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So much seems to go wrong for RIM that it’s almost impossible not to feel a little sorry for them. Instead, feel sorry for a swathe of over 2,000 employees who are about to be axed by the company in a desperate attempt to make the BlackBerry profitable once more.
All Things D reports that over ten per cent of RIM’s staff is set to be sacked over the summer. One source explained to All Things D that:
“RIM has about 16,500 employees worldwide now… That number will be down to 14,500 before the summer’s over. … 14,500 or less.”
Eeep. Last summer, RIM axed a similar number of staff — but clearly that wasn’t enough. Apparently the cuts are exptected to be company-wide, with every division taking a hit, but I’d like to nominate the marketing department for an extensive clear out. [All Things D]
“ten per cent of RIM’s staff is set to be sacked over the summer”. Surely they are being made redundant rather than being sacked, unless RIM is blaming them for the decline in marketshare.
Rim have put their own nails in their own coffin! I use to love my blackberry a couple of years ago! Bad decision after decision has lead to this!