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HP to cut another 25,000 to 30,000 jobs
Source: CNN
28 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard is cutting more jobs.
HP (HPQ, Tech30) announced plans on Tuesday to slash another 25,000 to 30,000 jobs, the latest dramatic downsizing at the once-iconic company.
The new job cuts are part of HP's breakup into two separate publicly traded companies.
The cuts will take place at the company that will be called HP Enterprise, which will focus on hyper-growth businesses like cloud technology and cyber security, while HP Inc. will sell slower-growth products such as PCs and printers.
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/15/investing/hp-job-cuts-hewlett-packard/
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HP to cut another 25,000 to 30,000 jobs (Original Post)
OhioChick
Sep 2015
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MADem
(135,425 posts)1. Ay, Carly!!!!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. Zoiks
4lbs
(6,849 posts)3. They must have heard that Carly Fiorina was coming to a California location nearby and did this
as a reflex action.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,336 posts)4. Meg Whitman: Don't blame Carly
http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/05/news/meg-whitman-defends-carly-fiorina-hewlett-packard/index.html?iid=EL
Laying people off is an easy management ploy when you don't have the imagination to make a company profitable.
Laying people off is an easy management ploy when you don't have the imagination to make a company profitable.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)5. More of Carly's HP flotsam. HP was a true national treasure, before she
got control of it.