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Microsoft gives out 3,000 pink slips in their second wave of job cuts

by Heather Wood on May 6, 2009 at 03:07 PM

Yesterday, Microsoft let go more than 3,000 of its staff, almost double the amount that it laid off during their first wave of job cuts back in January.  During that time, Microsoft had said that they planned to lay off 5,000 employees in order to stay afloat during the recession. … Continue Reading »

Microsoft looking to cut even more jobs?

by Natesh Sood on Apr 20, 2009 at 07:14 PM

Back in January when Microsoft announced their earnings for second quarter, things were not going well for them.  As a result, they were forced to enact job layoffs over an 18 month period totaling 5,000 job cuts.  At that time, this was already a lot of jobs to be lost… Continue Reading »

Microsoft follows Google, announces job cuts

by Iyaz Akhtar on Jan 22, 2009 at 01:26 PM

Up to 5,000 Microsoft jobs are about to be history.  When Google and Microsoft can’t afford to keep people employed, you know the economy is in the tank.  Microsoft has never had to let go of people in this manner before in its entire history.  These job cuts are companywide—no… Continue Reading »

Logitech is the newest victim of the downturned economy

by Heather Wood on Jan 20, 2009 at 02:10 PM

Logitech is the latest company to announce that it’s financially flailing due to the downturned economy.  On Monday, the popular tech retailer announced that they need to cut as many as 600 jobs in order to keep afloat during the potentially challenging months ahead. Logitech announced its third quarterly net… Continue Reading »

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