IBM layoff count nearing 3,000 this week

Vendor confirms cuts are being made, after assessment of internal 'skills and resources'

Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. aren't the only top IT vendors laying off employees this week. IBM may have quietly let more than 2,800 workers go, according to the Alliance@IBM union, which expects even more job cuts at the company.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9126698&intsrc=hm_list

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OUCH all those poor people.....its so stupid to get people to loose jobs n reduce their spending power & so further increasing turmoil of the economy!

"BREAKING NEWS"

So? It's IBM and this is a gaming site.

lol darth, sensationalism...

 That was a reference to this post by darth: http://vgchartz.com/forum/post.php?id=1708861

Anyway, 3000 people layed off (total up to this week) ain't much in the biggest economic crysis since WWII, for a company with over 350,000 employees.

Yes I know the consoles have IBM CPUs, but IBM news seldom generate any interest among gamers.

@slimebeast

thats besides the point

IBM is very important for console's.....thats why it is an important piece of news

+ any news that makes over 1000 people suddenly jobless is definetely a breaking news imo.

world apocalypse in 2012 doesn't sound so crazy anymore :(

@nojustno

OMFG!

the recession will lead to suicidal-ness by governments n they will launch nukes to suicide the whole world!

the mayan's knew all along!