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Are Those Yahoo Layoffs Starting To Roll Out Today?
- wccrawford 16y agoThis is a good example of how to create chaos and panic in your company. A couple people come in to work and find something odd. Due to past rumors of a layoff, and the company's refusal to deny the rumors, they are now starting a full-on panic about layoffs that will infect everyone. Now, it could be true... But it might not be. I think you can pretty much guarantee that today will not be a productive day at Yahoo.
- weej 16y agoWhy is it that corporations, specifically Yahoo!, have a tendency to lay folks off right in the middle of the holidays? If I recall they had huge layoffs in '07 right before their infamous Xmas party. All this does is destroy morale, produce more rumors, and takes a big hit on the company's overall image.
- protomyth 16y agoI do believe it has to do with the Tax code in the US, but I can't remember exactly why. The other thing is that it probably makes the quarterly numbers look better.
- cancelbubble 16y agoIt was '08, I know :)
- bradfordw 16y agoJust in time for the holidays (in my world, Christmas). Epic. Fail.
- forgotAgain 16y agoIt's terrible to lose your job but this time of year is not the worst. A lot of budgets are started or renewed at the beginning of the calendar year. You have a better chance to land a new position than in spring or summer. I'm writing this not to lessen the raspberries for Yahoo but to offer some light to those affected.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoAlso good to lose the job before holiday spending ramps up.
- whakojacko 16y agoBest of luck to all involved.