CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA
|  Bell to get rid of 2,500 managers - save big $
July 28, 2008 9:08 AM EDT
MONTREAL, Quebec, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) today announced it will reduce the size of the Bell management team as part of an organizational realignment focused on achieving a competitive cost structure.
The number of management departures at Bell will total approximately 2,500, representing approximately 6% of the total Bell workforce or about 15% of management. These changes include the 30% reduction in executive positions announced on July 11. Combined with other reductions undertaken earlier this year, the changes announced today are expected to provide annualized savings of approximately $300 million.
»www.streetinsider.com/Press+Rele···578.html |
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HiVolt
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join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
clubs: | Soon the headlines will read "Bell outsources management jobs to India"...
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MacGyver
Bell Sucks
Premium,ExMod 2003-05
join:2001-10-14
Orleans, ON
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
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Now what will happen is that the rest of the employees will become frustrated because of a lack of management, and the attrition rate will soar.
I went without a real manager for six of the last eight months. It was a real pain to get a timesheet or expense report approved, and who do you ask if you can go on vacation, ask for advice, etc.  |
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Robrr
join:2008-04-19
Toronto, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
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its a possibility MacGyver, but they could also be top heavy where they have employees answering to multiple managers and each different manager giving a different answer.
I could see this as the case because when this happens everything goes to Hell like things have at Bell |
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DurkaDurka
Premium
join:2003-03-05
Markham, ON | reply to CanadianIron
"Management" covers a whole lot more then your direct boss; like Engineering, Business Analysts, Programmers etc. |
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Deadpool
Go Sens Go
Premium,VIP
join:2001-03-29
Canada
·Bell Sympatico
| reply to HiVolt
said by HiVolt  :Soon the headlines will read "Bell outsources management jobs to India"... I doubt it. Front line reps are considered non-management and aren't impacted by the cuts.
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BellACancer
join:2008-06-04
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Ça arrive bien trop tard. Bell est la compagnie la plus mal gérée et celle qui se foutte le plus de sa clientèle au Canada. Je ne peux que souhaiter la faillite.
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This announcement comes way too late. Bell is the worst managed corporation in Canada and the one that treat badly its customers. I can only wish for its bankruptcy. |
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TI POIL
join:2006-03-05
Toronto, ON | reply to CanadianIron
They sure are on the right path for bankruptcy. Time will tell I guess. |
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lol at Bell
@videotron.ca
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»www.bce.ca/en/news/releases/corp···813.html
"with a streamlined management structure that brings everyone at Bell closer to the customer"
LOL who thinks this will improve customer service/support? |
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lol2
@videotron.ca
| Well let's give George Cope a chance to improve things. He did a good job for telus and those employees are well paid. Unlike Bell outsourced employees who's only requirement is to have a pulse, and who live 6 together in studio appartments due to the horrible wages.
With Sabia gone, things should at least get better in service. I do not think it can get any worse. |
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travisc
join:2001-11-09
Port Perry, ON | reply to CanadianIron
Right path to bankruptcy... Right. Why don't you go read their last quarterly report before you make an uninformed statement like that? |
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drjp81
join:2006-01-09
canada | A guy can dream, can he?  |
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rizzler
join:2004-07-07
canada
·Bell Sympatico
| Bell Canada is too top heavy...in fear of the strike they hired tons of managers just in case something would happen...right now from the customer to the CEO there are about 15 levels, COPE wants to make it so there are 8 levels. Getting rid of all these managers will give Bell extra $$$ where they can spend it else where, ie improving the network and spend it where it should be instead of it going into the pockets managers. Bell had almost 1 manager per employee. They had 4500 employees and 5000 managers. |
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drjp81
join:2006-01-09
canada | Too many chiefs...for sure |
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TI POIL
join:2006-03-05
Toronto, ON
2 edits | reply to travisc
Who cares about the last quarter, they have to think for the future. Obviously something is wrong otherwise they would hire and expend. Obviously the company is in distress, the damage has been done and the customers can't forget that. |
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bellanonym
@host36-server.com
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George Cope is doing a great cleanup....
Since July 11th, he's officially in power.
So Since then he cut:
- 25% of the General VP's
- 30$ of the VP's
Next friday he will cut more on the Director level...
Then he will cut another 2500 jobs...
I thinks this cleanup will proove that he wants to restart
Bell entreprise on a good base.
The sad part... No salary increase until next year... |
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TI POIL
join:2006-03-05
Toronto, ON
1 edit | reply to CanadianIron
So is that mean that with all those cuts their service will be even worst then it is now?? So instead of waiting 1 hour the remaining Bell customers will have to wait 2?? One thing that company needed is more service. LOL good job Bell |
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rizzler
join:2004-07-07
canada
·Bell Sympatico
| said by TI POIL :So is that mean that with all those cuts their service will be even worst then it is now?? So instead of waiting 1 hour the remaining Bell customers will have to wait 2?? One thing that company needed is more service. LOL good job Bell Like deadpool said above....non-management aren't impacted by the cuts...so you still will wait an hr not 2 hrs with these cuts |
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TI POIL
join:2006-03-05
Toronto, ON | reply to CanadianIron
It's a chain reaction the workload of those managers will have to be passed to somebody. |
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En Enfer
This account has been compromised
join:2003-07-25
Montreal, QC
·VIF Internet
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said by rizzler :Getting rid of all these managers will give Bell extra $$$ where they can spend it else where, ie improving the network and spend it where it should be instead of it going into the pockets managers. vs.said by travisc :Right path to bankruptcy... Right. Why don't you go read their last quarterly report before you make an uninformed statement like that? DO THEY HAVE MONEY OR NOT ??? 
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