Thread regarding Medtronic Inc. layoffs

Elliott Management to the rescue!!!!

All I could think about yesterday is when Geoff will be canned after the Elliott management stake.

I watched Geoff’s video yesterday from his desk, after earnings announcement. He played off Elliott’s investment as a long term play with them more or less being “hands off” because they see the growth potential coming. Geoff is full of it so much he believes his own lies.

This isn’t a “widget on the chalk board” company, like a page out of business school.

Mr. Walmart Greg Smith also needs to go since they tightened down inventory so much we can’t build product to meet normal demand now. Mr. Walmart has grabbed so much control over last few years that it has setup barriers and upper level fighting with the BUs.

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I looked through some of their past targets and laying off employees has never been a huge part of their strategy. I think are forcing Geoff to finish the diabetes spinoff, it could have taken forever otherwise. And they may force a spinoff of the old patient monitoring business. I can only hope they force a separation of legacy Covidien. Frankly these two businesses don't mix well, the business models are completely different and so are the corporate values.

And I would like to see Geoff go because hopefully whoever they find to replace him will clean out the two layers under him. This place is being run by MBAs and it is to our detriment. They are turning us into the next Boeing with their management by metrics. There is a huge difference between making complex, expensive, life saving medical devices and making Dr. Pepper, but management does not seem to realize this.

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Post ID: @m8+1k33zm76x

@c4 yeah you can even see that in Q1 investor call when he was answering question about Elliot. Around timestamp 45.44 the GM literally let out a sigh while talking about Elliot.

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Post ID: @kj+1k33zm76x

This is amazing news. Finally some activist investors have stood up against this corrupt-a-s, rent-seeking board that won't fire Geoff. He'll still get a great golden handshake, but who gaf, really... get rid of this stooge and all of his GE implants.

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Post ID: @dv+1k33zm76x

Geoff looked very irritated on the earnings video when he mentioned Elliot. He said all the right words but his body language spoke volumes.

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Post ID: @c4+1k33zm76x

For those who have to RTO. Don’t bring your personal belongings to the office. You don’t want to carry all of them back when you get RIF.

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Post ID: @c3+1k33zm76x

My spidey sense is saying, incoming "RIF for RTO employees" ..... IMHO

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Post ID: @b5+1k33zm76x

They cut cost. Look at what they did to other companies.

Prepare for more job losses and outsourcing to India and Mexico

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