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How not to fire people
Telling an employee he's out of a job is almost always an unpleasant task. It can be emotionally charged, raising feelings of guilt, disappointment, and even fear of retaliation, and it can be
What Cisco's layoffs may mean for enterprises
Cisco said this week that it slashed 6,500 jobs, and when you add that to other recent restructuring moves the company is losing a total of 16.5 percent of its workforce. Network World's Jim Duffy
IT labor market looking up
A war for talent is underway in Silicon Valley, where the likes of Google and Facebook are vying for highly skilled workers. The tech giants aren't the only ones looking to hire - and retain - good
How to be an IT manager in 2010
It's been one rough year for IT managers, filled with lots of uncertainty, chaos, tight budgets and in some cases, layoffs. Next year, it's supposed to be getting easier if you believe the
AOL to cut workforce by one-third
AOL, a titan in the Internet world, is about to shrink. As part of its spinoff from Time Warner, the company announced last week that it is cutting its workforce by eliminating 2,500 workers--one
Can you deal with a pay cut?
It's been a year of plenty of layoffs, and not far behind that are pay cuts. From the top IT executive down through the ranks, across-the-board pay cuts and unpaid furloughs are a rising tide in the
IT economy still in the doldrums
There are some signs that the long and deep economic downturn may be starting to ebb, but so far it's been a jobless recovery that may hold true for IT, as well as many other sectors of the job
Another round of layoffs at IBM
Big Blue is not done with layoffs yet. Alliance@IBM, an organization working to unionize IBM's U.S. employees, says IBM is cutting at least 200 more jobs. The layoffs are primarily in the company's
Companies look to stop leaks to bloggers
Companies are grappling with growing disclosure of sensitive or confidential information by employees who are either posting information online or leaking it to bloggers. A recent survey conducted by
Cisco lays off 700 at San Jose headquarters
The economy is supposed to be getting better, right? Unfortunately, there's still plenty of evidence that the IT market is hurting. Cisco reportedly laid-off 700 workers last week from its San Jose
