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IBM to Lose 13,000 Jobs

Posted by samzenpus on from the downsize dept.

KingDaveRa writes "The BBC is reporting that IBM is losing 13,000 jobs. This comes after disappointing financial results. Most jobs will be going in europe."

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  1. Losing your job is hard by Aussie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Must be really bad to lose 13,000.

    1. Re:Losing your job is hard by OpCode42 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh how appropriate/ironic (delete as misunderstood) that the parent post is marked as redundant!

    2. Re:Losing your job is hard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Must be really bad to lose 13,000.

      You, sir, are fired.

    3. Re:Losing your job is hard by Sexy+Bern · · Score: 1, Funny
      Even more ironic is the previous story:

      http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/04/225 7229&tid=185&tid=218

    4. Re:Losing your job is hard by mboverload · · Score: 3, Funny

      That "doing nothing to lose your job" thing doesn't seem to work for my boss.

    5. Re:Losing your job is hard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      * <--- joke

      __o__
      | <--- you
      / \

    6. Re:Losing your job is hard by CmdrGravy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not true, I am doing some work for the admin arm of the NHS and doing nothing, all day, is the norm.

      Maybe if you did do something there is a chance it could go wrong and I'd be sacked but more likely me doing something would have the knock on effect of causing someone else to have to do something, a scenario which would no doubt be frowned on and could result in me getting the sack.

  2. That's good! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    13.000 new OSS developers.

    1. Re:That's good! by Goat(---o---)See · · Score: 1, Funny

      The French gave us fries, kisses, ticklers, liberty, and some sort of connection. Why oh why do they keep playing that accordian music though?

      --
      How'd that Commodore 5 1/4" floppy disk drive get in there? I guess anything can happen after two eight balls.
    2. Re:That's good! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      And 13,000 new 0.1 version desktop managers or graphics engines on SourceForge...

      Wheel? Never heard of it before!

    3. Re:That's good! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Alternativly if it were not for the French the USA would be speaking British English.

      OR

      If it weren't for the British North American would speak French.

      OR

      If it weren't for the British the whole of Europe and Africa would be speaking German.

      OR

      If it weren't for the Prussians North America and Europe would be speaking French

      OR

      If it where not for the Saxons the English speaking nations of the world would be speaking Welsh.

      OR

      If it were not for the Vandels, Goths, Visigoths etc the whole world would be speaking Latin.

      Aren't stupid alternative histories fun. Especially ones that pander to the jingoism of certain countries.

  3. Re:Pray for forgiveness sinners! by Marcion · · Score: 2, Funny

    Er what? Trolls for Christ, You are a bit weird I have to say. You also are a bit tasteless; this being a thread about people losing their jobs. What would Jesus do? He wouldn't troll Slashdot thats for sure, he would sell his domain names and computers and give the money to the poor. RTFB! You weirdo.

    --
    My little Linux and tech blog
  4. Multi-national corps do not outsource by Senor_Programmer · · Score: 3, Funny

    they just reallocate.

  5. (to the future laid-off IBM personnel) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Quit reading Slashdot while working, slackass ! ;)

    (*) Remember to tick the Post Anonymously button.

  6. Re:Pray for forgiveness sinners! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Satan has more power as he gets members by default, and it pays to be on the winning team.

    HAIL SATAN!

  7. Re:How times have changed by ebooher · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think what you meant was:

    The Great Depression was bad. Really bad. You couldn't believe how vastly, hugely mind-boggingly bad it was. I mean, you may think the Dot.Com era was a horrible circumstance, but that's just peanuts to the Great Depression.

    --
    "Genius may shine aloof and alone, like a star, but goodness is social, and it takes two men and God to make a Brother."
  8. Re:Not "lose" actually. by bosz · · Score: 2, Funny

    IBM: I've Been Moved

  9. Wal-Mart to Hire 600,000 by thelizman · · Score: 2, Funny

    So who do you love?

  10. At least... by ari_j · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, at least the article didn't say "IBM looses 13,000 jobs."

  11. Uncomforable Irony by Jukashi · · Score: 3, Funny

    John: Hi Bob!
    Bob: Yeeeah, Hi Bob. We had a problem over the weekend..
    John: Geez Bob, sounds bad, what happened?
    Bob: Well, its embarrassing, but we seem to have lost your job
    John: You lost it ?!?
    Bob: Like I said, its embarrassing. And it wasnt just yours. Looks like we misplaced a good 13,000 of them
    John: So I'm fired ?!?
    Bob: Oh no not at all. You're a great employee John we'd never fire you. Lose you job yes, fire no.
    John: I'm going to look for a new job..
    Bob: Well if you find your old one let me know!