Tech layoffs: The scorecard
Posted on 23 January 2009
Company Date How many Further reading
Dell 01/08/2009 1,900 Dell’s Ireland plant to shed 1,900 jobs
Lenovo 01/08/2009 2,500 (11 percent) Lenovo to cut 2,500 jobs amid restructuring
One Laptop Per Child 01/07/2009 32 (50 percent) OLPC slashes workforce in half, cuts salaries
Motion Computing 01/07/2009 30 (25 percent) Motion Computing cuts about 30 workers
EMC 01/07/2009 2,400 (7 percent) EMC to cut 2,400 from workforce
Turning Technologies 01/07/2009 31 Vindy.com: Turning Tech layoff hits 31
Borland Software 01/06/2009 130 (15 percent) VMware hires away Borland CEO
HelioVolt 01/06/2009 15 Two Austin employers announce job cuts
LiveJournal 01/06/2009 About 12 LiveJournal deletes ‘about a dozen’ jobs
Logitech 01/06/2009 15% of salaried staff worldwide Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce
Lenovo 01/05/2009 200 staff in Beijing offices Lenovo rumored readying layoffs
Microsoft 01/01/2009 Unknown Microsoft planning big layoffs for January?
AMD 12/28/2008 100 additional, making 600 total since November AMD cites $70 million in fourth-quarter costs
Unisys 12/22/2008 1,300; 4% Reuters: Unisys slashes 1,300 jobs
Electronic Arts 12/19/2008 10 percent EA boosts layoffs to 10 percent of workforce
Western Digital 12/17/2008 2,500; 5% Reuters: Western Digital warns on revenue, will cut jobs
Midway Games 12/16/2008 180; 25% Reuters: Midway Games to cut jobs, take charge
Laird 12/16/2008 5,000; nearly 50% Reuters: Laird announces 5,000 job losses as sales slump
WebMD 12/16/2008 4% to 5% PaidContent: WebMD to cut up to 5% of staff
Gaia Interactive 12/15/2008 13% VentureWire: Gaia lays off staff
Alcatel-Lucent 12/12/2008 1,000 managers, 5,000 contractors Big revamp for Alcatel-Lucent, with Web 2.0 spin
CBS Interactive 12/11/2008 Undisclosed All Things D: CBS Interactive/CNET Re-Org: The Complete Memo
SGI 12/11/2008 225; 15% Silicon Graphics adjusts business plan
Yahoo 12/10/2008 1,520 Yahoo pink slips issued, recruiters circling above
Sony 12/09/2008 16,000 total Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others
Netflix 12/08/2008 50 people Neflix cuts 50 tech jobs; streaming issues linger
Level 3 Communications 12/08/2008 450; 8% Denver Business Journal: Level 3 cutting 450 jobs
BMC Software 12/05/2008 350; 6% AP: BMC Software to cut 350 jobs, 6% of workforce
RealNetworks 12/04/2008 130; 7% Sources: Layoffs hit RealNetworks
Viacom 12/04/2008 850; 7% Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce
AT&T 12/04/2008 12,000; 4% AT&T lays off 12,000
Adobe 12/03/2008 600 Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts
Carlyle Group 12/03/2008 about 100, 10% Bloomberg: Carlyle Cuts 10% of Workers, Including U.S. LBO Jobs
Analog Devices 12/03/2008 about 20 EE Times: Analog Devices shutters DSP design center
Sage North America 12/03/2008 150 Sage North America Reports 2008 Results
Gawker Media 12/02/2008 “a few” Gawker Media’s rolling layoffs continue
Intrinsyc 12/01/2008 95; 30% 680 News: Intrinsyc cuts global workforce 30 percent
Fring 11/27/2008 10; 20% Fring cuts staff by 20 percent
Technorati 11/25/2008 6; 12% Technorati trims workforce, cuts pay
TiVo 11/25/2008 7% TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation
Palm 11/21/2008 up to 10% of 1,050 Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll
Buzznet 11/21/2008 10; 11% Valleywag: Music community Buzznet lays off 10
LodgeNet 11/21/2008 170 Argus Leader: LodgeNet cutting jobs
Lam Research 11/20/2008 600; 15% Reuters: Chipmaker Lam Research cuts 600 jobs
Akamai 11/20/2008 7% Akamai to cut 7 percent of workforce
Lawson Software 11/19/2008 200; 5% AP: Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts
Pillar Data Systems 11/18/2008 150; 30% SJ Mercury News: Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff
KLA-Tencor 11/18/2008 900; 15% SF Business Times: KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people
Sun Microsystems 11/14/2008 6,000; 15% to 18% Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000
Rearden Commerce 11/14/2008 10% Valleywag: Rearden Commerce cuts 50 people
Applied Materials 11/12/2008 1,800; 12% Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce
National Semi 11/12/2008 330 Reuters: Nat Semi cuts revenue view, plans job cuts
Wired.com 11/11/2008 3 of 28 Wired.com trims editorial staff by 10 percent
Current Media 11/11/2008 20% Layoffs hit Al Gore’s Current Media
Six Apart 11/11/2008 8% Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart
Tucows 11/11/2008 15% Restructuring at Tucows
Circuit City 11/10/2008 20% Circuit City files for bankruptcy
BitTorrent 11/10/2008 50% After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again
Insight 11/10/2008 240; 4% East Valley Tribune: Insight Enterprises lays off 240
Honeywell 11/07/2008 700 Phoenix Business Journal: Honeywell moving 700 jobs out of Phoenix
Zappos 11/06/2008 8% Letter to Zappos employees
Veoh 11/05/2008 20; 20% Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce
LinkedIn 11/05/2008 36; 10% LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce
Cadence 11/05/2008 625; 12% Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs
Anadigics 11/05/2008 100; 15% Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce
AMD 11/05/2008 500; 3% AMD slashes 500 more jobs
Nokia 11/04/2008 600 Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
THQ 11/03/2008 4 to 5 studios Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Tektronix 11/03/2008 150 Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner 11/03/2008 115; about 30% TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Runner
Nortel Networks 11/03/2008 1,300; 5% Nortel earnings tank
YouSendIt 10/31/2008 20% VentureBeat: YouSendIt trims 20 percent of staff
Aliph 10/31/2008 25 people Layoffs hit Bluetooth headset maker Aliph
Motorola 10/30/2008 3,000 Motorola’s struggle for survival
Electronic Arts 10/30/2008 600 Kotaku: Electronic Arts Lays Off Six Hundred
Freescale 10/30/2008 2,400; 10% Freescale dragged to loss; will lay off 10%
Symantec 10/29/2008 4.5% cost savings Symantec layoffs coming
Avalanche Studios 10/28/2008 77 of 160 Avalanche Studios lays off nearly half of staff
Revision3 10/27/2008 9 people, 5 shows Video start-up Revision3 joins the layoff club
Helium 10/27/2008 30% of 110 F***dStartups: Helium.com huge layoff
BroadSoft 10/24/2008 about 12 GigaOM: BroadSoft cuts jobs as sales slow
Comcast Spotlight 10/24/2008 300+ of 3,500 Broadcasting & Cable: Comcast Spotlight cuts positions
ADC Telecoms 10/23/2008 300-350 AP: ADC expects fiscal 2008 loss, plans job cuts
Xerox 10/23/2008 3,000 Xerox to cut 3,000 jobs
Avid Technology 10/23/2008 500 Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition…
Nokia 11/04/2008 600 Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
Tektronix 11/03/2008 150 Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner 11/03/2008 115; about 30% TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Ru
Circuit City 11/03/2008 17% Circuit City to close 155 stores
THQ 11/03/2008 4-5 studios Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Break.com 10/23/2008 11 of 80 Break.com lays off 11
Eons 10/23/2008 8 of about 33 The Boston Globe: Eons eliminates eight jobs
Dell 10/22/2008 8,900 The Register: Dell: ‘We will out-pace the rest of the industry’
SanDisk 10/22/2008 TBA SanDisk layoffs in the works
ManiaTV 10/22/2008 20 of 70 NewTeeVee: ManiaTV lays off 20, to reduce orig
iMeem 10/22/2008 25% of 80 Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon
Mahalo 10/22/2008 10% Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions
HP 10/22/2008 24,600 over three years HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy
Ticketmaster 10/21/2008 35% F***edStartups: TicketMaster.com laying off 35%
Comcast 10/21/2008 300 AP: Comcast to cut up to 300 jobs in eastern di
Manhattan Associates 10/21/2008 6.5% Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump
Softchoice 10/20/2008 6.5% of 958 Toronto Star: Softchoice cuts staff by 6.5 percent
Veoh 10/20/2008 0 UPDATE: Layoffs at Veoh, or not?
Wikia 10/20/2008 3 UPDATE based on personal interview with Jimmy Wales
Autotrader 10/20/2008 69 Orlando Business Times: Autotrader to close c
Texas Instruments 10/20/2008 possibly 300 TXCN: Hundreds face pink slips at TI
Sony Ericsson 10/17/2008 2,000 globally Bloomberg: Sony Ericsson Reports Smaller Loss Than Anticipated
Sprint 10/17/2008 ongoing KMBC-TV: Sprint plans ‘gradual layoffs’
Jaxtr 10/17/2008 13 13 employees laid off at VoIP start-up Jaxtr
Zivity 10/17/2008 33% Zivity lays off a third of staff
Zillow 10/17/2008 25% Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff
SearchMe 10/17/2008 20% Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 perce
Heavy 10/17/2008 14% Downturn strikes again: Heavy lays off 14%
Lenovo 10/17/2008 50 in Morrisville, N.C. WRAL: Lenovo to lay off 50 workers at Morrisville headq
MPC Computers 10/17/2008 200 Idaho Business Review: Details released on MP
Hi5 10/16/2008 10% to 15% No Hi5’s today
Sirius XM 10/16/2008 50 Sirius XM makes cuts to XM in D.C.
Pandora 10/16/2008 20 Pandora cuts 20 employees
Adbrite 10/16/2008 40% ‘Layoffs are not a statement about performance’
Actel 10/16/2008 10% EE Times: Actel cuts 10% of workforce
Tesla Motors 10/15/2008 Detroit office Automaker lays off Detroit office with blog post
SkyRider 10/15/2008 All P2P start-up SkyRider has shut down
Appcelerator 10/15/2008 6 Tough times, tough decisions
Jive Software 10/14/2008 33% Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff
Redfin 10/14/2008 20% Redfin blames economy in layoffs
Qimonda 10/13/2008 3,000 Qimonda: Qimonda announces global restructuring program…
Seesmic 10/10/2008 7 Tough times. Tough decisions
Lulu 10/09/2008 24 Lulu cuts jobs as revenues slow
Micron 10/09/2008 15% Micron to cut workforce by 15 percent, slash flash output
eBay 10/06/2008 1,000 eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000
Gawker Media 10/03/2008 14% Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editorial
Entellium 10/03/2008 95% Workers get ax at software maker Entellium
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