In Some Parts of Microsoft 50% of All Staff Subjected to Layoffs, Media Pretends Only 0.1% of Staff Are Removed
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IBM is Shrinking Very Fast (Silent, Unannounced Layoffs)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 25, 2026

Last week: Red Hat Lost 2,000 Staff (Net Loss)

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For the "layoff deniers" who believe that "trackers" are complete (they're not), consider what goes on at IBM. Earlier this year IBM laid off almost 1,000 workers in a newly-acquired company and not a single press outlet reported this!

IBM and Microsoft both avoid WARN notices by compelling staff to leave or silently removing them with some NDA. █

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