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Layoffs at OSDL

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everyone-used-to-want-to-work-there dept.

daria42 writes "Open Source Development Labs - which employs Linus Torvalds - has apparently cut nine of its fifty-seven staff (although Linus has retained his job). The cuts come as the organisation re-structures. It will establish a European office and expand into Asia. "We're a small enough organisation that what would be a small change in focus for a bigger company has a large effect on us," said a spokesperson."

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  1. Restructuring Methods by mfh · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Let's hope this isn't a three-round layoff. Generally speaking, whenever a company plays the layoff card, they do it three times:
    1. No brainers: the people who most deserve to go, and who everyone agrees
    2. The group of tough choice cuts, generally 60% of the first round, and not often based on performance but more so on overshadowing
    3. The painful cuts who don't deserve to go but they have to cut 40% of the last round numbers, so these will have to do
    But of course since this is to enable the company to move into Europe, and not due to financial problems -- then perhaps this will be the only round as they will be rehiring these positions in a new office. I like the idea that they will be hiring new locals.
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  2. If you're fired by an Open Source company... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If you were fired by a company that paid you to write Open Source, would you still develop it? If so, I can see how management would say, "what's the point of paying you, exactly?"

  3. Was Andrew Tridgell one of the unfortunate? by kk49 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not that I'm paranoid or anything.

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