The IT Nerd

I hope RIM employees are brushing the dust off their resumes. Because RIM is apparently starting layoffs according to Reuters:

A spokesman for the Canadian company could not be reached immediately to confirm the report in the Waterloo Region Record, which serves the Ontario city where RIM is headquartered.

The report gave no specific numbers on the layoff notices, but noted that RIM employs about 17,500 workers globally, including 9,000 in the Waterloo region.

So I went to the website of the Waterloo Region Record and found this:

A number of employees received layoff notices after arriving for work. There were reports that as many as 200 employees were let go, but those numbers could not be confirmed.

So the culling has begun. I guess it’s not a good time to look for a RIM Job.

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