KnowthyMoney: Layoff & Retrenchment Master List

 Forwarded by a non-engineer. Sad days for engineers.

Company	Date	How many	Further reading
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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