#organizational-restructuring

#organizational-restructuring

It has been a turbulent and transformative period defined by sweeping shifts in both job seeker behavior and employer expectations. Across the U.S., a wave of public sector professionals entered the private job market following major government agency restructurings, layoffs, and early retirement programs. Many of these candidates with specialized skill sets found themselves needing to quickly translate their government experience into private-sector language, just as the hiring landscape itself was rapidly evolving.

The software team at General Motors has now lost three top executives in the past month as the automaker - with its new chief product officer at the helm - combines its disparate technology businesses into one organization. Baris Cetinok, senior vice president of software and services product management, is leaving the company effective Dec. 12, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.

For months, she had been fighting fires and chasing one AI update after another, rewriting roadmaps every week as new tools arrived. That same morning, she had stepped out of a call where the CFO confirmed that a restructuring would almost certainly eliminate many of her team members' roles. Minutes later, one of her direct reports had asked her, "Am I going to have a job in six months?"

We've had to make the very difficult decision to eliminate some roles across Audible. Colleagues in the US whose roles were impacted have already been notified; across other global hubs, affected employees are having discussions with their HR teams, following local processes. We are handling all transitions with care and respect. I want to thank all those impacted for their hard work and dedication to Audible and to our customers.

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