Tuesday, September 16, 2008

This weeks headlines

Alaska Air Group Inc. announced Thursday that it will eliminate about 900 jobs over the next year -- nearly 200 in the Seattle area -- as it joins other major U.S. airlines in making deep payroll cuts.

"Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that it plans to cut 24,600 jobs worldwide over the next three years, nearly 8 percent of its work force, as it combines operations with Electronic Data Systems Corp., the technology-services company it recently acquired.

Most of the reductions will come from EDS, and nearly half will hit jobs in the U.S., HP said Monday after the markets closed."

Well, I guess it's just as well that I quit that job. Gavin has two friends who’s fathers were laid off from their jobs recently too. I'm starting to wonder, is anyone’s job safe?


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