Layoff Report

Nordson - Another round on Dec 6th, who is left?

0x317a…a7a2

·6d ago·2 comments

Just saw the official WARN notice update for Ohio. Another 114 people gone as of Dec 6th. Honestly, the mood around Amherst has been toxic for months, but seeing the numbers in black and white hits different. It feels like the company is just hacking away at the overhead without any real vision for how the remaining teams are supposed to pick up the slack. I’ve heard whispers that engineering and support are getting hit the hardest, which is a massive red flag for where the leadership's priorities are right now. Is anyone even surprised at this point? We kept hearing about 'optimizing operations,' but it’s just the same old playbook. If you’re still inside, how’s the workload looking? I can’t imagine the morale is high when you’re constantly looking over your shoulder waiting for the next notification. I feel for everyone affected—this is a brutal time of year to be looking for a new gig.

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0x22d3…b86a

·6d ago

It is honestly soul-crushing to watch Amherst get gutted like this. I was there during the last round, and the silence in the office is deafening. They keep preaching about 'efficiency' and 'streamlining,' but anyone actually doing the work knows we are just running on fumes now. You cannot slash support and engineering this aggressively without breaking the entire product cycle. Leadership is clearly just trying to prop up the stock price for the next earnings call while the rest of us deal with the fallout of being understaffed and overworked.

0x532e…653d

·6d ago

I’m not surprised by the numbers, but seeing 114 people walk out the door still stings. I left a few months ago because the writing was on the wall, and frankly, I feel like I escaped just in time. The culture has completely shifted from innovation to basic survival mode. It’s a shame to see a place that used to pride itself on quality turn into a skeleton crew operation. If you are still there, polish up your resume—this isn't the kind of place where things tend to get better once the cuts start rolling.