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What is our Layoff Package?

LCS here. Pretty nervous about the immediate future outlook for my group. Is the layoff package generally 3 months, or more or less? And if you find a job within that timeframe do you have to pay it back? Wasn’t with XOM back during the covid layoff... — read more 

2026 layoffs going to be really bad

You all the layoffs in 2026 will be brutal We can all feel it coming Brace yourself it’s going to be bad Can you all sense it?

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Post ID: @OP+1kbf5we74
| Regarding Belk

Too many irrelevant emails

What is it with DXC staff and email. I'm Cc'd on endless message chains. It's literally a full time job just trying to keep on top of reading it all. Can we not just have some propper systems. Unless directly asking me - I do not need to know. The... — read more 

https://laist.com/brief/news/arts-and-entertainment/one-year-after-mass-layoffs-in-hollywood-competition-for-jobs-has-only-gotten-more-fierce

major layoffs happened at disney, warner bros, and paramount many layoffs affected rank-and-file employees and mid-level execs recruiters say past success doesn’t guarantee future leadership roles some expect recovery in the job market by... — read more 

United Supermarkets Layoffs (Dec 2025 and Jan 2026)

United Supermarkets will cut 126 employees in Texas starting early 2026, continuing through the year. Cuts are tied to a major investment in new operating systems across United, Market Street, Amigos, Albertsons Market, and United Express. *... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+1kbewfhdv
| Regarding Texas

the 1st wave and the 2nd wave

Can someone please break it down for me the main differences between the 1st wave and the 2nd wave? It sounds like the 2nd wave has a longer transition period until April 1st while the 1st wave only had 30 days? Just trying to be mentally prepared... — read more 

Any more news about WEC?

There are still a lot of stragglers in Winston-Salem, NC. I know the building's being cleared out and sold, but I still don't know many people that have been told anything.

Huntington National

Huntington National Bank to begin layoffs tied to Veritex acquisition The Business Journals Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:25:00 GMT Huntington National Bank is preparing to begin layoffs as a result of its recent acquisition. These job reductions are directly... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+1kbev3xat
| Regarding Texas

WF Des Moines Cuts

Wells Fargo cuts jobs in West Des Moines, says more reductions likely The Des Moines Register Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:37:11 GMT Wells Fargo has initiated a round of job cuts impacting its workforce. These layoffs primarily affected employees located in... — read more 

EOY conversations

Good luck to anyone who was force rated with below expectations. There is no PIP this time based on what im hearing . Its straight to termination

Discrimination

My manager discriminating me over another peer simply because they both belong to same native. Whole year I already cleaned so much sh-t and looking like next year going to be more. Should I raise it?

Dave Glick is a self-obsessed individual who consistently seeks to be the focal point of attention for his lackluster performances payroll prog.

Dave Glick is an individual who is excessively self-absorbed and seeks to remain the focal point of attention through his ineffective actions related to the payroll technology program. He implemented this program in a pilot population of 1,400... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+1kbehqvek
| Regarding Walmart

3 years since the big retirement

Today marks the 3-year anniversary. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2022/12/08/salaried-ford-workers-retire-pension-warning/69708649007/ Those of you who retired then and still visit this site, can you share and reflect on how your life... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+1kbegzsed
| Regarding Ford

O wants to scale down.

Laid off as well, interesting package and settlement. The invite is indeed business update confidential blabla. My manager was so nervous, she had to read the message from her screen.I calmed her down a bit and then the word came out: due to... — read more 

Cutting New Orleans city employees

Furloughs, layoffs likely for New Orleans city employees in 2026 Axios Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:21:59 GMT Furloughs and layoffs are anticipated for city employees in New Orleans. These job reductions are projected to take place in the year 2026. The... — read more 

Marketing leadership change

Joe IBM and his gang have pushed the outsiders fully out the way of the leaders team so he can continue his takeover of marketing. Sandy Oh-No is either helping plot his succession to CMO or is too busy with her AI characters to even notice the... — read more 

Quick Update On The Soap in BH

Hi all just wanted to give a quick update on the hand soap in BH. It appears that “they” have halted all water-down operations. The soap is back to normal. Perhaps the compliant raised on this site prior made a difference. Just goes to show you... — read more 

Rating process

How is the "new & improved" rating process going for my fellow managers? Nothing like robbing Peter to pay Paul. How is this not a process filled with managers playing favorites? It is the most subjective process ever, and the end result will be a... — read more 

Just a thought

hink it’s time someone asks the real questions that so many of us on the Medicare/Medicaid Member Services and Provider Services side of UnitedHealth Group are afraid to say out loud. What is actually going on? How much longer will any of us have... — read more 

12/4 Layoffs

What areas are expected to be impacted this week?

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Post ID: @OP+1kbe9rg3s
| Regarding Cigna

Home for the Holidays

The last few years in the Vz meatgrinder has taken a toll on my mental and physical health so I’ve decided to spend the remaining days of December eating, drinking, recharging and enjoying time with family and friends. I’ll start the job search in... — read more 

Where is Sam?

Where is our CHRO when we need her tone deaf and inauthentic posts the most? Culture OS was bragged about and now she’s MIA during the most consequential time in decades? Maybe she’s mad she didn’t get a $4M retention bonus on the backs of thousands... — read more 

GVP Position Eliminated

It’s getting harder to survive in a GVP role. Now with the elimination of a GVP role (mid-atlantic) that’s more work for an already strained team. Dilute the support, dilute relationships and dilute the outcome! :(

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Post ID: @OP+1kbe7dm4m
| Regarding Follett

Report H1B job openings

If you see H1B job postings on internal website and paper postings in the office, report them to the government. It’s discrimination against American. They fire American hire Indians.

HR Email

Did anyone in the HO receive and email from HR about updating your work history, education and skills? Just curious as I’ve been with EDJ for a long time and never received this kind of email before.


From now until March time frame will be really bad is what I’m guessing.

AI promises were made that it’d save TONS of $ and it has not. Now is the time to pay the piper and there are shareholder expectations to be met. They are expecting lots of cheddar on the promises made. So, you have to recoup that money from... — read more 


12/9 layoffs

What do we think the size of the pre Christmas layoffs will be ? It seems like the top ones are early in the year and mid year , or have they also hit it hard before Christmas to avoid paying the match ?


Anyone actually seen "short term actions" stopping?

ML made an external and internal song and dance about stopping doing short term activity at the expense of our long term longevity From my experience absolutely nothing has changed though The business has been so starved of investment over a long... — read more 


Every time leaders talk about "delighting" our customers...

I think of that Harvard Business Review article from like a dozen years back - "Stop Trying to Delight Customers." It was seminal and is still memorable all these years later. The crux of the article is that "delight" is temporary, unsustainable... — read more