As per one director count is 40. Not sure
Testing COE to go in TI
TI will be laying off the entire testing COE in 4 batches beginning today. Today there were 10 associates from Testing COE told to go. This is a fact and i would like to advice my friends who are there, please go out on your own. Fast Fun Friendly
TTS
Agreed
cost cutting - inpats expats
real cost cutting would be calling back all inpats and ask them to work from offshore to show potential, these days with technology facilities work can be done from anywhere, and not sure what DMs GMs and senior technical folks with huge salary... — read more
Around 200 people in India
Around 200 people in India got laid-off.
Layoff may be pay based
I think higher the pay higher the potentiality of lay off. Is all about blindly cost cutting.
Sad part is
the layoff is not performance based it is more of Department based, many good performers are going out, many people with not much potential and performance are still continue.
TI - Close to 50 so far
PMCoE, TCoE (manual, mainframe), Merchandising, DotCom teams impacted till lunch time. I heard some more will be there post lunch.
Target Layoffs
I am very sorry to those who lost their jobs today. Many were my colleagues and friends. I want to wish you well and let you know, in my experience, there is life after corporate employment.
TI
No responses from TI folks, as they dont have a first-hand account...still taking in the rumors...while everyone agrees it is today, but no one seems to know a guy who got the meeting invite...
@Have the lay offs started at Target India?
You will get a call from HR shortly..
Status on TI
Have the lay offs started at Target India?
What HR areas were affected?
Anyone know what HR areas were affected?
More facts
PD lost 70 TMs.
200 layoffs at TI today and tomorrow
200 to 250 layoffs at TI today and tomorrow... confirmed. Wait till 10:30 am IST
DTO
Several DTOs were cut today too.
There were some losses in HR too
Not sure of the exact number but our area lost a couple dozen.
Some facts
Here's what I know from what happened today: BTT, PM (know for sure that Stores were impacted - even leadership), Support were mainly impacted. Some Finance (10-20), Merch (100) and Marketing (40-60) impact as well. Tomorrow reorg announcements will... — read more
Mpls Layoffs
Severance pkgs were 1 week for every year at Target, discounted insurance thru end of year, paid until 03/08/14. Finance, Marketing, TTS affected. Distribution Services (mail rooms) all gone and replaced with contractors today at 3PM, and some are... — read more
Anything for TI today?
It's gonna be crazy at ti as this news spreads. Anything lined up?
3429 a little disengenious
What is with the thinking that it is best layoffs should be a surprise instead of open and honest conversations. It is disengenuous to request people not to inform India. It is already in the US news India is going to find it. You continue to... — read more
Thx 3428, does anyone know if Guest Relations took a hit?
It sounds right now like the layoffs were very concentrated between Tech and PM- hopefully no more....