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in Wangtam, on June 24, 2009

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Unemployment: are the numbers lying?

in Sox First, on June 14, 2009

...onths of 2008. and the weakest-ever four-month hiring record. Through April there were 10.3 million layoffs, up 36% from the first four months of 2008 and the worst four-month performance. All that s...

Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...

in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009

...ted that voluntary pilot savings generated later this year could potentially eliminate any proposed layoffs. And it added that savings identified by the IPA have been produced through voluntary progra...

The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors

in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009

...ion? Because he saw the writing on the wall. As the company became absorbed with plant closings and layoffs and began pleading with the governments of the USA and Canada for bailouts, there was no pla...

Cutting Salaries

in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 6, 2009

...e and productivity could suffer. But others see an upside to reducing pay rather than making more layoffs. One of them is Dan Ariely, the author of the popular behavioral economics book Predictably ...

60+ Amazing Poster and Advertisment Tutorials

in Wangtam, on June 2, 2009

...nk • QuickTime 7.62.14 • No Las Vegas Layoffs in GM Bankruptcy • Google Declares HTTP is Dead, Long Live The Realtime Cloud • iTunes 8.2 • A Case for Non-Ad Revenue on the Web • Bing vs. G...

Be honest with your finances before taking on a mortgage

in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009

...de. That's what's happening today. The weak economy has led to seemingly endless rounds of layoffs and firings. The national unemployment rate is at record levels. And when borrowers lose t...

Pay cuts fail to save HP jobs

in The CIO Weblog, on May 28, 2009

...and the outlook no better, leading the company to announce that it will be making recession-related layoffs after all... 6000 jobs over the next 12 months, amounting to 2% of the overall workforce. ...

Is sacking people unethical?

in Sox First, on May 28, 2009

... With all the layoffs going on, it's worth asking whether managers ever ponder the ethical implications of what they're doing. As the self-styled "ethics guy" Bruce Weinstein sa...

Google Chrome ads on TV

in Wangtam, on May 10, 2009

...ffs Hit MySpace • Mother's Day: 5 Social Media Tools for New Moms • Social Media Marketing: Sears and Kmart Step It Up ...

H.P. Labs Pulls Out the Measuring Stick

in Wangtam, on May 1, 2009

...d Promote Events With Social Media • Yahoo! Layoffs Begin • Phishing Attack Underway At Facebook. Don't Sign In To Fbaction.net • Google Book Search settlement will expand access • MyBlogS...

Microsoft Stops Mainstream Support For Windows XP

in Wangtam, on April 16, 2009

...re and MediaBank Announce Initiative to Provide Ad Agencies with Integrated Media Planning Toolkit • A Brief History of CPUs: 31 Awesome Years of x86 ...

Hard Questions for a Business Leader

in TJ's Weblog, on April 10, 2009

...ployees to participate in these information sessions? Should I give my employees a heads up about layoffs, work furloughs, etc.? How should I communicate bad news? You don't have to draw th...

Bossnapping: it's French for industrial action

in Sox First, on April 8, 2009

...hows that nearly half the French population think it's fine to kidnap the boss in protests over layoffs. Now that might be just a labor tactic and very French but it does raise some interesting q...

Clarifications on HP and Mark Hurd

in The CIO Weblog, on March 31, 2009

...yet and correct the point which seems to be provoking most of the controversy, that HP has "no layoffs." That was hyperbole which has suitably come back to bite me; although I noted in the ...

Getting the recession right

in The CIO Weblog, on March 31, 2009

...ons, uncertain markets, evaporating sales. But HP's response stands out from the crowd: no mass layoffs. Instead, to make up for unavoidable shortfalls, Hurd is asking most employees, starting wi...

Unemployment to soar: bleak times ahead

in Sox First, on March 31, 2009

...d up by appropriate employment and social policies like safety nets and measures to prevent more layoffs. Bleak times ahead....

BREAKING: UPS Announces It Will Stop Advertising On Bill O'Reilly's Show

in Wangtam, on March 28, 2009

... • Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview • 黑客侵入黑掉金山700万 • 美博客建议Twitter收费帐户应具备6项功能 ...

Warning to CFOs: don't trust HR

in Sox First, on March 11, 2009

...rms are sacking workers. An International Labor Organisation (ILO) report says there were 325,000 layoffs around the world between August 2007 and 12 February 2009, and still it's continuing. Th...

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in Wangtam, on March 5, 2009

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A More Pessimistic View of Outsourcing

in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 2, 2009

... that an outsourced worker is still more expensive than a laid off worker - and there are plenty of layoffs in the marketplace. - For quick updates - follow me on Twitter ...

Job websites receive much more SCM CVs now...

in Supplychainer, on February 22, 2009

... As the result of the economic recession and job layoffs, Supply Chain Online , a UK-based popular job site for the supply chain and procurement sector, has experienced its strongest ever month fo...

Saving Money and Setting Up an Emergency Fund

in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 9, 2009

...f you get into an accident. Besides that, one thing that many people are experiencing now is sudden layoffs. With so many people out of work right now, you should probably expect to be without a job f...

Married Co-Workers Take Double Hit By Layoffs

in Exclusive from our news room , on February 8, 2009

Office romances lead to co-workers getting married and while that may be a convenient, efficient setup, it can also be a disaster if the company goes under or has to make cutbacks. Some people were under a mistaken notion that a company could not let go of both partners in a marriage who are employ...

AOL 宣布裁员 700 人

in Wangtam, on February 3, 2009

TC 消息 , AOL CEO Randy Falco 上周在致全体员工的备忘录中表示,受经济衰退的影响,公司将裁员 700 人。 Falco 在备忘录中称公司将裁员 700 人,占员工总数的 10%。同时还将冻结 2009 年全年的加薪计划。"全球经济衰退已经影响到每一个角落,包括我们自己。" Falco 表示。 本月初, AOL 的母公司时代华纳其 2008 年的营收预期下调了 3.7 亿美元,这意味着其旗下 AOL 的广告营收同比下降了 18%,大约为 6400 万美元。 上周,Google 承认其于 2005 年收购 AOL 5% 股份已成为一笔亏本生...

Internal threats alive and well

in The CIO Weblog, on February 3, 2009

...g, but it's a cultural problem that it's time to address. If you are heading for a round of layoffs, or even if your staff just think you are, don't rely on serendipity to protect the li...

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in Wangtam, on January 25, 2009

... Apps Reviewed • Buzzup Docs is Digg for Documents • Plinky | Hey, didn't you used to have a blog? • 奇虎称360软件安装量接近2亿 • 五部委15条全力做大TD产业 • Brief update ...

Digg Downsizes

in The Social Networking Weblog, on January 24, 2009

...A couple of sources ( Mashable , TechCrunch , Hitwise ) are reporting on the layoffs at Digg . Call it seven people or call it 10% of their work force. It comes at the same time that Twitter is...

Tough Times for Java Coders

in Java Entrepreneur, on January 24, 2009

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7922307 Sun Microsystems announced 1,300 job cuts this week, hitting the Java community hard. "Sun's decision to dump 1,300 people was expected," notes ZDNet's Dana Blankenhorn . "Less expected was where they came from: open s...

Microsoft joins the layoff club

in The CIO Weblog, on January 22, 2009

... This morning reveals that the rumored and expected layoffs at Microsoft have in fact materialized. In the wake of disappointing 2Q revenue results which missed company estimates by $900 million,...

Wage Freezes Are Latest Tactic To Curb Worldwide Economic Woes

in Exclusive from our news room , on January 21, 2009

...and governments across the globe are struggling to stay afloat and have been trying everything from layoffs to mergers with former competitors. It was only a matter of time before the ordinary worker...

Microsoft layoffs may be imminent

in The CIO Weblog, on December 29, 2008

...force reductions which, whatever the company ultimately decides to call them, amount to significant layoffs. The stories, individually, are hardly conclusive... an increase in vague but suspiciously ...

Recession means it's time to ramp up internal security

in The CIO Weblog, on December 24, 2008

..., "The Global Recession and its Effect on Work Ethics", desperate employees worried about layoffs are a thing to be feared by CIOs and corporate security officers. To start with, half of US...

Morgan Stanley's Asia PE Chief Gets Axed

in China Venture News, on December 20, 2008

...ng-based Asia Pacific private equity banking team, was "let go" as part of a round of layoffs announced last month. According to PE HUb, "Mandel's fast departure from his new ...

Core IT skills lacking in talent pool?

in The CIO Weblog, on December 11, 2008

...skids and it seems as though thousands of technical staff have just been dumped on the street after layoffs. This is as much a psychological response as a technical appreciation of candidates. You alw...

Shopping malls crunched

in Sox First, on November 28, 2008

... But concerns, reported here , are running high that it's going to be very bad this year. With layoffs everywhere and unemployment, people simply aren't in the mood to shop until they drop. ...

LinkedIn Next Gen Search Demo

in Wangtam, on November 25, 2008

... Million, Lets Your Customers Work For You • Google Layoffs - 10,000 Workers Affected • Voices.com | #1 Voice Over Marketplace for Voice Overs and Voice Over Talent • HOW TO: Make Your Blip.tv V...

GM Dumps Tiger

in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 24, 2008

...ommodity prices are plunging (gas prices in the U.S. have fallen for 68 straight days, now) and the layoffs are just beginning, folks. And it is just the tip of the iceberg for professional golfers. ...

Oral Roberts U. Laying Off 10% of Staff

in The Universities Weblog, on November 19, 2008

...ying off about 100 employees, or 10% of its staff, according to an Associated Press report. The layoffs come after the university signed off on a $450,000 separation agreement with the former pres...

Newman-Dailey: Destin Vacation Rentals

in Wangtam, on November 15, 2008

...Puts Tech Layoffs Over 20,000 So Far This Month • Twitterank Might Not Have Been a Phishing Scam, But It Was Fascinating • Tigerbow: Send a Gift by Email & Facebook • How Old Is Your Work Co...

Recession impacts India based outsourcing

in The CIO Weblog, on November 12, 2008

...bringing on new hires, and would select a resource easier to throttle back down quickly without the layoffs... again, a situation tailor-made for outsourcing. But either we were wrong or this cycle t...

The World's Best Watches

in Wangtam, on November 3, 2008

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Yahoo Plans Major Cost Cuts, Including Layoffs

in Wangtam, on October 20, 2008

...• Yahoo Plans Major Cost Cuts, Including Layoffs • 林嘉绮走光后遭的士司机调戏 • Netbooks take ten per cent of Euro PC market • 5 GIMP Tricks Everyone Should Know! • Classtell - class websites for teachers...

Keeping Count: The TechCrunch Layoff Tracker

in Wangtam, on October 18, 2008

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Big Four plan to axe staff

in Sox First, on September 11, 2008

The big accounting firms are planning to chop staff because of the slowdown in the economy, and more companies adjusting to the rigors and processes of Sarbanes-Oxley, reports Compliance Week . Actually, when you read the piece you will see that Deloitte is the only one that's confirmed it...

Storage industry - reshaping Overland Storage

in On Storage, on August 30, 2008

...t even missed. But 53 or 13 leaves something more noticible. But to put it in perspective, these layoffs were said to save about 10 million a year, there are still 345 workers, and certain projects ...

MySpace 因业绩不佳裁员 5%

in Wangtam, on August 1, 2008

TC 消息 , MySpace 已启动一项裁员计划,预计裁员 5% 甚至更多。 由于 MySpace 母公司福克斯互动传媒未能实现上一财年营收目标,公司首席营收官 Michael Barrett 不久前已被"炒鱿鱼"。因此, MySpace 的此次裁员很可能与业绩不佳有关。 另一方面,在过去的两年中, MySpace 员工数量确实增长较快,每月最多增加 100 人。两年前, MySpace 仅拥有 300 名员工,而如今却增至 1500 人。当然,这可能只是裁员的一个借口而已。

Confusing Numbers

in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 23, 2008

...ion year in the US." he went on to say that "[a]s any offshoring contracts or significant layoffs become very visible in an election year, customers are going slow with their decisions."...

WPT Moves to FSN

in Internet Poker, on July 20, 2008

...EO Steve Lipscomb recently announced a new home for the slipping giant TV poker (recently announced layoffs). Fox Sports News (FSN) has snapped up the rights for WPT's season number seven to conti...

Will Ford layoff more workers

in carzz.org, on May 28, 2008

... cutting truck and SUV production by as much as 40%. Let's pray this doesn't mean too many layoffs as well....

Checked Baggage Fees Due At American Airlines

in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 22, 2008

...ge. The airline, blaming high fuel costs, also plans other fee hikes, domestic flight cutbacks and layoffs. What has the world become, why is this happening??? Yup. Blame it on the gas and tax! Wel...

Systems Administrator Indicted in Hacking Scheme

in I got Spam?!, on January 9, 2008

A systems administrator at health care firm Medco Health Solutions Inc, was sentenced to 30 months in jail for a hacking scheme that involved the planting of a "logic bomb" in the company's server. The "bomb" was designed to delete all the information on Medco's 70 H...

Earthlink Dumps Muni Wi-Fi Program

in Networking for Pros, on November 29, 2007

...m is worth about $40 million. The move is not surprising, since the company announced massive staff layoffs in the muni Wi-Fi division - including the program head - over the summer....

Layoffs Despite Profit

in On Storage, on October 31, 2007

Tough times for Seagate Technology ? Word just out has announced the company is closing its Northern Ireland plant, eliminating 780 jobs. Official Seagate company line on the move: it is part of the company's effort to streamline operations, and the plant affected was "no longer...

Interview with David Rosenthal, md of Curtis-Rosenthal on subprime

in Sox First, on September 20, 2007

...out from the subprime crisis is likely to continue and we haven't seen the worst yet with total layoffs created by the crisis set to reach record levels . With that in mind, I sat down this week...

EarthLink Fires Half of its Workforce

in The Wireless Weblog, on August 28, 2007

On the same day that Chicago ended its plans for citywide Wi-Fi, EarthLink announced a total corporate restructuring that will result in the company firing 900 employees (almost half of its workforce) and closing its Orlando, FL; Knoxville, TN; Harrisburg , PA and San Francisco, CA offi...

EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels

in Digital Music - The Future, on June 12, 2007

...c policy as they've fought to survive. They've glacially adapted through consolidation and layoffs. It took the labels 8 years to sell digital singles and 12 years to sell files without DRM. ...

EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels

in P2P File Sharing, on June 12, 2007

...c policy as they've fought to survive. They've glacially adapted through consolidation and layoffs. It took the labels 8 years to sell digital singles and 12 years to sell files without DRM. ...

Coming Soon: Protectionism?

in China Venture News, on May 28, 2007

...American companies with interests in China. Protectionism could hurt Microsoft and GM and result in layoffs Seattle and Detroit as well as Shanghai and Chengdu. Would the end result be a better trade...

Looking for business ideas? Collect Problems

in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 26, 2007

...ed critical mass and provided instant gratification and need fulfillment, hence Kodak's massive layoffs and plant closings. Drive-Through Banking -> Banking Machines -> Online Banking ...

I Lost My MTV

in Digital Music - The Future, on March 8, 2007

...ral executives and laid off about 250 people, mostly in New York, last month. MTV has continued the layoffs with another 250 people in London and other international offices. The company said it is ce...

Employers brace for age-related lawsuits

in Sox First, on February 26, 2007

...9;re right, it's a real worry. With the first of the boomers entering their 60s, and widespread layoffs, it's just another problem about doing business today. Employers will need to monitor t...

Tough Times All Around > Nissan Cuts Labor Force

in carzz.org, on February 22, 2007

General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler aren't the only large U.S. car companies being squeezed by higher gas prices and Toyota's fiercely competitive sales growth. Nissan Motor Company announced yesterday that it will cut 300 technicians from its Tennessee plant; effectively reducing its Amer...

Sirit plans to achieve cash flow neutrality

in Supplychainer, on October 30, 2006

...ply chain market. The company says it will take a one-time $400,000 hit for expenses related to the layoffs and location closures....

Carnival of the Capitalists: Third Anniversary Edition

in Businesspundit, on October 9, 2006

Welcome to the October 9th, 2006 edition of the Carnival of the Capitalists . Today happens to be the 3rd anniversary of the CotC, which has the distinction of being the second longest running blog carnival. When Jay and I started this thing, we weren't even sure we would make it a month. ...

Knock-on effects of CEO pay

in Sox First, on October 3, 2006

Excessive pay packets for bosses could be having an enormous impact on organisations, according to a fascinating new study. The research confirms that we use other people's outcomes to evaluate our own. It's partly about competition, but more importantly, it's about fairness.

Book Review: The Accidental Investment Banker

in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 18, 2006

...ther than the investment bank's of course). The subsequent bust made things even worse, as mass layoffs created cutthroat competition within the banks, making survival more important than quality ...

How to Fire an Employee(s)

in Bizinformer, on August 31, 2006

...any had warned on 10 August that it would cut hundreds of jobs. Employees were warned that the job layoffs would be sent via email. Hourly workers received up to 16 weeks of severance pay, while high...

Rational vs. Holistic Business Decisions - A False Dichotomy

in Businesspundit, on August 20, 2006

...gement fads at their worst. When complicated decisions have to be made -- whether about salaries, layoffs or growth strategy -- executives often rely on their underlying values to help them sort thr...

The Sky is Falling: Is the Record Industry Ready to Face the Music?

in P2P File Sharing, on June 14, 2006

... objective observers. The predictions were issued several years ago. Since then, industry cutbacks, layoffs, and consolidations have been ongoing. Labels are focusing more on management, multi-channel...