I was thinking that the layoffs at AOL might just have stopped when this news crosses my eye, regarding an important meeting which has to be attended by many AOL employees who received the invitation. The purpose? Well the obvious layoffs for those unlucky ones at Dulles to take place soon. This is perhaps in connection with the 700 layoffs that AOL had planned to take place by the end of this month.
Great image – I like it
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It is a bit ironical isn’t it?
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@ Andy thanks:)
@healthy gossip.. it is, but I guess it has become a norm in the last few months. Though I think it would have been better if AOL had simply issued the unlucky ones with an email instead of doing things this way.
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Now it seems like a game show really. Like in the American Idol or Big Brother, you are called and told to leave. I just wonder where on the earth this is going to go? Do you reckon the whole capitalist system is taking its last breathes? but what’s next then? Govt intervention????
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Hey, hey, ho, ho; approximately 1300 more AOL employees will likely be let go…. (with the announcement of this expected to come the week of 20 July 2009)………
AOL: More Layoffs Inevitable
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Next week, CEO Tim Armstrong will announce plans for the company to focus on four businesses — content publishing, ad network, local, and communications.
According to an article in Silicon Alley Insider, AOL probably needs about 5,000 instead of 7,000 employees.
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Apparently with the latest round of layoffs, my account password was changed by a disgruntled engineer on Sunday night – July 19th. Security answer does not work. Helpdesk is useless.
Anybody else have this problem?
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