HP to cut 25-30k jobs

Re:HP to cut 25-30k jobs by debacle on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @10:56AM (#10227062)

> What do you all think a company like HP should do when they (finally) realize that they're overstaffed by a big number like 20%, 30% or 50%?

Fire the person(s) responsible for letting things get that bad.

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Re:HP to cut 25-30k jobs by bcbrown on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @01:34PM (#10228335)

That's a punishment, not a solution. Then what?

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Re:HP to cut 25-30k jobs by bosdev on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @02:19PM (#10228640)

Barring any extreme creativity, they should fire those people. It doesn't excuse the incompetence which led to that position though. Working at HP is not a seasonal job.

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