23 posts and columns on job cuts

Nokia to Cut 4,000 Manufacturing Jobs as It Shifts Production Work

in Mobile on February 8 at 12:55 am PT

The Finnish cellphone maker plans to reduce the amount of work done at plants in Hungary, Mexico and Salo, Finland.
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Adobe Eliminates 750 Jobs in Restructuring

in News on November 8, 2011 at 2:58 pm PT

Adobe Systems said it will cut about 750 jobs in North America and Europe as part of corporate restructuring. The company said it expects to take a restructuring charge of between $87 million to $94 million. As a result of the move, the company said it expects earnings per share to be in the range 30 cents to 38 cents a share, lower than its previously guided range of 41 to 50 cents. Adobe shares fell more than 7 percent in after-hours trading.

Nokia Cutting Another 3,500 Jobs, This Time in Manufacturing

in Mobile on September 29, 2011 at 9:06 pm PT

The company plans to close a Romanian manufacturing facility, as well as operations in Bonn and Pennsylvania. Further cuts are expected to be made next year.
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Merger Opponent Parodies T-Mobile Ads to Attack AT&T Deal

in Mobile on July 26, 2011 at 10:44 am PT

A series of YouTube videos from the consumer group Free Press plays on T-Mobile’s recent ad campaign to make the case that the proposed $39 billion deal will lead to less choice, higher prices and job cuts.
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Layoffs at Microsoft

in News on July 7, 2010 at 3:34 pm PT

Layoffs are indeed under way at Microsoft. As expected, the cuts are relatively small–in the hundreds globally, according to TechFlash.
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Sorry, Confidential Corporate Data Are Not Part of Your Severance

in News on November 24, 2009 at 6:30 am PT

Here’s a data point to consider amid the tech sector’s continuing job cuts. According to a new study by Cyber-Ark, many employees leaving their jobs aren’t above adding a little something to their separation packages: Confidential corporate data.
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Applied Materials: The Next Tech Layoffs?

in News on November 11, 2009 at 1:55 pm PT

In a development that only Scrooge and the Grinch would find amusing, the tech industry has entered into a fevered period of pre-holiday job cuts.

Layoffs Begin at AOL

in News on November 10, 2009 at 9:30 am PT

Layoffs at Cisco

in News on July 16, 2009 at 11:45 am PT

The 1,500 to 2,000 job cuts announced during Cisco’s second-quarter earnings call are apparently well under way. Sources say the company is sacking upward of 600 employees at its Silicon Valley headquarters today.

Microsoft : Happy Cinco de Fire-o

in News on May 5, 2009 at 1:18 pm PT

Tech Job Cuts Upgraded to "Appalling" from "Gruesome"

in News, April 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

Tech Job Cuts Upgraded to “Appalling” from “Gruesome”

in News, April 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

Weekend Update, 1.31.09

in News, January 31, 2009 at 8:04 pm PT

Amazon: What Recession?

in News, January 29, 2009 at 3:50 pm PT

O Ye Apple Investors of Little Faith

in News, January 15, 2009 at 1:13 pm PT

Happy Holidays from Fairchild and Alcatel-Lucent

in News, December 12, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Alcatel-Lucent: Let's Get Small

in News, December 12, 2008 at 8:50 am PT

Alcatel-Lucent: Let’s Get Small

in News, December 12, 2008 at 8:50 am PT

[UPDATE] Time Inc. Layoffs: Publishers, Top Execs at Southern Progress and Cooking Light Out

in Media, November 19, 2008 at 8:38 am PT

Tech Sector to Release 180,000 Workers Into Wild: The Challenger Release in Its Entirety

in News, November 14, 2008 at 1:29 pm PT