Layoff Report

Is the Lincolnshire site shutting down for good?

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·3d ago·2 comments

Saw the WARN notice hit for the 114 heads in Lincolnshire. My inbox has been silent, but the mood in the office is absolutely toxic today. Does anyone know if this is just the first wave of a wider site closure or if they are just doing a headcount optimization for the fiscal year? I’ve been here long enough to see the cycles, but the radio silence from management is making me look for the exit door before I get pushed. Everyone is sitting around staring at their screens pretending to work, but nobody is actually getting anything done. If you're based at a different plant, are you guys seeing similar cutbacks, or is this isolated to Illinois? Really trying to figure out if I should start prepping my resume tonight or if I’m just being paranoid.

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·3d ago

The silence from leadership is the biggest red flag. I went through a similar layoff at a different division years ago, and they pulled the exact same move—acting like everything was normal while the HR paperwork was already filed. Don't wait for a formal announcement that might never come until the day they lock the doors. If you're feeling that anxiety, it’s usually your gut telling you it's time to update the resume. Start quietly reaching out to your network now, because once the official word hits, the job market in the area is going to be flooded with all of us.

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·3d ago

Management loves to call these 'headcount optimizations' to keep the stock price steady, but we all know the drill. If they’re targeting over a hundred people in one go, they are looking to trim the fat before offloading the site or consolidating operations elsewhere. Don't buy into the 'fiscal year adjustment' nonsense; that’s just corporate speak to keep the remaining staff compliant for another quarter. Keep your head down, grab whatever files or contacts you need for your future job hunt, and start looking elsewhere immediately. It’s better to leave on your own terms than to wait for the severance offer.