RIM expected to announce major layoffs this week - thestar.com
With fewer and fewer people buying BlackBerry smart phones, Waterloo-based Research In Motion has apparently decided it needs fewer employees to make, design and sell them.
For the second time in a year, the company is expected to announce its laying off a major chunk of its workforce, perhaps as early as this week.
A RIM spokesperson wouldnt comment on published reports, which suggested the cuts could range anywhere from 2,000 to 6,000.
One veteran tech analyst said roughly 5,000 employees will be cut in phases over the next six months in almost every area of the company. The sole exception, predicted the analyst, would be anyone working on BB10 or the qnx software its based on.
With fewer and fewer people buying BlackBerry smart phones, Waterloo-based Research In Motion has apparently decided it needs fewer employees to make, design and sell them.
For the second time in a year, the company is expected to announce its laying off a major chunk of its workforce, perhaps as early as this week.
A RIM spokesperson wouldnt comment on published reports, which suggested the cuts could range anywhere from 2,000 to 6,000.
One veteran tech analyst said roughly 5,000 employees will be cut in phases over the next six months in almost every area of the company. The sole exception, predicted the analyst, would be anyone working on BB10 or the qnx software its based on.
and Storm 2
....hopefully RIM continues to support the pb; sad really, they had a spark, now.....
at Jim Balls and the waterloo guys, chasing the NHL dream is what lead to this.