12.15.07
Novell Layoffs Coming
Sadly, Novell Layoff Rumours Have Materialised
This is sad news, but it is rather inevitable after a financial struggle that called for restructuring. The most pessimistic among the rumours spoke about 1,100 jobs to be cut. Other previous items (reverse chronological and partial):
- What Novell's Financial Performance Means for Its Future
- Novell Bashing in Today's Register Podcast
- Will Novell Apologise or Will Novell Conceal?
- Microsoft, Novell, SCO, and NASDAQ Delistings
- Novell Lays Off AppArmor Team
- Quickie: More on the Novell Layoffs Rumour
- Rumour: Novell Layoffs Next Month
- Novell Layoffs in Europe, Starting in Denmark
- Quiet Layoffs at Novell?
- Impending Layoffs at Novell?
As we mentioned earlier today, Novell is at least taking good care of those whom it had to let go. We wish the best of luck and send our condolences to those having to face such an ordeal. █
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Anonymous said,
December 16, 2007 at 11:47 pm
> The most pessimistic among the rumours spoke about 1,100 jobs to be cut.
Considering that the referenced article has been withdrawn but you continue to spread its message as fact it’s clear that this site is all about FUD.
Roy Schestowitz said,
December 16, 2007 at 11:56 pm
No, there was an update on this.
The figures that Asay brought up some months ago was 20-25% of the workforce (about 1,000 people).
Again, this is just the most pessimistic outlook, as pointed out above. It’s not claimed to be most correct or most likely; it’s just most pessimistic.
As I’ve said outside this Web site, this news is very sad. The management sold out and it’s the engineers (not the management) that suffer the most.