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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 mboverload · · Score: 3, Funny

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

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

    13.000 new OSS developers.

    1. 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. Multi-national corps do not outsource by Senor_Programmer · · Score: 3, Funny

    they just reallocate.

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

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

  5. 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!