Written in the “end of the world: communication industry layoffs before inventory

The global economy since the financial crisis, trapped in the European debt crisis and the emerging economic malaise, had not been able to lift his head! According to Peng Bo’s data, from 2008 up to now, the European banking industry has laid off nearly 300000 people. Many economists predicted, the world economy is likely to bottom two, IT, telecommunications, automobile is considered to be the next victim. Indeed, since the communication IT new industry manufacturers join ceaselessly, competition is intense, ultra low-cost Dutch act type market strategy lead to the entire industry profit margin. Environment vibration and internal mutual fight closely, since the second half of 2011, IT communication industry is caught in winter. Especially several equipment manufacturers are trapped in a dark tunnel to fumble, still find that ray of light from the end of the tunnel from.

When at the end of the 08 financial crisis, industry brother-in-law brothers had not expected such fields: today includes an upstream operators, the communications industry ‘s woes as Domino slowly drifting down, until the major equipment manufacturers at the entrance. In order to survive, including the NSN, Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, Aro, equipment manufacturers have to cut production and R & D scale, cuts to reduce operating costs, as is his ” dawn ” moment. This made the layoffs are summarized, including cut 10000 or more frightful to the ear.

First name: Xi ( NSN ) 17000 job cuts. In 2011 2012, after heavy losses, the first second quarter remained substantial losses, including a loss in the second quarter to $300000000. In order to make a living, NSN global CEO Su Li announced in the two quarter the global layoffs in 17000, after the announcement, horrifying. NSN in March of this year in China to lay off 360 people, one month after another announced cuts in China customer operations, products and functional departments about 340 jobs. In July NSN of layoffs reached a climax, the main job object is derived from its acquisition of the original Motorola wireless assets to the staff, which became well known ” Motorola cuts the door” incident, more than 1300 people were forced to leave. NSN’s reach as high as 17000 redundancy can be described as ” unprecedented number “. ( according to the thread brothers has completed more than 14000, and begin to hire, hope can get past, ranking first let down )

Second: ZTE ( ZTE ) lay off more than 11000. Ranked fifth in the equipment business ZTE, trapped in his own under the ” low-cost market ” strategy, in the good years days also, but once encountered so big, so long a global depression, for it, is devastating blow to the top. It is as expected, the company announced in the third quarter as high as 1700000000 yuan a huge loss, which forced it up the axe. Reportedly, this year ZTE global redundancy ratio up to 15-20%, a total of more than 110000000 people, this year in China ‘s newly acquired 3000 graduates cannot last are being cut. Currently more than 10% employees were to get 20%.

Third: Huawei ( Huawei ) cuts over 10000 people. Huawei in the past few years by virtue of young people’s fighting capacity, low price marketing strategy and ” wolf” enterprise culture incentive, in Africa, Europe, Asia market gains is not minor. However, Huawei in employees are aggressive, staff has a total of more than 140000, and in the enterprise network and the terminal equipment, such as multiple fronts attack on all fronts. However, days of contingency situation, facing 50 years of global economic depression, even Huawei also had to adjust the strategy, compressed front. Huawei internal sources, bishop Ren Zhengfei recently inner speech is the core idea of “streamlining, streamline processes, reduce the staff “! This time the main speech also pulled open Huawei layoffs. Although Huawei has avoided publicly layoffs, but the walls have ears, various news sources are called Internet 2012 years for the layoffs in 10000. Huawei job cuts is far greater than foreign communications equipment manufacturers.

Fourth: Cisco ( Cisco ) staff of nearly 10000 people. As a global IT leader, Cisco has not been spared, in communications equipment operators have thin body while, Cisco in 2012 July announced layoffs of nearly 10000 people, accounting for the company’s total employees 14%. In fact, Cisco from early 2011 began to implement a cut of $1000000000 in operating costs of the program, designed to enable companies to become more capable and more efficient. At that time, Cisco announced that the company plans to reduce its global workforce of 15%. Cisco recent earnings or good, it seems the survival there is a strategy!

Fifth: Nokia laid off nearly 10000 people. By the end of 2013, in a global context to cut up to 10000 jobs. Nokia said in a statement: the company will continue to focus on its intelligent mobile phone and feature phone provides a unique experience, including focus on the development of location service. About Nokia is really nothing to say, silently blessing.

Sixth: time ( Alcatel Lucent ) 5500 job cuts. A Lang’s operation is overall better NSN, although before 2012 6 months or loss exceeds 40000000 euro. In order to cope with the economic downturn and its decline in business challenges, the management of the company announced layoffs of 5500 people worldwide, including more than 800 people in China market. According to media reports, trapped in the operating pressure, the equipment operators last has laid off more than 3000 people.

Seventh: Ericsson ( Ericsson ) 3000 job cuts. The first half of this year in North America has put the old Nortel cut almost, approximately 1400 people, saying it with Google brandished a knife cut Motorola jioubu approach run in the same groove, but the Swedish or no Silicon Valley be extremely cruel and merciless. Ericsson this year second quarter profit dropped 62%, third quarter fell by 42%, a slight stop. The company CEO once said to cut costs active, will continue to cut costs. Indeed, Ericsson announced in November 7th that it would cut 1550 jobs in sweden. Recently spread the China will put the Chengdu and Nanjing hardware development shifted to Beijing, involving dozens of people, if they are not willing to work in Beijing, and is not willing to do service, also is a disguised form of redundancy.

Eighth: TI: 1700 job cuts, exit consumption intelligent mobile phone chip market. The world’s largest digital micromirror chip ( DMD ) supplier Texas Instrument Co (referred to as Texas Instruments Inc. USA ) plans to lay off 1700 people worldwide, accounting for about 5% of the total number of all employees of the company. The statement said, the layoffs will enable companies to more focus on the embedded system chip research and development, the company will not be in intelligent mobile phone chip development to take more risks.

There are some, and communication related manufacturers:

Sony: deficit of in successive years of Sony again in October announced that it would cut 2000 jobs, and the closure of a factory. In Japan, the United States and the implementation of the European market, with sales of body lean, sales and marketing organization resource optimization based initiatives.

RIM: laid off 5000 people. After this round of layoffs, RIM employees will have only 9000 people, less than RIM peak period 20000 of the size of the half.

HP: plan to 2014 fiscal year to cut 27000 jobs, accounting for 8% of the total number of staff.

Major manufacturers in this winter layoffs, a harsh noise! In fact, the big company for the enterprise survival and the future plan, is forced to layoff. The so-called: today’s retreat is for tomorrow better attack. As for the family to survive the ” Han Dong “, is also the managers need to think carefully about the important subject.

For those of US house building, apply to body comfort you: first, to avoid being cut, should undergo prophylactic “self-help ” : to select a sufficient cash flow, historical record, good good financial statements and proven company; second, try to choose the company ‘s core sector; third, in the company pay attention to communication, improve EQ, learn to moderate to sell yourself, without undue credit for case, let people know their own contribution.

Real layoffs comes, junior, low promotion potential, performance to high-paying formation is proportional to the employees must be cut is preferred. Therefore, usually need to be aware of their performance in the company the approximate level, market staff may be changing to the sales department for several years, doing research and development staff can also try in the market department work. In a company to make the job more, adaptability is strong, they are more likely to be left together, until the spring…