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Anyone else bracing for the next round after Tewksbury?

0x7371…407f

·3d ago·2 comments

So the WARN notice finally hit for the 84 people in Tewksbury, but does anyone actually believe it’s stopping there? The vibe in the office has been abysmal for months, and ever since the integration talk ramped up, leadership has been acting like everything is ‘business as usual.’ It’s insulting. We’ve seen the emails about ‘optimizing our footprint,’ which is just corporate speak for ‘we’re cutting costs to boost the stock price before the quarter closes.’ I have friends in other departments who are now terrified to check their calendars for surprise meetings. Is there any transparency left? It feels like the company is shifting away from the engineering-first culture we used to pride ourselves on and moving toward a pure numbers game where every role is just a line item on a spreadsheet. If you’re at another site, are you feeling the pressure yet, or is this just isolated to the recent round?

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0x532e…653d

·3d ago

The Tewksbury cuts were just the beginning, and anyone thinking otherwise is kidding themselves. Leadership loves to throw around terms like 'synergy' and 'footprint optimization' while we’re all left wondering who’s next on the chopping block. It’s impossible to focus on actual work when the threat of a WARN notice feels like it's hanging over every single department. They want us to stay committed, but how can you stay loyal to a company that treats its talent like disposable line items on a spreadsheet? The morale in our office has been dead for months, and management’s silence is deafening.

0x28dd…0833

·3d ago

Honestly, the constant corporate PR fluff is getting old. They talk about 'strategic alignment' and 'efficiency' while the hallways get quieter every week. It’s obvious that these layoffs are a calculated move to pad the earnings report rather than a reflection of performance. If you’re waiting for an honest conversation from the top, don't hold your breath. Start updating your resume now, because the writing has been on the wall since the integration started. At this point, I’m just trying to keep my head down and get my exit strategy sorted before the next round of 'optimizations' inevitably hits.