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Next up for layoffs: Real

Real Networks said today that it informed 130 employees, or 7.5 percent of its worldwide workforce, that their positions would be eliminated at the end of year.  In a post on the company's official blog, the company said the layoffs were part of a larger cost cutting plan that "is...

Tags: Layoff, Severance Package, RealNetworks Inc., Health Care, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-04

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Yahoo names Tim Morse as new CFO

Tim Morse, the former CFO of Altera Corp. and a veteran executive of General Electric, has been named Yahoo's new Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1. Morse takes over for Blake Jorgensen, who resigned shortly after new CEO Carol Bartz joined the company but has stayed on during a transition...

Tags: Morse Plc., Yahoo! Inc., CFO, Blake Jorgensen, Mergers & Acquisitions, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Yahoo's Jorgensen lands nicely as new Levi Strauss CFO

It appears that Yahoo CFO Blake Jorgensen, a casualty of management restructuring by new CEO Carol Bartz earlier this year, will land pretty nicely on his feet. Jorgensen, who has remained on the job as part of a transitional period, is set to receive a severance package of...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., CFO, Levi Strauss, Recruitment & Selection, Personal Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-01

When (and why) do you buy a new PC?

When and why do you buy a new PC?Just before a new release of Windows ...... providing OEM's offer a 'free' upgrade to the next version of the OS. That way you get a copy of XP and an upgrade to Vista/ copy of Vista and upgrade to Windows7 (which...

Tags: Notebooks, Games, dell laptop, new-PC, laptop computer, game, PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?

Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?Given that the bleeding of local jobs has helped lead TO this recession,and if people are sincere about ending this recession, then we need to look at the larger scheme and not diddle around with huff'n'puff pieces like this. I mean, doing...

Tags: Free trade, Taxes, Personal finance, recession, Obama, regulation, tax, outsourcing

Discussion threads 2009-04-26

10 ways to be a good manager during a recession

  Guest post via TechRepublic's Polly Schneider Traylor. For more posts like this see the 10 Things blog. It’s clear that the current recession is not going to be a fleeting phenomenon. Managers need to learn how to lead under extraordinary marketplace pressures and...

Tags: Layoff, Recession, Staff, Polly Schneider Traylor, Workforce Management, Professional Development, Benefits, Human Resources, Career, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Microsoft to laid-off workers: Give us back our money

Microsoft to laid-off workers: Give us back our moneyEthics are personalEthics are a personal matter. The fact that there are many people who don't have them can be frustrating, annoying, and a major PITA. BUT, their lack NEVER gives me an excuse to behave the same. I choose to keep...

Tags: Business ethics, Personal finance, Operational accounting, Litigation, Microsoft Corp., Borg, worker, ethics

Discussion threads 2009-02-22

The latest corporate dance: Layoffs by the numbers

Not Quite a 12-Step Plan But Close I was speaking with a top executive of a major software firm this week regarding morale and the economy. She indicated that her firm’s strategy for layoffs follows a predictable pattern: - Step 1 â€" Do...

Tags: Layoff, Top Executive, Worker, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-01-30

IBM job cuts underway

We're getting numerous instant messages, pings and posts about IBM layoffs going down today. The exact number of layoffs--or even if the job cuts are material enough for Big Blue to disclose--is unknown. The official site for the IBM Employees Union--Alliance@IBM--has a bevy of individuals telling their...

Tags: Job, IBM Corp., Final Day, Aaron Leventhal, Tools & Techniques, Workforce Management, Management, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-21

IT ethics and the recession

IT ethics and the recessionNorth America vs. EuropeI think the numbers are also very telling about the attitude and sense of entitlement of people living in North America vs. those living across the pond. There are some pretty sharp contrasts in what both groups think would be appropriate if...

Tags: Sales strategy, Honesty, IT ethic, sales people, recession, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-12-23

IBM sues brainiac looking to leap to Apple; Download the docs

IBM sues brainiac looking to leap to Apple; Download the docsDid he work in or will he work in California?If so, the non-compete is unenforceable. Even if not, he can point to the recent court case in Cali that found non-competes to be unenforceable.RE: IBM sues brainiac looking to leap...

Tags: IBM Corp., Apple Inc., doc

Discussion threads 2008-10-31

CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-over

CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-overMy perception of CEOsMy perception of CEOs:1. Company makes a profit, CEO gets a pay raise and a bonus.2. Company loses money, CEO fires people and still gets a pay raise and a bonus.3. Company files for bankruptcy, CEO gets a severance package for...

Tags: do-over, meltdown, bank, Marxism, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

VMware's R&D chief quits after 9 months

VMware said Tuesday that its executive vice president of research and development has resigned after nine months on the job. In a terse statement, VMware said that Richard Sarwal quit to go back to Oracle. Sarwal joined VMware in December 2007. VMware CEO Paul...

Tags: Stock Option, Security, Amount, R&D, Stock, Employment, Agreement, VMware Inc., Company, RSU, Control, Change, Cause, Person, Stock Options, Investment, Benefits, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Icahn on Yahoo: I'd hire a 'talented and experienced' CEO

In his latest missive to Yahoo's board of directors, activist shareholder Carl Icahn blasts chairman Roy Bostock and outlines what he'd do if he gets control of the company's board. Right after he ditched Yahoo's poison pill, Icahn said he would "ask our new board to hire a talented...

Tags: Poison Pill, Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Plan, CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-06

Yahoo+beefs+up+severance+packages+%28just+in+case+Microsoft+succeeds%29

Yahoo+beefs+up+severance+packages+%28just+in+case+Microsoft+succeeds%29What if Microsoft doesn't succeed?Then their next layoff will be an expensive one, or there will have to be a creative definition of [i]without cause[/i].Does that cover the 1,000...already slated to be laid off?RE: Yahoo beefs up severance packages just in case Microsoft succeedsConsidering how much MSFT has done in...

Tags: Operational accounting, Investment, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Yahoo beefs up severance packages (just in case Microsoft succeeds)

Yahoo said in an SEC filing that it has beefed up severance packages for full-time employees--not to mention executives--in the event of layoffs. Simply put, this move is designed to make Microsoft pay a bit more to lay off Yahoos. In the filing, Yahoo...

Tags: Employee, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Stock Options, Investment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-19

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

Home Depot's CEO switch could alter IT strategy

Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli just resigned and most will focus on his $210 million severance package. But its worth watching how the retailers information technology strategy develops under new leadership. Often when a CEO leaves a new CIO isnt far behind. ...

Tags: information technology, Home Depot Inc., Robert Nardelli, Bob DeRodes

Blog posts 2007-01-03

AOL to lay off 1,400 call center workers

AOL to lay off 1,400 call center workersWooHoo, it's off to India we go.sigh...I Wonder If AOL Pulled A Radio ShackAnd just texted or e-mailed them their pink slips.Welcome! You have severance package.;)Message has been deleted.Do you think the last 1,000 layoffswill be from upper management?Naaaa...Indian accents everywhere.I'm a software...

Tags: Call centers, Customer relationship management (CRM), Workforce management, call-center, America Online Inc., recruiter, information technology, Indian Accent, job, worker

Discussion threads 2006-10-18

Hurd says he will re-build the board and fix the process

Hurd says he will re-build the board and fix the processHurd Finally Seems Contrite; Carly's Biggest ShortcomingMark Hurd has been a breath of fresh air since joining HP as CEO. His handling of the 'pretexting' scandal has been his first mistake. Finally, last week, he struck an appropriately...

Tags: Corporate governance, Social Security, Mark Hurd, board, Hewlett-Packard Co., HR Department

Discussion threads 2006-09-30