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‘Fire 90% of HR tomorrow’: Viral tweet by Amanda Goodall sparks corporate America meltdown

“HR Is Completely Useless”: A Viral Tweet Ignites a Brutal Reckoning for Corporate Culture A blunt tweet by workforce strategist Amanda Goodall, better known online as @thejobchick, has ignited a fresh firestorm in corporate America’s long-running love–hate relationship with Human Resources. She argued that the function produces no revenue, drains morale through excessive policies, protects […]

Canadian-Indian worker seeks ‘special exemption’ to stay in Ontario amid mass layoffs: ‘My daughter’s already adapted to the culture’

As Algoma Steel plans to lay off around 1,000 workers in Ontario this March, Mayurkumar Lad is worried about more than just losing his job.The 38-year-old moved to Canada from India in 2022 with his wife and daughter. He has worked as an engineer at Algoma Steel since 2024 and applied for permanent residency through […]

Indian-origin immigration lawyer shares ‘Plan B’ for H-1B holders facing layoffs: ‘Biggest mistake is assuming…’

H-1B professionals often assume that strong performance, loyalty will protect them from layoffs, but immigration experts are warning that this belief is increasingly dangerous. Amid Trump’s latest H1-B visa U-turn, tech and defence is restructuring itself in the United States. Foreign workers often face the harshest consequences because the immigration clock begins ticking the moment […]

US government shutdown day 10: White House begins mass federal layoffs; Trump labels job cuts as ‘democrat-oriented’

The White House budget office announced Friday that mass layoffs of federal employees have begun, as US President Donald Trump’s administration increases pressure on Democrats amid a government shutdown entering its 10th day.Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought confirmed on X that “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans to shrink the federal […]

Why TCS, Amazon and others are thinning the middle layer? Red flags for managers to watch out for

Picture this: On a Tuesday morning in Bengaluru, a programme manager opens a routine email and realises it is anything but: her team doubles overnight, weekly updates are auto-generated, and a colleague in a similar role has been moved to a “bench” with two weeks to find a new project. Versions of this scene are […]

Federal government layoffs likely to be in thousands, White House confirms amid shutdown; shifts blame to Democrats

Karolin Leavitt confirmed that the federal layoffs because of the government shutdown are likely to be in the thousands. After hinting at massive layoffs because of the federal government shutdown, the White House Thursday confirmed that the figure of layoffs is likely to be in the thousands. Ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Office and […]

‘Layoffs are imminent’: White House blames Democrats for federal layoffs; says it may happen ‘very soon’ | World News

White House says layoffs are imminent (Pic credit: AP) The Trump administration has warned that mass layoffs of ‘nonessential’ federal employees could begin within days if the ongoing US government shutdown continues. At a White House press briefing on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt announced that federal layoffs are imminent, slamming Democrats for the […]

Voice Of America layoffs: Trump administration to axe over 500 jobs; employees call move ‘abhorrent’

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) More than 500 positions at Voice of America (VOA) and other US government-funded broadcasters are being eliminated, officials confirmed Friday, setting the stage for a wider legal clash over the future of the outlets.Kari Lake, acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, announced the layoffs on social media, […]

Stanford layoffs: University fires more than 360 employees; blames Trump’s federal funding policies

Donald Trump (AP) Stanford University (visit.stanford.edu) Stanford University announced on Tuesday that it has laid off more than 360 employees, citing budget pressures linked to federal funding policies under the Trump administration. “Stanford is in the process of making budget reductions,” a University spokesperson stated in an email, reported Reuters. “Last week, many schools and […]

‘Cut all visa programs’: Steve Bannon says ‘Einsteins’ should remain in their countries amid major tech layoffs

Steve Bannon says US should scrap all visas first and clean up the system while ‘Einsteins’ can remain in their countries and make those countries great. Amid major tech layoffs in teh US, the focus has again shifted to the H-1B visa programs which the Donald Trump administration is planning to change. But before any […]