STAT: Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave. “As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health — and that was considered the gold standard in the field — was placed on administrative leave. The Pregnancy […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/stat-gold-standard-maternal-mortality-database-in-limbo-as-cdc-staff-placed-on-leave/

#layoffs #JobCuts #FederalEmployees #Wisconsin

'Gov. Tony Evers is trying to recruit displaced federal workers to Wisconsin following waves of mass layoffs by the Trump Administration.

The state Department of Workforce Development launched an online portal this week with resources for people seeking career opportunities in Wisconsin. The agency is also hosting a series of virtual job fairs in April.'

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/27/evers-seeks-to-hire-displaced-federal-workers-in-wisconsin/

#Reddit #FederalEmployees #JobCuts #layoffs #politics #GiftArticle

"With the Trump administration’s rapid downsizing of the federal bureaucracy, subreddits where government workers previously posted the occasional tale about a Zoom meeting mishap or health plan question have become crowded forums for fears, anxieties and tidbits of intra-agency observation."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/technology/reddit-va-federal-workers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U4.um0j.-Lo_M0rpNDd2&smid=url-share

New York Times: ‘Will I Lose My Job?’ Federal Workers Flock to Reddit for Answers.. This link goes to a gift article. “With the Trump administration’s rapid downsizing of the federal bureaucracy, subreddits where government workers previously posted the occasional tale about a Zoom meeting mishap or health plan question have become crowded forums for fears, anxieties and tidbits of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/new-york-times-will-i-lose-my-job-federal-workers-flock-to-reddit-for-answers/

Morgan Stanley to lay off 2,000 workers as part of cost-cutting and performance-based decisions. With AI and automation replacing many roles, Wall Street faces an uncertain future. #MorganStanley #Layoffs #AI #Automation #WallStreet #TechImpact #JobCuts

Maga On Federal Employee Cuts

NASA just announced they had too much to do this week so they got a 1 week extension to finish their plan on how to fire the people who were too busy this week. 1/2 #nasa #jobcuts

Job Cuts Surge on Doge Actions, Retail Woes; Highest Monthly Since July 2020 — https://www.challengergray.com/blog/job-cuts-surge-on-doge-actions-retail-woes-highest-monthly-total-since-july-2020/
#HackerNews #JobCuts #Dogecoin #RetailWoes #EconomicTrends #July2020

US employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/economy/us-jobs-report-february-preview/index.html

Bell Media layoffs continue with another 100 staffers
Bell Media laid off nearly 100 workers, though the company says this recent round of layoffs won't result in cancelled news programs.The Star first reported on the layoffs, which were confirmed to the publication by a Bell Media spokesperson."As part of Bell Media's ongoing transformation to a digital media...
#business #jobcuts #media #Toronto #Montreal #Vancouver
https://www.blogto.com/tech/2025/02/bell-media-layoffs-continue-100-staffers/

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Ongoing #tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government #JobCuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be weighing on an otherwise mostly healthy economy.
"Data released Friday showed that consumers slashed their spending by the most since February 2021

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/consumers-cut-spending-most-four-134226292.html
#housing #inflation
#USPolitics

Hundreds in US climate agency fired in latest cuts — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdell8n14x2o
#HackerNews #climateagency #layoffs #climatechange #jobcuts #USnews #environmentalpolicy

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/21/doge-trump-federal-cybersecurity-cuts #cybersecurity #jobcuts #government #skilledshortage #whoiswatchingthebadguys

NIST plans to cut 497 jobs, including 74 postdocs, with most staff from its Chips for America program facing layoffs. Meanwhile, the future of the AI Safety Institute remains uncertain. #NIST #JobCuts #ChipsForAmerica #AI #TechNews #Innovation #USJobs #AIEthics

https://posivi.com/nist-plans-to-cut-497-jobs/

WTOP: Social media posts falsely link houses for sale in DC area to federal firings. “Social media posts making their rounds across platforms are implying thousands of D.C.-area homes are being listed for sale amid the recent firings of federal employees. Licensed real estate agents said that’s just not true.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/19/wtop-social-media-posts-falsely-link-houses-for-sale-in-dc-area-to-federal-firings/

Salesforce cuts 1K+ roles, offering displaced workers internal job opportunities. Nearly 73K employees in January 2024. #Salesforce #TechLayoffs #JobCuts #InternalHiring #TechNews

Energy giant #BP plans to reduce costs by cutting 4,700 jobs and 3,000 contractor positions globally, impacting about 5 percent of its workforce #JobCuts http://xhtxs.cn/0w1

Meta cuts another 5% of global workforce

Plans to 'raise the bar on performance management'

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/meta-cuts-another-5-percent-of-workforce

why isnt there a federated #LinkedIn yet ?
If you work for money ( and its not unreasonable) , then you can't expect any reward for your experience or skill set you have , your reason for being hired is the ability do what's needed there and operating on their terms for their profit .
Thats reduction of a person to a very very replaceable unit of work .
It had been happening for long and #jobcuts due to policy change or market fluctuation or #ai isnt a surprise
I hope when they worked for money , they amassed enough for these days, but that's precisely what , #capitalism prevents
Commodities-ation of skills, personality, identity and #education ( which often was least correlated to skills ) had been going on since a while and it has gained a massive boost with #ai