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____/ Matt on Tuesday 05 May 2009 18:35 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Microsoft moves forward on plan to lay off 5,000
>>
>>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050501609.html
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> It's not 5000 more---it's part of the same 5000:
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050501609.html
> (((((
>> SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is pulling the trigger on thousands of the 5,000
>> job cuts it announced in January.
>>
>> When Microsoft announced its first-ever companywide layoffs, the software
>> maker cut 1,400 of the jobs it said it would slash, with the rest coming
>> over an 18-month period.
>>
>> Now after making cuts that were disclosed Tuesday, the software maker says
>> it will be almost finished with the 5,000 layoffs.
>>
>> Microsoft says the affected workers are split between the U.S. and other
>> countries. They will be given severance packages, and the software maker
>> expects some will be rehired as part of the 2,000 to 3,000 new jobs
>> Microsoft is creating between now and the middle of 2010.
> )))))
Yes, Microsoft refused to deny what analysts/whistleblowers said based on
inside information. Expect more soon.
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