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Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts

Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cutsWhat a guy!I'm glad I never worked for Ol' Monkey Boy. But I do have friends working for MS in Redmond...hope they come through this OK.I think layoffs are only justified if you're losing money...or in danger of it....

Tags: Workforce management, Game players, layoff mail, layoff, troop, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

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Microsoft sheds 2,000-employee ad agency in $530 million deal

I think they mention Word just as an exampleI wouldn't cite Word as a propietary format that doesn't allow being searched - My take is that, even though it is propietary, it is well known and can be read by 3rd parties... The issue seems that in the future programs...

Tags: Workforce management, advertisement, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, job

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

News to know: Microsoft layoffs, Kindle, NetSuite, Skype, Tedx

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come? Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer's layoff mail to the...

Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dana Blankenhorn, NetSuite Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Remote Access, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Sales, marketing and support bearing the brunt of new Microsoft job cuts?

Where is Microsoft cutting jobs in Round 2 of its planned 5,000-person layoff? An alleged internal e-mail indicates that Microsoft's Sales, Marketing and Service Group SMSG will be bearing the brunt of the latest cuts. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Job, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-05

Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts

Here's the full text of the e-mail that CEO Steve Ballmer sent to Microsoft employees notifying them of the second wave of job cuts happening at the company, starting May 5. Ballmer's e-mail does not rule out additional layoffs beyond the 5,000 already announced. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Layoff, Steve Ballmer, E-mail, Workforce Management, Online Communications, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-05

News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

AOL to layoff 700, consolidate groups

AOL told its employees today that it will lay off 10 percent of its workforce - roughly 700 people - to help the company work through the recession. The reductions should be complete by the end of March and a consolidation of groups within the company are expected to follow....

Tags: Layoff, America Online Inc., Workforce, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-28

News to know: IE 8; TI; VMware; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Christopher Dawson: Convertible Classmate, take 2 Jason Perlow: Linux dead at hands of Windows 7? Horse puckey! ...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Cloud Computing, Phone, Texas Instruments Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, E-mail, Wiki, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Signs your company might soon go belly-up

Signs your company might soon go belly-upContinuous management reshufflingMy father in law was at a company that in its final two years replaced all the management that had been there for 10+ years with new college grads from outside the company. Now, I am not saying this is always...

Tags: Workforce management, Support Contracts, Good Points Here

Discussion threads 2008-10-15

Yahoo+layoffs%3A+%27The+ultimate+poison+pill%27%3F

Yahoo+layoffs%3A+%27The+ultimate+poison+pill%27%3FMS did not want the talent. Well, at least they realised that alot of the best talent would leave anyway. They are buying the email accounts and the eyeballs at Yahoo.com.That said, some of these choices do see rather strange. I did not think they would be laying of these...

Tags: Workforce management, Investment, Web technology, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., layoff

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Circuit City, I'll never shop you again

Circuit City, I'll never shop you againI stopped shopping there a long time agoI hate to break it to you, but Circuit City employees have never had that much on the ball. Whenever a Circuit City opens, the nearby Taco Bells and Athletic Shoe Factory puts up Help Wanted signs....

Tags: Sales strategy, Circuit City Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-30

Oracle to cut 5,000 jobs in PeopleSoft merger

Oracle to cut 5,000 jobs in PeopleSoft mergerHey Anton, what about this one...Oracle and Peoplesoft are both not OSS factories and they are losing jobs, guess it's not just the "free" slave labor that loses people their jobs. This goes back to my adapt and evolve and make yourself...

Tags: Workforce management, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., layoff, Human Resources, job

Discussion threads 2005-01-14

The open source bargaining chip

The open source bargaining chip"pockets of installations"There are over 4 million installations around the world. Even in Australia, that should be more than a pocket. A duffle bag , at least.It's not just a bargaining chip anymoreFunny they picked MySQL for that group. That's the one most...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, UNIX, open source, chip, OSS, MSFT, Linux

Discussion threads 2004-04-20