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. READ»
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:READ»
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 ...READ»
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 ... READ»
I was replying to an email from someone in my network and I received the following response:Thank you for your e-mail. I am very sorry to tell you that (insert name here) is no longer working with us. Her position was eliminated on ...READ»
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 ...READ»
As follow-up to last week’s post, “One Year Later: Next Stage of Flexible Downsizing Post-Recession, Pre-Recovery,” I interviewed Scott Jones*, a senior executive at a national architecture, engineering and construction company ...READ»
A year ago, the economic downturn was in full gear. As layoffs gained momentum, I loudly promoted a more flexible approach to downsizing as an alternative to knee jerk job cuts. If executed correctly and ...READ»
A recovery without jobs? Halfway through the current recession, it's clear things would have been different if companies had invested in stakeholders and not shareholders. We fired the very people who can turn this around.READ»
Earlier this month, hard drive maker Seagate became the latest tech firm to announce layoffs: 1100 cuts, or 2.5% of its workforce. But while unemployment in the technology sector accelerated in the first quarter of 2009, according ...READ»
Over the past two weeks since we released the thought-provoking results of the 2009 Work+Life Fit Reality Check, I’ve been asked by a number of people what I think the findings mean. To me, the results confirm that it’s time, ...READ»
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Last week, the state and regional unemployment figures increased again, and CEOs at the nation’s largest companies predicted more ...READ»
Today, the Department of Labor reported that first time jobless claims not only rose faster than expected but they were 72% higher than this time last year and reached levels not seen since October, 1982. With this news as a ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation worked a double shift, popped a couple of brewskis, and then fell asleep in his work clothes. Here's today's innovation news:
The family can stop worrying: Jeff Bezos got a warehouse job in ...READ»
Economic times are tough.
People are spending less money.
Companies are struggling.
When companies struggle, they cut staff.
When companies cut staff, their service suffers - nobody to answer the phone, ...READ»
Last week I discussed the ways in which market pressures reward layoffs, discouraging more creative approaches to corporate downsizing. I believe that market pressure is a main motivation behind the immediate jump to ...READ»
