Thread regarding Western Digital Corp. layoffs

May 2016

The major wave of cuts will take place in May as it was reported here earlier, we are looking at about 4K headcount reduction, that's a far cry from what was discussed here before (30%)

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Do you think 4k will be the reduction in the US only or the total worldwide?

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Post ID: @spt+GWCylWT

5/4 is for the groups such as component groups whose reorg has not happened yet,

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Post ID: @qzi+GWCylWT

We will see if 5/4 rumor is going to be true or not. From today's all hand meeting in my group, it sounds like re-org is completed and won't have another round in near future.

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Post ID: @jpi+GWCylWT

30% or more in some groups, less in others. And, wait for the Asia factory closure announcements. Cumulative, 30% doesn't sound far off, especially considering the public announcements the company has made on how many synergies are going to be achieved through operating expense reductions.

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