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Break down the remaining $2.6+ billion required to hit the full $5 billion operational goal To bridge the $2.6 billion to $3.0 billion gap remaining to hit CEO Dan Schulman's full $5 billion OpEx reduction target by year-end 2026, Verizon and CFO... — read more 

There has a been a interesting string of posts here about how morale is improving at Uniti. If that is true how do you explain the falling employee ratings on glassdoor? It has shrank over the last year to 3.0 out of 5. That's the lowest of any major... — read more 

Cryptic Town Hall tomorrow

This is just a general question for retail workers, especially Sams Club workers. As a long time associate, I have never entertained the idea of leaving until the last few years. However being there for as long as I have, with established vacations... — read more 

Has anyone had a mid year yet? How did it go?

I want to know the opinion of the layoff board members here. Execs frequently use political actions (incl. backstabbing) and complex organization systems. Aggressive behavior and self-admiration also help these leaders. I see that many... — read more 

Can’t post on LinkedIn but say it here

So called analytics “leaders” at Nike who took us down the gutters are congregating at Amgen. Glossy footwear is trivial but meds O-o

Associate Director (B9)Project/Program manager role phasing out this year. Take this as your warning

I was let go after more than 20 years. I have to ask, why are you still at FIS? It is a tough market and the longer you are there without spending adequate time searching for a new job will hurt you. You already know it is a POS company. C Suite is... — read more 

ANI here and just noticed roughly three months' pension contributions paid in at once. I've been here for years so my notice period would be three months. No meeting with HR yet, but I won't be surprised if it pops up in the next few days. Not... — read more 

Well, under the legacy nameplates, a big part of the department store shopping experience was enjoying the full-service sit down restaurants in-store. Bloomingdale's I believe still runs their restaurants in house. However Macy's, unlike many of the... — read more 

Any idea what they are going to look like next week?

Anyone rif'd in the past collect unemployment? Do you file on your last day worked and get it after the 1 week waiting period or do you have to apply after your severance weeks are over? People with personal experience please reply.

How much do you agree with this statement: “My feedback directly contributes to leadership bonuses, even if it contributes to nothing else.”

Hello there, Are there any May Company legacy people that can give us the 411 on what happened to May Company star program (Diamond star...etc.) If memory serves, this was connected to sales and hospitality. Isn't that right ?

This is random... but... Honestly, feels pretty bad. So much brand decay, not good.

Dell has a strong fairness result. Its median employee pay is $78,796, and its CEO earns 43 times the median employee pay. Dell also pays employees more than the profit generated per employee. These results give Dell a combined fairness score of 84... — read more 

Median employee compensation is $93,397, while three-year average profit per employee is only about $4,083. This suggests comparatively solid employee compensation despite weak profits during the measurement period. The result may change considerably... — read more 

Appreciate the effort to send out surveys to show how difficult this place is to get anything done, but history has shown that people here who complain about the insanity are considered “bad attitude “ and given the axe in the next round of layoffs. — read more 

We all know the 5B target... so how much has actually been cut from the balance sheet?

For those under 55 and leaving the company/severed, what do you do with your retirement money? Do you take the current commited value and convert to LIRA OR do you leave it there and take it as annuity in the future? Trying to understand your thought... — read more 

Who is commuting 5 days a week, 60 miles each day. $25 per day in travel costs not including parking. Aren’t you exhausted? Needs to be at least 3-4 years until Plano HQ. Finding new employment in Dallas doesn’t help as commute doesn’t change... — read more 

What is the company’s policy on mari--ana? Do they still test HQ employees?

Fair value for aero based on P/E could be as low as 180’s. How does your 401k like them numbers?

Dan promised Wall Street ai-cs tech stack by November. That means more layoffs are coming to reach the $5b .. I expect more leadership departures to be announced soon since last week’s cuts don’t add up to the $500m Verizon wrote off in the sec... — read more 

Serious question because I’ve been on STD for a while and haven’t been updated on this. I’ve read so much on this forum and feel like I need to know what I’m going back to since no one on my team has reached out. I did get the first email about being... — read more 

Comment here if you relocated and still have employment

seems like they are firing mainly developers due to cost reductions / the on going climate and moving developers to India. everyone's benefits were terminated and at midnight and were given the a standard bare bones severance.

This would make Verizon truly an AI-first company

Wellsfargo is annoying employees and so they are taking money to other banks, I am doing it too, Laid off , retired employees doing it too. Wells should come up with some plan to retain good employees and keep them happy.

I see exhaustive number of complaints however I do not see anything factual where somebody was truly laid off as a result of RTO or anything else because it’s all vague and not specific. I think the intent of the site has lost its path. Instead of... — read more 

Best part of the call “is this recorded?” 😜

Quick question. We are salary employees, we have recently been required to work holidays with only a 15% diff, if the holiday fall on the weekend. If it falls during the week we get no additional money. Also we are required to stay late, people are... — read more 

I don't understand why it's taking so long. My VSP approval should be easy and with all the wonderful AI technologies that they now have you would think they would be able to weed me out by now.

I'm not an "Alumni". You FIRED me after 2 decades of stellar reviews & documented accomplishments. *"WFR" is a nice way of saying "we can replace you for pennies on the dollar by offshoring your role". ONLY the execs are allowed to maintain a... — read more 

0/10 would not recommend!!!! I wrote they are exploitive and my thoughts on making us all wait for this VSP. Mission Simplify is a fu--ing joke

It’s going to be a very long stressful difficult week! Hopefully we all hear the news soon and it’s everything we hope it is whatever it is we want. Good Luck everyone

I was recently laid off and started digging into the WARN data. Something doesn't add up. The national WARN boards show these layoffs concentrated in Iowa, yet I know for a fact there were layoffs this year in Chandler, Irving, and Charlotte—not... — read more 

Will the severance be paid as a lump sum, or do we have the option to receive it as staggered/salary continuation payments? If paid as a lump sum, what tax withholding rate will be applied? Thank you for your help.

My last working day with Citi was 06/30, non-working notice period is 7/1-8/29. So far still haven't received the shipping box to return the company property. Can anyone share how soon do people who get laid off receiving the shipping box after the... — read more 

This company would be nothing without them.

Our resident expert in #ai_nike slack channel has single-handedly “re-designed” the whole AI experience. Ya’ll could learn a thing or 2 from him

All new leadership coming from the outside.. And all from the same group who is moving from Company to Company

Don’t know where we’re going, so we won’t know when we get there

Even though I could be bitter and angry because I was let go, I'm not. I guess it's business after all and if that's how they want to run the company then whatever. I am however quite shocked to be honest around the whole exit experience. I mean I... — read more 

I was listening to a podcast and the discussion was with a management consultant. I think they summed up the issue with Phillips 66 and this management team: “…the macro implications of a society that is maximizing profit is that it's going to be... — read more 

Any info on whether Orlando will be a HUB. Or closing? We keep hearing rumors that we are definitely a HUB but then we watch as managers and reps disappear.

Does anyone have the bottom/top in the salary band for Director in Manchester?

Assuming we get notified 7/27 and that most people's end date is 9/4, that only gives 5 weeks for everyone to use up vacation and personal time. They don't want us taking PTO within 2 weeks of separation, so all vacation has to be used by 8/21. I... — read more 

This whole VSP/looming layoff has got me stressed to the point where my anxiety has gotten to the point that I am now on prozac and still can't sleep. I have barely been able to function in my role and spend most of my time trying to look for other... — read more 

“You saw our preliminary results… The first step is just to own it.” We already do. Every single one of us on the ground owns our number, every quarter, no matter how the goalposts moved that quarter. So let’s talk about ownership both ways: what... — read more 

I'm tired of hearing the same lazy narrative that Indian H1B IT professionals are "stealing jobs." Let's settle a few things. Indian IT professionals didn't invent the global labor market. Companies did. If an employer in the U.S. hires someone... — read more 

Senior management protects their turf, you do something to better the company like win a technology challenge and are told that you should have saved it for your own group and not shared it company wide. For that specific reason I have been... — read more 

I've been trying to understand one part of Oracle's financial story, and I may be missing something. A lot of discussions seem to assume that Oracle's remaining financial obligations are heavily tied to OpenAI. But why? Oracle is investing billions... — read more 

Look at Nike’s stock price over the past 50 years. There have been ups and downs, but nothing compares to the decline since 2020. The five-year downward trend is crazy. It’s hard not to see this as the point where Nike went off the rails... — read more 

Everyone should tune into 2Q earnings on Wednesday and witness “leadership’s” spin on their reality vs ours and our customers. What’s the anticipated playbook? If like other earnings or townhalls it will go something like this: 1) Credit Hoarding... — read more 

The only question is how. I'm still here because I'm waiting to see if I can get laid off with a severance package. I don't want to quit and then find out I could have gotten something if I'd just waited a little longer.

Any truth to it?

Whether a role can be performed effectively from home ultimately depends on the nature of the work itself. In many cases, remote employees go above and beyond compared to their in-office counterparts. For example, when meetings are scheduled at 6:30... — read more 

Is anyone actually required to pay back severance if they get hired at a new company? That’s how the contract reads as to me

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/7/20/fas-layoffs-first-round/

The smartest thing anyone can do right now is spend their spare time looking for a new job. The people who don't are going to be caught off guard when things get even worse.

The rumors are getting louder about another round of cuts, possibly starting next month. Does anybody have any concrete info about it or should I just not worry just yet?

What happens to health coverage after you get laid off? I'm really stressed about losing mine and can't afford to be without it.

This place is in shambles because the people running it don't know what they're doing. Most of them got to where they are through nepotism, and it's obvious.

hahahaahhha this place and payroll.. not as if theyve paid it continuously forever.. could be a good legal battle

They see us as a cost to cut. Do they think they can survive without the people who actually do the work? We're treated like we're disposable.

I'm genuinely curious. If you hate your job so much, shouldn't you be trying to get out? I'm happy where I am, and I come here because I fear losing my job, not because I hate the company. The overwhelming hate I encounter here all the time is always... — read more 

It might not happen right away, but you can be sure there will be at least one more big round if not more before the end of the year.

Maybe God will have mercy on me and send me a severance package.