of hope that people are capable of more. Often managers are forced to offer, less than ideal candidates for rather serious roles. Seeing work flows occurred by people doing the minimum, or even just resume building for the presumed manager role in the future was scary.
If, and that is a big if, you find another role. Jump. It will be only be the best decision of your life. At least for me it was a less of a gamble, but rather, a healthy environment where you are treated like an adult and have actual opportunities to learn, grow and yes advance.

Do you foresee more mass layoffs? Reduced benefits? Or maybe some positive changes?

Stay tuned

Companies are going to avoid large layoff announcements to skirt the WARN Act. The new trend is to target specific employees directly every day with small, bite-size layoffs. It won't be departments anymore, it will be me and you with a number and date already set for us.

Our IT manager let it slip today saying Leadership wants to cut 20% of low performers in Seattle. The performance improvement plans were created by HR to make them extremely difficult to pass.

Corporations Viewpoint -

Of any employee.

The Bottom Line.

Remember this, always.

Employees are considered an (Expendable) line item due to Cost of Salary, and Benefits.

Corporations Viewpoint -

Of any employee.

The Bottom Line.

Remember this, always.

Employees are considered an (Expendable) line item due to Cost of Salary, and Benefits.

Many layoffs will happen if Cintas acquires UniFirst. Contact Uniform Bright for more information.

What areas and based on what (ratings/tenure/$ salaries) will cuts happen in 26 as part of Janes final sol.

This is coming from your friends across the highway in Deerfield (for now) at Essendant. Sycamore will destroy Walgreens and it will be torture before death. Watch out for yourself, try to get out, don't wait around for things to get better or any claims of severance payouts or bonuses. If not be ready for that day to happen at any moment. Don't get comfortable. This is just the beginning, they are not out for the best interests of the company or employees but rather their assets and any money they can su-k away. For a little context, at Essendant, they bought in their own management to play the game from the top. You have them now. First they need to get rid of employees so they would try to make people quit, RTO, unachievable goals, confusing business model/plans. Then they would change the severance policy, usually days before the layoffs and reduce it every time until there's nothing left. They will start selling off anything they can, in our case the core of the business, the warehouses, and business units they could get money for they sold. They sold off the core of the business, and all that remains is the empty shell of what once was a fortune 500 company. Always with the narrative it was low performing or best for the business. The top people will leave, they will torture anyone willing to stay on because they know they are desperate until the end. It might not have been great before, but it's surely not going to get any better. Also, it appears we will be abandoning Deerfield at the end of 2025 (in days), leaving the lease for the HQ building, with no plans on what will happen next. Bankruptcy maybe? Our parent company Staples is just holding on as well, and Quill also nearby saw their whole company be destroyed. All the other Sycamore holdings are also just barely existing just to keep those assets on a balance sheet so they can convince investors to move onto the next victim. Walgreens is and will be nothing more than a cash grab and a way to pad their holdings. There is no long term strategy, no business plan, and everything will just be scam. Just look at the partnerships with Amazon for their other businesses. It's all a distraction, and minor income, distracting from what is really happening. Wish you well and in closing, please care for yourself, find something else, f*** the PE.

More than a million Americans have lost jobs in 2025 as the labor market continues to show signs of weakness, including many staying unemployed for longer.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-layoff-lost-job-labor-market-holiday-worker-reduction-weak-economy/601548165

Can’t wait to be worked to the bone some more, especially since my team is barely holding together under an incompetent manager and roles that were cut and never backfilled. More overtime, exhaustion, and stress, only to be rewarded by getting laid off yourself. And yet, here I am still hoping to hold on to this job.

Salesforce, one of the world’s most influential enterprise software companies, is quietly but significantly rethinking its aggressive push toward artificial intelligence. After laying off nearly 4,000 employees and replacing many support roles with AI-powered agents, senior executives at the company have admitted that their confidence in large language models (LLMs) has declined. This shift marks a notable moment in the broader tech industry’s relationship with generative AI, exposing the gap between promise and practical performance.

https://hostalup.substack.com/p/salesforce-reconsiders-its-ai-first

How does one inherit a multi-billion dollar chemical company and reduce it to a lemonade stand that recycles..then lays off a thousand (yes a thousand) skilled legacy employees while hanging on to yes-men director level leadership who are just as complicit.
Check the stock price - ripe for a fire sale.

I already heard first hand today or some mid level management layoffs with a package

many jobs lost in September and more to come in 1Q.

just found out some (not all) externals are being chopped on Jan 1st in ET. Happy new year!! Three days notice... wow

Synovus will ruin Pinnacle IMO. Sorry for anyone that works there.

Opened LinkedIn on this Monday morning to find lots of resignation announcements. What’s going on?

A Stop & Shop store is slated for closure, a development that will result in job losses for its employees. This incident forms part of broader business news originating from Connecticut. The headline indicates that staff at the affected supermarket will be impacted by this decision. While the specific number of layoffs is not provided, store closures inherently lead to significant employment changes. The news report does not specify the particular city in Connecticut where this Stop & Shop location is situated.

The next round of the great Insight purge is among us.... Sharpen up those resumes.. While you are planning some NY revelry, someone else is plotting your demise. Lists submitted. The level of incompetence at this place is astounding. Services business is suffering greatly, fools only think that they can make this work. Can't compete against Deloitte or Accenture, CDW is in dismay. Don't do ERP or CRM implementations (hey KrustyBurger what's up with that? Thought that you were G Money Magic?), just playing around with AI like some kids at the school yard. Eclipsed by a bunch of other more nimble and spot on competitors. Does not matter how many ex-Cisco, ex-IBM'ers, ex-CAP fools are hired at 4x what you make. Let's anoint more CTO's and CISO's around this ghost town. Tumbling like tumble weed in the desert.

The technology sector has entered a defining era of “The Great Recalibration” in 2025. While the total volume is slightly lower than the 2024 peak, the nature of these cuts is far more strategic.

https://www.sightsinplus.com/news/layoffs/tech-giants-google-amazon-and-others-layoff-120000-in-2025

After eight months, I'm still looking for a job. I had a few promising interviews just to get ghosted in the end. I'm lucky because I have plenty of savings to be okay for at least another year, but I know so many folks who are not so lucky. These layoffs destroyed so many lives.

Having a job at DXC where I haven’t gotten a raise in four years effectively means that I’ve been taking a pay cut each year due to inflation, and my work has just been increasing. I can’t think of a single person outside of those at the very top who can be considered “lucky to have a job” here.

Mass layoff waves are anticipated to significantly impact various industries starting in 2025. These projected job reductions are expected to affect multiple sectors within the state of Texas. The headline specifically points to "Texas industries" as the entities facing these substantial workforce changes. While no individual company is identified, the report promises to highlight the biggest industry to be affected. The article aims to detail which specific sectors within Texas will experience the most significant job losses.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-21221197.php

It’s been a rough year for the Texas job market. Several industries have been hit hard by mass layoffs as corporate headquarters ditched the Lone Star State for greener pastures, sometimes leaving the United States all together.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/mass-layoffs-texas-21221197.php

Leadership has bought into the AI hype hoping it will allow them to shed people.
AI is just another a tool...like a hammer.

"it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail." ~ Abraham Maslow

Management is handing everyone a hammer and telling them to go pound on everything the see.

Exactly what @bp+1kc37smg0 said.

Any thoughts on when we can expect it?

I can't figure out why would you do mass layoffs without truly considering the people and rolls you are cutting? They just got rid of people blindly without thinking about the impact on the future of the company. Who does that?