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UPDATED: HP slashes 27,000 jobs as part of restructuring program
It's official. Hewlett-Packard will cut 27,000 employees as part of its long-term restructuring plan, the company said when it announced quarterly financial results.
By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 20:52
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Analysis: HP's layoff plans and what they mean
You gotta love Silicon Valley. The Facebook IPO is creating dozens and dozens of new millionaires. Apple, thanks to the iPhone and iPad, has seen its employment nearly double in two years.
By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 May, 2012 07:28
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HP plans massive layoff, say reports
The last time Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a layoff of 25,000 people, it was on the same day that Lehman Brothers collapsed and the stock market nose-dived. That was in September 2008.
By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 May, 2012 03:37
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Yahoo's new CEO lays out strategy for smaller, more focused company
Yahoo plans to cut about 50 properties and refocus on its core business, CEO Scott Thompson said in an earnings call on Tuesday.
By Cameron Scott | 18 April, 2012 11:19
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Detroit makes pitch for ousted Yahoo employees
Quicken Loans and two affiliated Detroit venture capital firms have issued a call for the roughly 2,000 Yahoo employees who received pink slips last week to move to the Motor City to bolster the blighted city's efforts at revitalization.
By Cameron Scott | 10 April, 2012 05:15
Features about layoffs
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Layoff backlash: Five steps to protect your business from angry ex-employees
A senior corporate executive leaves the company, taking with him his framed family photographs, his prized gold pen-and-pencil set -- and the passwords of several hundred employees.
By Julia King | 03 March, 2009 08:17
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Crisis for tech workers: Life after layoffs?
Signs everywhere point to the plight of the laid-off tech worker. Tech consultancy BearingPoint files for bankruptcy. Hewlett-Packard's profits plummet. Silicon Valley employment falls for the first time in several years. With daily layoffs and few new jobs available, techies have seen their careers careening off track -- and now they need to reinvent themselves or get off the tech train altogether.
By Tom Kaneshige | 26 February, 2009 09:29
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Most notable IT layoffs of 2008
A look at this year's job cutbacks at Cisco, HP, Dell, Sun and other top technology companies
By Network World staff | 08 December, 2008 10:14
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