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10 tips for doing layoffs the right way

Workforce reductions are often necessary to keep companies solvent during difficult times -- but mishandling the process can make an already bad situation even worse. Here are 10 things to keep in mind if you're gearing up for layoffs.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things...

Tags: Layoff, Workforce, Polly Schneider Traylor, Workforce Reduction, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources

Download resources 2009-05-22

Bill Hill, eBook champion, leaves Microsoft

Bill Hill, eBook champion, leaves MicrosoftHis blog entry implies he wasn't laid offFrom everything I've read, the people who are in this most recent set of layoffs just found out about it this week. However Bill's blog entry states: "For some time, I have been preparing for leaving Microsoft...

Tags: E-books, e-book, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Layoffs hit Microsoft security unit

Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitOH NO!That's the last department where they should lay people off.RE: Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitinstead of laying off people the big shot executives can cut there bonuses and other perks they are enjoying... at least that will save some jobsWindows has no security... ;)What security,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft security unit, Microsoft Security, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Layoffs hit Microsoft security unit

The latest round of layoffs at Microsoft has taken a toll on Redmond's security unit. Steve Riley left,  a senior security strategist who served as one of the public faces of Microsoft's security efforts, had his position eliminated during the second round of cuts that happened this...

Tags: Layoff, Microsoft Corp., Riley, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-05-06

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

Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come?

Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come?It would make sense[i]the entertainment and devices team, the business-intelligence unit and other content-creation-focused positions were hit hardest[/i].Likely would be among the same type of positions eliminated.Microsoft is not a content company. Best to leave that to those that are and just...

Tags: Workforce management, layoff, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come?

Pink slips are being handed out around Microsoft again today, the second round of a previously-announced intention to trim 5,000 jobs. The question is: will there be more cuts? In her post on the All About Microsoft blog, Mary Jo Foley notes that Steve Ballmer, in a...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Pink Slip, Recruitment & Selection, Pricing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-05

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

Wave 2 of announced layoffs hits Microsoft

Wave 2 of announced layoffs hits MicrosoftBallmer should add himself to the list.MSFT has done nothing under his reign. He's a capricious individual which undermines leadership and has absolutely no vision.This guest column yesterday on ZDNet lays it out well:http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=17394-MMaybe they should do the world a favorand close up shop.Why...

Tags: Workforce management, layoff, Wave 2, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 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

Wave 2 of announced layoffs hits Microsoft

There have been rumors for the past month or so that Microsoft was planning to do more layoffs. On May 5, the rumor became reality, with Microsoft announcing wave two of the already announced job cuts. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Rumor, Layoff, Microsoft Corp., Workforce Management, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-05

Would you give up pay or benefits for someone's job?

A friend who works at a major media company told me that his organization recently took pay cuts to avoid a layoff. I thought to myself, "Wow, these guys must really love their jobs and their company." [poll id="2"] Here are some answers I...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Benefit, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter

Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarterBuckle down and work harderLook maybe the ax is coming maybe it isn't but if you bust your hump and it misses you because you did, awesome, if you get laid off anyway well then everyone will know you worked hard to the end and...

Tags: Workforce management, Tech layoff, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

CFOs still glum: Your IT budgets will match

You know that saying that when mom's not happy no one is happy. In the corporate world the same thing can be said about CFOs. And the beancounters aren't happy.  A survey released Friday reveals that 77 percent of CFOs think the U.S. economy will remain the...

Tags: IT Budget, Layoff, Information Technology, CFO, Sales Strategy, Workforce Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Human Resources, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter

Layoffs in the technology sector accelerated in the first quarter to hit 84,217, the highest total since 2002, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement outfit.  The layoff tally in the first quarter was up 27 percent from the 66,312 job cuts announced in the fourth...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Technology Sector, Job Cut, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Satyam, IBM - Layoffs, Acquisitions, Rumors

Moving deck chairs around the globe According to today's Wall Street Journal, IBM is going to do some blood-letting. About 5,000 U.S. employees may get the axe. The company has approximately 400,000 employees globally but, more importantly, the firm continues to expand its ranks in non-U.S. markets....

Tags: Acquisition, Layoff, Satyam, IBM Corp., Workforce Management, Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-03-26

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees ventSmiling Sam does it againIt seems to me that the government is overlooking one of the critical components of this economic meltdown - the offshoring of American jobs. IBM is one of the worst offenders in this regard. This one...

Tags: Workforce management, Litigation, Financial accounting, Proskauer Rose, Madoff, IBM Corp., SEC, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

News to know: IBM layoffs, Google, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Dell

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: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India Larry Dignan: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as...

Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dell Computer Corp., Dana Blankenhorn, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Revenue Recognition, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Finance

Blog posts 2009-03-26

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent

IBM's employees' union is delivering blow-by-blow accounts of Big Blue's layoffs tonight.  The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Wednesday that IBM is looking to cut about 5,000 positions mostly in its global business services unit as it shifts work to India Techmeme.  According to...

Tags: Layoff, IBM Corp., Workforce Management, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-25

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to Indiais this 'change we can believe in'?We thought Bush was ignorant about the job market, but Obama is downright anti American and in bed with the big and greedy corporations.RE: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to IndiaWow. Linux...

Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, Good Business, IBM Corp., layoff, IBM layoff, job

Discussion threads 2009-03-25