job cuts

Get Started Tips to Navigate Post-Recession, Pre-Recovery Flexible Downsizing

Cali Yost — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:19:17 -0400

Last week we heard from Scott Jones, a senior executive who is grappling with how to respond to an uneven recovery in his business. A year ago in the heat of the economic downturn, Jones’ company used organization wide salary cuts and furloughs to reduce operating and labor costs in order to minimize layoffs. Now read more

Recession and Work+Life Reality: Survey Finds Flex Unchanged, Careers Changed and Willingness to Sacrifice to Keep Job

Cali Yost — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:15:15 -0400

(Note: please forgive the funky font issues in the post--can't figure out what's going on)

Senator Wants Microsoft Job Cuts to Target Foreigners

Kit Eaton — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:40:07 -0500

Microsoft's cost-cutting move of slashing 5,000 jobs has attracted the attention of Republican senator Charles Grassley from Iowa. He wrote to CEO Steve Ballmer about the job losses, specifically concerned that, "Microsoft will be retaining foreign guest workers rather than similarly qualified American employees when it implements its layoff plan."

Standing Out When You’re Trying to Stay In

Emily Jasper — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:33:26 -0500

In the blogosphere, many are saying that we should be identifying challenges due to the economy not as constraints, but as opportunities.

Try telling that to the low men on the totem pole.

Companies will be making more tough decisions this coming year…in addition to the ones already made. And the sad truth is that if it comes down to cuts, tenure can make an impact on who stays and who goes.

Sony Ericsson Net Profits Fall 97%

Chris Dannen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:03:32 -0400

Everyone in the mobile world had a hunch that this quarter would be a rough one for Sony's [NYSE:SNE] Sony Ericsson division, but it's safe to say that few people knew just how bad things were at the ailing phonemaker. According to SE's Q2 results, net sales dropped a staggering 97%, thanks in part to industry-wide lagging high-end mobile phone sales.

Dell is in Trouble

Outervillage Outervillage — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:45:33 -0400

Dell may soon go the way of the Dodo bird. All the signs are there. Some of their recent announcements are setting off warning signals.

These include:
1) Announcements of additional job cuts (5,600 more jobs in addition to the 3,200 already announced).