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SGI Announces Restructuring, Cuts 400 Jobs

kerneljacabo writes "Yikes! SGI seems to be the lastest victim of the economic downturn. Today they announced an extensive 'restructuring,' which includes releasing about 10% (400) of their employess. Seems like no one is immune." SGI claims this'll save them $40M, as well as improve their performance next fiscal year.

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  1. A tech company? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Caught in an economic downturn? Force to cut jobs? I am shocked.

  2. Apparently... by InterruptDescriptorT · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...SGI stands for jobs soon gone to India.

    Sad. I spent many a fun hour in the SGI lab at university, hacking on GL and wondering if we would ever get consumer-level graphic cards that could do that.

    Poor SGI.

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  3. boo by digitalsushi · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the page at the bottom: "About SGI [...] SGI was named on FORTUNE magazine's 2003 list of "Top 100 Companies to Work For." FORTUNE regrets the error."

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  4. Re:Um, this can't be right by zephc · · Score: 4, Funny

    they're canning all 400 janitors and cleaning ladies

    at $100,000 a year each, it really adds up quick!

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  5. Damn, they treat their employees well... by HungWeiLo · · Score: 4, Funny


    $40,000,000 saved by cutting 400 employees...they SURE do spend a lot per employee! What's that, lifetime Jolt cola, personal 24-hr masseuses, and weekend company Jet usage?

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  6. SatireWire's Satire by JayDiggity · · Score: 5, Funny
    Whenever I see stories like this, I can't help but think of this article from SatireWire:

    AT&T TO CUT WORKFORCE 120 PERCENT

    Funny and brutally honest. Too bad they stopped putting out new stuff.

  7. Re:Um, this can't be right by D-Train · · Score: 2, Funny

    SGI is apparently still hiring (and hiring pretty young men to boot).

    Yeah, but the ones they're firing are old and ugly.

  8. Re:Math by GGardner · · Score: 4, Funny

    If each of these 400 employees required an expensive SGI workstation on their desks, just think of the savings!

  9. Re:such a shame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    SGI is the only hardware that excites me more than Apple.

    Obviously, you haven't seen a great pair of tits. Although on further reflection, they might be considered software, so never mind.

  10. Re:such a shame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    But for the typical Slashdotter, merely vaporware.

  11. Re:Um, this can't be right by kahei · · Score: 4, Funny

    SGI is apparently still hiring (and hiring pretty young men to boot).

    Well, I'm glad you think you're pretty.

    I won't ask what 'booting' is in this context.

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