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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS: A Final Store Tour of Bamberger's/Macy*s at Livingston Mall in Livingston, NJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d8_a2D7FTU DEAD Mall: A Full Walkthough of Livingston Mall in Livingston, New Jersey:... — read more 

Is there any company polices stating I must be logged on my laptop while at work? Last week I did not log on my computer one day while at work. I didn't notice anything unusual that day or did I receive any phone calls from anyone telling me they... — read more 

https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/california-approves-verizon-frontier-deal-with-conditions Lots of conditions to be met for this merger.

Anyone else having issues as well?

I want to know how I can uninstall Microsoft Outlook from my Boeing computer. I don't want to receive or read any more useless emails every day or respond back to them. I get about 20 emails a day from, coworkers asking about my work, my manager... — read more 

Anyone know which departments? Is this all locations?

I've noticed several people commenting about the need to be in the office 4 out of 6 weeks. Don't managers get notified each week when someone isn't meeting the 3-day office requirement? How are people able to use the reporting period workaround?

I can't deal with going to work in Dell tomorrow morning. So depressed.

The Mission Bell Winery in Madera is preparing to lay workers off, after its distributor contract expired. The announcement was made to employees on Tuesday. More than 200 people will be out of a job, according to a county official. Previous... — read more 

I've whipped myself into a frenzy anticipating layoffs next week. You'd think that by now we'd all be numb to this and learn to deal with it better. But every time the threat looms, which has become an increasingly frequent occurrence, I seem to have... — read more 

Be mad at executives. don’t be mad at your Indian coworker or your white coworker for that matter. Just look at the facts: america’s money is getting hoovered up by billionaires. it’s not getting hoovered up by H1Bs. if you crave control over the... — read more 

I've heard rumors that most cuts will target management. Anyone know if there's any truth to that?

How many are being cut

All full time remote employees are being terminated by EOY by sc-mbags who put every one of us in a wfh status while keeping offices closed and sitting empty. We have been treated like we aren't employees here, segregated from everything and... — read more 

That Les can take 12 inches?

I expect it to be worse than what we've already been through. Being under this much stress for so long doesn't help with what's coming. I truly hope that whatever happens, things work out in the end for each and every one of us. And don't forget that... — read more 

Yokohama Tire plans to “significantly reduce tire production” at its Salem manufacturing facility and will lay off 392 hourly and salaried employees of the plant, according to a company announcement... — read more 

When SF settled the RICO case for 250 Million it spoke volumes about the company reputation. To say it was settled as a business decision which IMO an admission of liability. This damaged the company and it continues to spiral downward by cutting... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/09/1mdb-malaysia-files-charges-against-17-current-and-ex-goldman-sachs-bosses

I think the typical departments will get hit hard again - ISG, CSG, Sales, Engineering, and IT... but I also think Dell is going to start going after full remote employees. Dell no longer allows remote positions (future positions that is) and all... — read more 

It's going to be a bloodbath.

Why don't they eliminate all of the satellite offices and remote employees first? There are some directors, senior directors and VPs that hide at home all the time, some that wear the same clothes days on end that are never in the office. They hide... — read more 

If you have unlimited PTO at corporate, volunteer more and don’t you dare report those hours to Target for their annual “community impact” numbers As long as Target chooses to abandon Minneapolis, they don’t deserve credit for the work you put in to... — read more 

I haven’t seen any end of year AIP percentages and you would think that it would be released by now given we are in a new year and new quarter.

Is the DEG group (In CNIO/Network Operations under SVP-Corey Anthony) moving to AFO (Under SVP-Chris Altomari) soon??? Overheard some chatter about that being a reality come 2/1/2026.

Execution is offshore. Accountability is onshore. Answers are expected instantly — from US leaders — even when the work is “handled” elsewhere. So if leadership asks a question and you don’t know because the team is offshore? That’s your problem... — read more 

I got partially meets expectations at year end. I have just got £4.5k in bonus. This company is an absolute joke even to the well treated analysts but it is hard to find reasons to leave when analysts can expect these bonuses for sub par work. The... — read more 

ST in NC included in RIF

Recently had my prescription refilled at CVS. Price was double that of my December refill. Pharmacist said probably due to starting COBRA in January. FYI.

Why?

What are you hearing about 2027 AIP? Is it from a reliable source?

Why is micron firing american workers and building a factory in america? Will they hire mostly asians for the new factory and keep laying of americans?

Nous savons depuis quelques jours que Synopsys projette de licencier 70 employés d’Ansys France. Selon un commentaire sur thelayoff.com, il y aurait également 30 licenciements prévus chez Synopsys France. Ce PSE n’est pas une fatalité. Nous avons le... — read more 

There seems to be an exodus of iGaming executives leaving in the last several months. Is this part of the business restructuring or is Dylan at Aristocrat Interactive poaching execs from his old team?

If (or should I say "when" ) job eliminations happen in February after they review VRP numbers, will those eliminated still receive their 2025 bonus payout?

When Kyndryl started they bragged about having 90 000 employees all over the world. I'm wondering how many they have now? Any info? It would give a scale of layoffs. I bet closer to 60-50k

It boggles the mind how bad the optics are of a company posting a “great” results year for 2025, then immediately laying off hundreds of people, to then spending at least $1M on glad-handing at Davos this week with their team of sycophants. It’s... — read more 

Everything has gotten more dysfunctional and dystopian, meanwhile we are constantly gaslighted about culture and empathy.

Fidelity National Information Services agreed last week to pay $210 million to settle a lawsuit brought against it by investors over its $35 billion-dollar purchase of the merchant services firm Worldpay, according to a spokesperson for plaintiffs’... — read more 

If RIF how long do you have to wait to accept another role there to avoid loosing the severance payout? RIF in Dec and some networking in other teams and want to bring me back ..

https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/verizon-faces-scrutiny-after-1319-layoffs-in-new-jersey-triggers-warn-act-probe/

https://fortune.com/2026/01/15/oracle-nashville-world-headquarters-reported-recruitment-struggles-tech/

TIAA hasn’t given raises to employees with salaries over $100k the last few years. Will this change for 2026? Will anyone be receiving pay raises? Bonus? Flat? Higher than normal? What can we expect from compensation talks?

Seeking guidance from folks who quit and moved on to other opportunities. I assume you must have done some financial due diligence on your monthly expenses, found something that meets or tops it. However what other housekeeping activities did you do... — read more 

https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/california-approves-verizon-frontier-deal-with-conditions 20 Billion dollar deal negotiated, lots of conditions and agreements to include employment guarantees for Frontier employees, and DEI considerations... — read more 

Laser focused on customers vs laser focused on spreadsheet metrics: Sorry Mr. Customer, I have to take a break on your install you've been waiting months for, to complete out my install dispatch, and open another install dispatch so my managers... — read more 

Some folks have recently resigned.

Spotify was a broken model to begin with especially in Fidelity. But What's the inside story on how they realized this agile model is not working in Tech. After spending millions over the years on all change.

Ironically the ex head of data for conduct and compliance seems to have been suddenly axed due to conduct issues. This is the toxic org culture that is brewing in sc. Mo is no mo at sc. Having enjoyed a stellar run up the ranks from analyst to cdo... — read more 

Exactly one year to the day that I was laid off, many more followed in the Pest and BI/AI/Analytics teams this same day.

When senior management talk, it often feels like they’re describing a completely different company. I’m trying to work out whether I’m just in one of the worst-run accounts, and many of the frustrations raised here are actually coming from the same... — read more 

Where did you end up going? How were you able to transfer your skillsets to a new career?

Was RIF’d in August, didn’t really get to say goodbye to anyone, and I genuinely liked everyone on my team. RIF’s and layoffs su-ked, but y’all didn’t. And to the person that will inevitably comment about leaving NCR “x amount of years ago and... — read more 

Since we need to have open no fixed space working spaces it is critical that we differentiate ourselves from other animals in the kingdom forced into harvesting pens. Let's ask our leaders for Chevron scented candles to at least remove the... — read more 

Intel of old is gone, that much is clear Culture - buried Employee morale - decimated GPTW - nothing but a fond memory What comes next will be very telling. Yes, we are hitting product releases on time with good reviews - most of which were well in... — read more 

Hearing of several one-off layoffs. One person in a department vanishes. ESC. Seems like a week ago was a layoff week. Labs are adding people, ESC is tossing people. Discouraging. Frustrating. What are other people hearing? I can count 5 in... — read more 

So hearing the severance situation is at least 2 months garden pay, possibly another 8 weeks on top of that and 2x weeks for each year of service; at least from two other threads on here. Has anyone heard of the ability to negotiate for more pay... — read more 

I feel it is what it is. The severence rules are laid out. Is there anything specific you should ask?

My goal is to find another Ford job where I am not required to produce any kind of work. I just want to come into work late and leave early. During the day I want to be left alone and take hour walks around the building several times day. So, I'd... — read more 

How is your RTO going? I hear that all offices are packed and do not have enough space, not enough conference rooms, etc…. Certainly the case in Dallas and Atlanta! I do go 3 times a week, but just badge in and go home right away. Been trying to... — read more 

Any guesses as to how long they are going to keep them , seems to me that they would want to get rid of everyone

It looks like we have lost our full year's vacation if xerox sells or breaks up the company. We are not garenteed anything past the day there is a reorganization. Is this how it is or can someone clarify?

I’m on board with that, bring in the new blood with innovation and forward thinking. Bring in the visionaries. This includes Jane. She’s old guard, right? The Citi vision needs to be more than ‘wait and see what the other banks are doing, then play... — read more 

Now that things have settled down, we are fully focused on cutting costs. That’s all the LT cares about. With all the cost cutting there have got to be layoffs. The question is when? 2026? 2027? How long does it take for layoffs to come to us? ... — read more 

A consultant with attorneys would gain traction if they were able to determine how many “needs improvements” were handed out in prior years vs 2025 reviews. If the number increased dramatically, then can’t an argument be made that this is their... — read more 

Just in case my matters to you, Truist is working with Palantir. Do with that what you will 🤷🏻‍♀️

Before you get laid off

With Trump threatening retalitory tariffs up to an additional 25% on every country that doesn't support his seizure of Greenland. Germany & other EU countries are massive suppliers for a plethora of chemicals for semi manufacturing. How are we going... — read more 

I have always liked PNC and what it stood for. I just don’t understand what is going on. If this decision has anything to do with trying to bring business to downtown, unfortunately, it’s not going to work. There is not enough existing downtown. ... — read more