X's 'Optimization' - Is anyone else seeing this pattern?

Is it just me, or is X's current approach to 'optimization' basically a slow-motion layoff? They keep talking about 'streamlining' and 'efficiency,' but what I'm seeing is teams getting smaller, critical roles being consolidated, and a ton of extra work being piled onto the remaining people. It's not like a big RIF where you get a notice and a package. It's more like people are subtly pushed out, or their roles become untenable, or they just... disappear. Saw a post on another platform about potential age discrimination in past role eliminations, and it got me thinking. This feels like a strategy to avoid severance costs and public outcry. Anyone else in a similar boat, or have insights into what's really going on behind the scenes? The lack of transparency is maddening.