@fakeyou
AI is taking over the world.
Recent major workforce reductions (2025–2026, confirmed):
• US Federal Gov: ~300k–320k (attrition, buyouts, DOGE cuts; OPM data)
• UPS: ~78k (48k in 2025 + up to 30k in 2026 via attrition/buyouts)
• Amazon: ~30k corporate (14k Oct 2025 + 16k Jan 2026)
• Intel: ~25k–34k (to ~75k core employees)
• Nestlé: 16k global (over 2 years)
• Microsoft: multiple rounds, ~15k+ total in 2025
• Verizon: >13k (started late 2025)
• Target: ~1.8k corporate
• Meta: ~1k–1.5k (Reality Labs)
Sources: OPM, Reuters, AP, Challenger Gray.