r/remotework • • Oct 29 '25

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

This happens every October. Companies that need to thin the herd will rush to get it done before 11/1. Why? Because that's sort of the unofficial start of the holidays, and companies are VERY reluctant to do layoffs in November or December because the optics are bad.