Layoff Report

Anyone else blindsided by the June 17th notifications?

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·1d ago·2 comments

I’ve been at SAP for six years now, and I honestly thought my team was shielded because of our project pipeline. We were told repeatedly that the focus was on 'efficiency' and 'streamlining,' but then the calendar invites started hitting inboxes around 9:00 AM this morning. It’s the same vague script every time—thanking us for our service while simultaneously cutting off system access before the meeting even ends. I’m seeing people in my Slack groups go offline one by one, and there’s absolutely zero communication from leadership about who is left or what the roadmap is for those who survived. It’s hard to focus on any actual code when you’re watching your colleagues get vaporized in real-time. Is anyone getting any straight answers from their VPs, or are we all just waiting for the next round of invites?

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·1d ago

I felt the exact same way. After years of hearing about how critical our specific work was to the company’s future, getting that cold, automated notification feels like a betrayal. The 'efficiency' narrative has always been a convenient mask for these cycles, but the speed at which they cut system access this time is particularly cruel. It leaves everyone scrambling to find contacts before their accounts vanish. Stay strong; the way they handled this says everything about their management style and nothing about the actual value you brought to the team.

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·1d ago

It is brutal to watch the Slack status indicators go grey one after another in real-time. I have seen this happen before at other firms, but the 'streamlining' language SAP uses is especially grating when you know the actual impact on the ground. Please make sure you download any performance reviews or internal achievements you might need for your next role right now if you still have access. Do not take this personally—the corporate calculus rarely factors in the individual contributions or the time invested. Good luck getting through the next few days.