If those 12,000 jobs aren't generating profit, then there isn't a reason to keep them. But how do you cut that many jobs without also negatively affecting your

If those 12,000 jobs aren't generating profit, then there isn't a reason to keep them. But how do you cut that many jobs without also negatively affecting your ability to generate revenue? It seems very odd that a relatively minor downturn in year-over-year business could make that many positions extraneous so quickly. There must be another relevant factor, that is going unsaid.