The tweets have since been deleted, but see the screencaps here. The British electronics retailer laid off 190 people on Thursday after dismal holiday sales pushed the chain into bankruptcy.
Time to cut someone loose? Even if it's long past time for them to go, firing an employee can be difficult. Follow these five tips and you'll be on the road to happiness again.
This week, the Indianapolis Colts released four-time MVP quarterback Peyton Manning to look for work with another NFL team. As removed as your job or company may feel from the NFL, there are four key career-strategy takeaways for all professionals (even the ones who don't wear shoulder pads).
There are times where costs must be cut and layoffs may be unavoidable. If that’s the case, it is critical that you work to maintain the morale of your team. Otherwise, you’ll see a drop in productivity that will perpetuate your financial challenge. Here are a few ways keep spirits up in tough times.
Carol Bartz was unceremoniously fired by the chairman of Yahoo's board via a phone call. In 2006, a well-known national electronics retailer created some less than favorable PR when the company fired hundreds of employees through e-mail. What's next? Text! A humorous look at how to can employees in 17 chilly syllables.
Monday's here, so to start your wintery week of work with a mind full of all the early innovation and tech news, we present iFive with quick and handy summaries:
HP's just sent shivers through the tech media by announcing 9,000 layoffs in its IT servicing business. Aren't we just clear of the recession, and didn't HP just fork over lots of cash for smartphone maker Palm? Let's try to de-confuse this news.
Linkedin unveiled an interesting new capability - Company Follow. This new feature can provide some valuable new help for job seekers. Let's look at what's included in the Company Follow feature and how job seekers can use it ...
