  tuarisYou Clicked on the Apple
join:2001-10-19
Naples, FL | $33,000 per employee in severance Is that right? | |
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join:2002-03-03
USA
kudos:4 | Re: $33,000 per employee in severance That severance cost writeoff isn't usually just money to employees. It may include money for terminated employee health costs during transition; job retraining seminars; outplacement services; office space for employees looking for new jobs; costs of Motorola employees managing the severance & outplacement; etc. | |
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|  wings10I Am LegendPremium
join:2004-06-09
South Elgin, IL | That's not much. About half a years salary. But better then nothing. | |
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| | | Re: 800 jobs out of 19,000 employees not so bad Google hasn't bought them yet though. And Google can legally have no control, as a separate public company, over what Motorola does as a company. | |
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| | | said by Romney2012:[snip]800 out of 19,000 is not so bad... [snip] Try telling that to the 800 former employees... | |
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| | | Re: Laying off an additional 800 employees ??? Motorola has been laying people off for years without announcing it. Then they would rehire a few at a lower pay. Then lay them off again. These days there is no more loyalty one way or the other -- keep that in mind when negotiating for that new fancy job. | |
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 ·AT&T U-Verse
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| Re: Laying off an additional 800 employees ??? I know you and many people might hate this answer, but it's just business. The only thing I would at least want is a heads up of a layoff so I can actively search for another job. I would also like to sit down with a manager and see if my pay can be negotiated. I rather get paid less then not getting paid at all. | |
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| | | | | Re: Laying off an additional 800 employees ??? said by michieru:I know you and many people might hate this answer, but it's just business. The only thing I would at least want is a heads up of a layoff so I can actively search for another job. I would also like to sit down with a manager and see if my pay can be negotiated. I rather get paid less then not getting paid at all.
It's not ethical business. In European countries there are labor laws that prevent this sort of practice. | |
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 IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
join:2000-09-20
Washington, DC
kudos:1 | A sign of things to come for T-Mobile This is a sign of things to come for T-Mobile...
»www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,23···IidnFhvC
5,000 call center jobs? Really? I agree with the FCC... Prove it.
Like anything will happen if AT&T breaks its promises.... | |
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| | | Re: A sign of things to come for T-Mobile From what I've heard, the call center in Springfield, MO is already on the chopping block.
So, AT&T, no lost jobs? Really? | |
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join:2001-03-29
Calgary, AB
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| Once great Motorola Oh how the mighty can fall as once there was a time when Motorola could do no wrong and now if it wasn't for their patents I think they would be folding up shop entirely.
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join:2005-08-20
Portsmouth, RI | Sure didn't waste time Approved on the 24th, I know someone who got notified he was laid off on the 25th... they sure didn't waste any time. | |
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| | Another case of... ...we can fix ourselves and the economy by firing a ton of people who make no money as opposed to cutting the salaries of the board of directors, CEO, and others who make lots of money! | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Re: Another case of... Or focus too much on cutting costs instead of growing revenue. | |
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join:2000-12-27
Glendale, AZ | Bunged updates If Motorola didn't cancel the update for the CliqXT, I would still be a user of Motorola products. They did themselves in when they screwed over the many customers that were PROMISED an update for their CliqXTs from Android 1.5 to Android 2.1.
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Re: Bunged updates Not to mention many of the other hardware/software problems MMI has suffered through over the last several years. | |
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Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | Which Motorola is laying off - Mobility or Solutions? Your article is vague. Which Motorola is laying off employees? Is it Mobility or Solutions? Only ONE Motorola is being acquired by Google as far as I know. It is confusing though because Motorola modems (that is what I care about as far as Motorola brand goes) are listed at both Mobility and Solutions websites. So, if Google acquires Mobility what happens to the modems since they are shown under both entities? Or is Google buying BOTH Mobility and Solutions?
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| DrDrew
join:2009-01-28
Apple Valley, CA
kudos:6 | Re: Which Motorola is laying off - Mobility or Solutions? said by Mele20:Your article is vague. Which Motorola is laying off employees? Is it Mobility or Solutions? Only ONE Motorola is being acquired by Google as far as I know.
Are you looking at the same article? This is the one Karl posted a link to: »www.businessweek.com/technology/···011.html
It's not vague who is laying off employees, nor is it vague that Google is buying Motorola Mobility.
Motorola Mobility does include cable products unit which makes the modem and CMTS equipment. Motorola Solutions makes the 2-way radio equipment.
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | Re: Which Motorola is laying off - Mobility or Solutions? I didn't notice the link. I was referring to what Karl said in his "article". That is the "article" I was referring to. He has a bad habit of too many links and not enough information in his original article. I get tired of having to click to his links to get basic information that should have been in his article.
I am even more confused if Mobility has the cable products unit. How come I can access the cable products (including all the modems) from Solutions website where the modems are promoted to cable companies (as well as CMTS equipment) if the unit is in Mobility?
It looks to me like Mobility has cable modems for CONSUMER purchase and Solutions has the same cable modems for ISP purchases. So, does Motorola retain control of the modems or does Google get that and does one or the other get the modems for both consumers and ISPs? In other words, will Motorola as Solutions continue to develop and market cable modems? If not, Google is gonna kill that probably so what happens to all the ISPs who have Motorola modems in the field? They end up with the short end of the stick like with Toshiba modems?
I've been extremely loyal to Surfboard modems and won't use anything else. But the one I have is not IPv6 aware, nor is it DOCSIS 3 capable, and is no longer supported by Motorola so if I were to get a newer Motorola modem, or Oceanic were to provide one (if I could afford wideband), is that going to be Motorola Solutions retaining control or god forbid ...Google!?
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join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | Re: Which Motorola is laying off - Mobility or Solutions? You're confusing yourself.
MMI (Mobility) has set top boxes (the previous General Instruments in Horsham, PA), modems (Arlington Heights, IL) and handsets (Libertyville, IL).
MSI (Solutions) is the old CGISS business mostly (Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector). They have everything else that MMI isn't keeping. They are in Schaumburg, IL
What Google decides to do with the hardware business only Google knows. I'd imagine a spin-off is not out of the question.
Solutions will not support your modem.
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | Re: Which Motorola is laying off - Mobility or Solutions? Yep. And that is what was confusing me. For the ISP it is on the Video Solutions tab which, because of the name, I was confusing with Motorola Solutions.
Maybe it is just as well that my SB 5100 is old and non IPv6 aware as I don't think I want a modem from a company owned by Google.
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800 jobs out of 19,000 employees not so bad
