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Analysts Call IBM Layoff Estimates "Hogwash"

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the only-time-will-tell dept.

jbrodkin writes "Rumors have been floating around saying IBM will cut 150,000 U.S. jobs, but a Network World story attempts to set the record straight by quoting analysts who say this news, if true, would wipe out the company's entire U.S. operations and would make no sense since IBM is actually doing pretty well."

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  1. Re:Not hogwash, not just the US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    FYI: Posting as Anonymous Coward doesn't work when you give your employer enough information to identify you indirectly.

  2. Cringley was the one to break this story by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

    and we KNOW he has never been wrong before, he's almost as accurate as Dvorak!

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  3. Re:Lazy Americna perception... by terjeber · · Score: 4, Funny

    Neither. Shouldn't it be obvious? American Express workers are definitely the hardest workers. They are (clearly) American, and the Express in the name, well, no need to say more...