Retail Support Reps Across Canada and the US Sent Packing
Although John Chen has assured us that BlackBerry will remain a player in the handset business, he has also made it clear that there will be a focus on businesses. Marketstar, a company that has worked with BlackBerry to promote and support their products has been forced to lay off some of their reps…
BlackBerry Closing Bedford, N.S. Customer Service Office and Laying Off 350 Employees
BlackBerry is continuing its cost cutting layoffs with the closure of its Nova Scotia customer support office. This office was opened due to subsidies the government offered and is now being shuttered with 350 employees laid off. They will be offering 35 employees the option to work from home and stay with BlackBerry. via…
BlackBerry Starts Handing Out Pink Slips in Waterloo (300 This Week)
BlackBerry put out the shocking news last month that they would lay off almost half of their workforce. Now 570 News is reporting that the layoffs have begun with 300 employees in BlackBerrys Waterloo offices. This is sad news for the employees being laid off and the ones who remain. The whole downsizing strategy has…
BlackBerry Lays Off Another 100 Employees in Waterloo
News of another 100 laid off BlackBerry employees just hit Waterloo today. 570News is reporting that BlackBerry has confirmed another 100 layoffs on top of the previous 250. We are hearing that these are also in product testing areas so it could be BlackBerry is just outsourcing that. Either way BlackBerry had the following statement:…
BlackBerry Lays Off 250 Employees From Product Testing Facility
BlackBerry is still “right-sizing” their ship and the media is all over it. CTV reported that BlackBerry has laid off 250 people from one of their product testing facilities in Waterloo. According to CTV: The company says the changes will help BlackBerry "increase efficiency" and scale the company "correctly" for new opportunities. My guess is…
RIM Rumored To Be Completing Layoffs Next Week
The Cantech Letter is reporting that they are hearing from sources that RIM is planning on completing this round of layoffs next week. Supposedly RIM is going to let go of the remaining 3,000 employees from the previously announced 5,000 layoffs. Supposedly this final section of the layoffs will happen on August 13th since RIM…
RIM Confirms Current Layoffs
We have been hearing rumors about RIM doing a large scale layoff as part of their strategy. Thorsten Heins confirmed as much during their last earnings call where he said that it is part of RIM’s initiative to cut down operating costs by a billion dollars by the end of fiscal 2013. Now RIM has…
Reuters Suddenly Realizes RIM SVP, Jim Tobin, Left RIM 2+ Months Ago…
You have to love wall streets obsession with RIM remodeling their management structure. First these analysts and investors were clamoring for a shakeup in management and cleaning up house. Now when they see RIM doing just that they complain that RIM is firing people. The latest one Reuters all of a sudden caught on to…