#layoffs

Any news on when layoffs will start happening again?

We just heard that AI was used to generate an embedded software application that was previously written by a team of 10 software engineers. It took the team 8 months to create the embedded software.

AI completed the task in 22.6 hours. There was a 4.3% error rate that required manual correction. AI is getting better though...

Layoffs are coming especially for anyone that writes software by hand.

Town hall meetings coming over for Monday at optum health. I guess to address the sla-ghter and tell the survivers to do more with less! 🤑

What is the over/under betting for Arvind's golden parachute as IBM stock drops to $228 down from $324 in a year. I am going with $250,000,000.

Look at the raid of IBM (and imagine the totals for all the other do nothing "execs") below for the last 4 IBM CEOs.

No one knows anyone on the IBM BoD Board of Directors nor what they do other than show up for the steak and lobster dinners. Remember, Arvind is his own boss being both CEO and Chairman of the Board. That is perverse when the CEO is both.

IBM has a very fat and bloated BoD with 14 do nothings. All make approx $500,0000 a year. That is a cool $7,000,000 that goes to them every 12 months plus stock options all stolen from IBM shareholders and employees.

Gerstner started the IBM raid and walked away with over $400,000,000+ and laid off over 100,000 amazing people over 18 months (I was there IBM Chatbot cheerleader).

Gerstner's book "Who says elephants can't dance" should have been titled "Who says I can't rip off IBM in the largest corporate raid in hostory?".

Palmisano $271,000,000

Rometty $144,000,000

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/96-Norrans-Ridge-Dr-Ridgefield-CT-06877/57345758_zpid/

I noticed a lot of irrational decisions when I first joined GN&T. We had directors and managers of engineering who had no engineering background whatsoever (no engineering degree and no hands-on experience). They, in turn, would promote people who lacked experience and were clearly unqualified. They would spend a lot of capital on projects with dubious benefits and predictably low return on investment and reject projects with obvious benefits and ROI, etc…

I thought this state of affairs couldn’t last and things would eventually follow a more rational path but I couldn’t have been more wrong so I volunteered to be laid off. Verizon can remain irrational longer than you can remain patient.

SAP strategy is what it has always been: wall off the garden and force the installed base to adopt mediocre software products.

This strategy will fail massively with AI.

1. it is now very easy to get data into snowflake and databricks, there is already massive demand for people who understand the semantics of SAP S4 data.
2. Using AI is so ludicrously complicated it is essentially a joke, you literally need 4-5 extra BTP licenses just to activate the tools, the plumbing alone requires a mini project of several weeks
3. Even if you go through this painful exercise you literally get nothing that you could not have gotten (even for free) outside of the SAP universe and most of these products are much superior to the SAP tools
4. SAP has no control over the LLM models

the only moat for SAP is writing back into the S4. This is the last defense, every other wall has been breached already

Cybersecurity firm Pentera is laying off approximately 40 employees. This represents less than 10% of its total workforce. The cuts primarily affect marketing and headquarters roles. Pentera is reallocating resources to focus on AI and product development. The company continues to recruit for engineering and AI innovation positions.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1ioncnpzl

Amazon completed layoffs for 691 Northern Virginia residents as of April 27. These job cuts affect facilities in five local areas. The company also failed to meet its HQ2 job growth targets. Amazon did not add qualifying jobs for state incentives this year. It will not seek a state payment for job creation.

Alexandria, VA

https://patch.com/virginia/oldtownalexandria/amazon-layoffs-take-effect-today-across-northern-virginia

Healthcare layoffs are increasing across the U.S. due to rising costs and restructuring. These job cuts, including thousands at Cigna and Viatris, reduce employer-sponsored health benefits. Patients losing coverage face fragmented and expensive healthcare systems. Many transition to freelance or part-time roles with limited benefits. Providers are responding by adopting membership-based models for more predictable care.

https://www.digitaljournal.com/life/layoffs-are-quietly-cutting-off-us-healthcare-access-what-should-patients-so/article

Some successful and tenured execs were on the chopping block. JM not surprised as possibly headed to retirement, but MG was completely unexpected. P-M coming up next week I heard so this is just the start.

Any news on this?

Artificial intelligence is creating a significant divide in the global workforce. Professionals with AI skills are seeing increased productivity and higher paychecks. Companies like Meta and Amazon are restructuring roles, with AI handling repetitive tasks. Human workers are left with high-order thinking, strategy, creativity, and empathy. This trend is leading to AI-related layoffs and job redefinition. Without proper reskilling efforts, this gap could become a major structural divide.

https://www.thehrdigest.com/ai-layoffs-are-creating-a-new-divide-in-the-workforce/

Are the rest of us now safe for the rest of the week?

My LinkedIn feed continues to see posts of good coworkers leaving on the own and the posts are increasing in frequency. CDW leadership is ki-ling what used to be a great company (those days are long gone). Leave now while CDW still means something on your resume.

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is laying off approximately 648 employees. These layoffs will become effective on June 26. Federal officials cut the facility off from Medicaid and Medicare payments. This action followed findings of multiple safety violations. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will cease patient payments starting April 30.

San Antonio, Texas

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/04/28/nearly-650-laurel-ridge-treatment-center-employees-to-be-laid-off/

The University of Texas at Arlington has laid off 49 employees. These layoffs occurred since June 1, 2025, across 14 departments. Financial strain from federal funding cuts and fewer international students contributed to the decision. A statewide tuition freeze also impacted university revenue. UTA is implementing other measures like buyouts and a hiring freeze for sustainability.

Arlington, Texas

https://fortworthreport.org/2026/04/27/49-uta-employees-have-faced-layoffs-since-june-2025-records-show/

UnityPoint is implementing a round of layoffs. These job reductions will not affect the Quad Cities Area. The QCA region will see no impact from these changes. Local UnityPoint operations are not included in the layoffs. Staff in the Quad Cities will maintain their employment.

Davenport, IA

https://www.kwqc.com/video/2026/04/28/unitypoint-layoffs-wont-impact-qca/

Closed earnings call May 7, originally scheduled for the 14th.
Dennis cokefest on the 14th.

So, June 19 exit for most of us left, right after the B-rup filing.

Nike's former CTO agrees with this LKDN post that Nike is divesting the wrong things.
These repeated cuts feel less like a thoughtful long-term strategy and more like a short-term push to satisfy board expectations and quarterly metrics. “Win Now” sounds more like reactive cost-cutting than a real competitive investment plan.

In plain English: Nike should stop overreacting with broad, random headcount reductions and instead focus on making strategic investments that strengthen innovation, technology, and long-term market leadership.

Cutting core capabilities, especially in tech during a digitally driven retail era, risks weakening Nike’s ability to compete, rather than positioning it for sustainable growth.

-- Here is the original post --
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aalokrathod_nikes-win-now-strategy-is-starting-to-look-share-7454251646185996288-0mPs

Nike’s Win Now strategy is starting to look like a Cut Now reality.

Nike just cut 1,400 roles, mostly in tech.

Their official statement? It's part of their "Win Now" strategy to position for future growth. And I cannot stop laughing at the sheer audacity of that phrase.

You're firing your entire technology department during the most technology-dependent era in retail history, and calling it "Win Now"? That sounds like a surrender with better branding.

This brings Nike's 2026 total workforce reduction to approximately 2,175 employees when combined with the 775 roles eliminated in January, representing a staged approach to cost optimization that most FP&A teams recognize as "we didn't get the cuts right the first time."

When you do layoffs in multiple tranches within four months, you're not executing a strategy. You're making it up as you go. The tech department specifically? That's the department that's supposed to help you compete with lululemon's digital-first model and On's DTC dominance. But sure, let's cut those people because nothing says "future growth" like dismantling your competitive infrastructure.

From an FP&A perspective, this is textbook "optimize for this quarter's EBITDA, worry about revenue growth later." Which works great until your board asks why market share is hemorrhaging faster than your cost savings can offset.

And can we talk about "Win Now" as a strategy name? That's what you yell at your fantasy football team when you're down by 30 points. Real strategies have timelines, milestones, and don't require firing the people who actually know how your systems work.

The forecast model practically writes itself. Cut costs in Q2, miss revenue targets in Q4, announce "restructuring 3.0" in Q1 2027, rinse, repeat. Nike's not positioning for future growth. They're liquidating future capability to hit current-year numbers.

But hey, at least the PowerPoint probably looked incredible.

Our leadership may not be the best but they did pull us out of a difficult situation during Covid and have consistently helped SAP grow to even greater heights. Unfiltered has very low participation. So please participate in this survey as today is the last day. It really helps leadership make good decisions. And the leadership also saved everyone from layoffs as despite all rumors, there was no big layoff announcement. Do not forget to help SAP get to 100% trust in board. After all, we should reward our leadership for the great work they are doing despite difficult macroeconomic conditions and discontent amongst employees who do not want to work hard enough.

As expected from previous communication

Does anyone on here NOT want to be laid off? Seems like most everyone i work with WANTS to be, including me. It's kind of funny in a twisted way how we always joke around about it.

This information was confirmed by someone in the know. Anyone heard of other BUs doing layoffs or it will only be PI?

Think of someone you know that is extremely talented and experienced. Not the kind you look at and say “yeah, they’re pretty good”, but the kind you look at and wonder how they even do it. People of that caliber were let go today, so whatever happens, know it probably has nothing to do with your performance or you personally, it’s not your fault. Hold your head high and welcome the next chapter.

Heard on the grapevine Hugo is being moved to Parkmore Galway and the other Facility in Galway will be closed. A lot of good people will be on the chopping block. Every year there have been RIF’s but this year will be the big one.

Where did that thread go ? Someone in Band 5 posted and confirmed that they got the early heads up.. and official announcement on May 7th.
Why would layoff site delete layoffs related threads ?

Anyone know if home and community or house calls will be impacted?

I saw many people in my org get laid off. I am in Game.

Will they continue with more layoffs in the same team/orgs or will layoffs move to other teams ?

I'm hearing everything from "done tomorrow" to "weeks more."

200? 300 so far?

Given the bloodbath today, can’t imagine tomorrow will be any better, but a lot worse :(

Title basically. Hearing lots of people getting blasted today out of the blue. Anyone impacted?

Rogers Communications Inc. RCI-B-T +1.10%increase
is offering voluntary departure packages to 50 per cent of its employees, excluding Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, as telecom industry revenue growth has slowed across the industry and as companies look to shed costs.

To all those who are affected by layoffs this week, get through the call and take 24-48 hours to process. Don’t react poorly in the moment, nothing new gets decided on right there.

To people watching colleagues go: reach out to everyone you hear getting let go. Don’t “give them space”, just send some kind of warmth. It goes a long way.

Nobody is going to get mad at you for checking in, and it makes a difference.

For years now, every layoff round has taken either a core role or someone who was holding the whole team together. And nothing ever gets backfilled. No follow-up, no acknowledgment of the gaps. It's like leadership wants teams to fall apart. I get that they're just lazy number-crunchers, but even then, this makes no sense.

UK invites are already going out. Anyone know when other countries will follow? Please share whatever you're hearing.

Also some mgmt gone, so there's that. As someone pointed out, mixed bag this time.

So far I’ve only seen directors and lead engineers get the invite. Guessing the Jr engineers are up next today or tomorrow?

Anyone know if we’ll be part of the 4/30 exodus?

a. Innovation
b. CEO CFO VP PE swap in & out
c. Mass layoffs and more layoffs
d. Financial frauds
e. Corruption
f. Stock manipulation