Tech Layoffs

2010-08-12: Barclays Capital to cut hundreds of jobs
Barclays Capital is set to cut hundreds of jobs in its back office in an effort to cut costs, according to media reports.
Across Barclays, more than 2,400 back office jobs have been offshored, with 71 percent of operational sites closed in the last four years. The company has been extensively cutting IT staff. Last year it planned to cut 700 technology staff, reportedly offshoring work to Singapore, Hungary and India.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/careers/3235052/barclays-capital-to-cut-hundreds-of-jobs--reports/

2010-08-12: Credit Suisse Follows Barclays in Layoffs
“We are currently reducing headcount by approximately 75 in the United Kingdom in the investment bank and certain support functions,” the Zurich-based bank said in an e-mailed statement. “This involves both shifting resources to growth areas and adjusting capacity to meet client needs and to manage costs across the business,” the bank added.
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/credit-suisse-follows-barclays-in-layoffs/

2010-08-08: Pricewaterhouse sending IT jobs to India
In the Tampa Bay area alone, where Pricewaterhouse has swelled to become one of the region's biggest employers, the company dispatched HR jobs to Costa Rica, graphics jobs to Uruguay and database jobs to India. It confirmed a week ago that it's cutting 500 information technology positions, nearly all in Tampa, and sending the work to India-based Tata Consulting Services.
Bolock, an Oracle database administrator who worked 11 years for the company, initially stayed to train his replacement with Indian outsource firm Infosys.
“Our goal was to make the people from TCS (Tata Consulting) and Infosys look good,” he said.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/for-pricewaterhousecoopers-layoffs-pad-bottom-line/1113724

2009-11-10: Adobe Systems to layoff 680 jobs
Adobe Systems is set to lay off 680 workers, or about 9 percent of its global work force after submitting a Form 8-K with the SEC, according to a TechCrunch report.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/adobe-layoffs-adobe-layoffs-adobe-layoff-adobe-flash-player-gratis-techcrunch.htm

2009-11-10: Tech Layoffs: AOL, Sprint, Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, the world's second-largest video game maker, is eliminating about 1,500 jobs,
Sprint is cutting between 2,000 and 2,500 jobs, about 6% of its 42,000 employees
AOL is laying off 100 of its 6,000 workers
http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/tech_layoffs_aol_electronic_ar.php

2009-07-15: WSJ confirms Microsoft layoffs
Journal Confirms Microsoft Looks to Shed Over 2,000 Employees, Microsoft Employee Thinks 15,000 More Should be Let Go
http://techrights.org/2009/07/15/microsoft-employee-15k-layoffs/

2008-09-16: Hewlett-Packard to Slash Nearly 25,000 Jobs
Hewlett-Packard will lay off more than 24,000 workers as it integrates recently acquired technology services firm EDS into its own operations. The job cuts, which amount to roughly 7.5% of the combined company's workforce, will result in annual cost savings of $1.8 billion, H-P said Monday, ahead of an analyst meeting to discuss the move.
http://www.legitreviews.com/news/5177/

2008-09-18: May be more layoffs at eBay
And this week, people are expecting more layoffs at EBay – as many as 1,500 folks. It all began with an article in Barron's on Monday that cited a report from a Colorado investment research firm, suggesting that EBay would cut 10% of its 15,000 employees. Wedge Partners' Brian Blair and Ryan Hunter wrote that the company's business was “deteriorating.”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/09/with-ebay-layof.html

2008-08-02: Sun to cut between 1000 to 2500 jobs
Sun is trying to hold down its operating expenses in part through job cuts. Last month, the company said it would cut 1,000 jobs, or 3% of its total work force, as part of a plan announced in May to cut as many as 2,500 jobs.
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/08/01/sun-us-tech-market-wont-shine-soon

2008-04-18: “Citi posts loss, cuts 9,000 more jobs”
http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/18/news/companies/citigroup/index.htm?postversion=2008041810

“AT&T swings the ax”
http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/04/18/att-swings-the-ax/

“Dell Job Cuts to Top 8,800 as U.S. Spending Slows”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aEO1GX_CC.8U&refer=us

“Motorola to lay off 2,600 workers”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri-motorola-8k-jobcuts-motapr04,0,4870738.story

“Chrysler Slashing Tech Jobs - The latest cutbacks affect 400 technology workers”
http://www.thecarconnection.com/blog/?p=1095

“AMD axes 10% of its staff”
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36823/167/

“Yahoo Profits Slip; To Cut 1,000 Jobs”
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/01/yahoo-profits-s.html

“Google lays off about 300 at DoubleClick”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/03/BUA2VUNAO.DTL&tsp=1

“EBay Cuts 125 Jobs in Europe, North America”
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080320/ebay_jobs.html?.v=4

“CNET to Lay Off 120”
http://www.redherring.com/Home/24032

“At least 160 employees at CBS Corp. . . were let go”
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-stations9apr09,1,7495348.story

“Applied Materials to reduce its global workforce by approximately 1,000 positions, or about 7 percent of its headcount and plans to shift 19 percent of its jobs from Texas to Singapore”
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207100325

“Nokia announced that it will layoff 2,300 employees”
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205800298

“Sprint announced plans to lay off 4000 employees”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/18/AR2008011801407.html

“National Semiconductor announced they would Cut 200 Jobs”
http://www.rttnews.com/sp/todaystop.asp?date=01/21/2008&item=9