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Microsoft Plans To Cut Jobs By 10 Percent
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| "The news is in. All the money making groups cut 10 percent of the
| workforce," says another Microsoft employee.
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http://www.newsoxy.com/microsoft/article11527.html
Even Microsoft Jack wrote about it:
Mini-Microsoft floats lay-off rumours in Redmond
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/dec/22/mini-microsoft-layoffs
What to watch in Seattle tech in '09
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| CUTBACKS: October and November brought a series of layoffs at Seattle-area
| technology companies -- nothing like the dot-com meltdown, but still
| substantial enough to make it clear that the belt-tightening is serious.
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| We're anticipating another wave after the holidays. Rumors have already
| started about possible cuts at Microsoft next month. And venture-backed
| companies that have yet to turn a profit may be forced to further reduce
| expenses as it becomes harder to raise capital. The only question is how deep
| the cuts will go.
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http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Year_in_review_in_tech_Whats_next36492644.html
Recent:
Rumors: Microsoft Layoffs Coming Jan. 15 (MSFT)
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/rumors-microsoft-layoffs-coming-jan-15-msft
Rumors of Upcoming Microsoft Cut-Backs
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| Come 22 Jan 2009 Microsoft will be asked by the analysts what it is doing to
| contain costs. And I believe Microsoft will have an answer. I think this is
| one solution that you don't want to be a part of. I'm all for cutting back,
| but it should have been done long ago, responsibly, vs. forced upon us.
| Because I believe when things turn around, groups will be lighting the
| sparklers and cracking open the Kristal and hiring madly again.
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http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2008/12/rumors-of-upcoming-microsoft-cut-backs.html
Analyst: Microsoft staff cuts would be "healthy"
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| "While a 10 percent (reduction in force) would be hard for those impacted, we
| believe it would be a healthy move for the company as it would help
| rationalize the tens of thousands of employees who have been hired over the
| past several years," Reback wrote.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/157832.asp?source=rss
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