Internal BlackBerry Memo Says Downsizing Is Done
A memo sent to BlackBerry employees made it to the outside world yesterday. Reuters was one of a number of news outlets to get their hands on it. Here’s part of what it says:
We have completed the restructuring notification process, and the workforce reduction that began three years ago is now behind us,” said the memo from BlackBerry’s Chief Executive John Chen that was sent out on Friday.
“More importantly, barring any unexpected downturns in the market, we will be adding headcount in certain areas such as product development, sales and customer service, beginning in modest numbers,” said Chen, who personally thanked those that have stayed with the company through the process.
Well, that does sound positive. But BlackBerry has a tough fight on its hands. It needs to regain the trust of companies who have ditched their products for Android and iPhone while keeping this momentum going. Not an easy thing to do. But John Chen who is BlackBerry’s CEO is a specialist at this sort of thing, so one could conclude that he has the best chance of pulling this off. We’ll see how well that works out.
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