Layoffs - The worst fear is here and is real

Layoffs - The worst fear is here and is real

With the global economy sinking day by day, Its not letting any industry and the eminent cost cutting is resulting in large scale layoffs. People are fearing of job loss and more over rumors are giving them sleepless nights. Below are some data about companies layoff statistics collected from various sites.

. BroadSoft 10/24/2008 about 12 GigaOM: BroadSoft cuts jobs as sales slow . Xerox 10/23/2008 3000 Xerox to cut 3,000 jobs . Avid Technology 10/23/2008 500 Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition... . Break.com 10/23/2008 11 of 80 Break.com lays off 11 . SanDisk 10/22/2008 TBA SanDisk layoffs in the works . ManiaTV 10/22/2008 20 of 70 NewTeeVee: ManiaTV lays off 20, to reduce original content . iMeem 10/22/2008 25% of 80 Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon . Mahalo 10/22/2008 10% Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions . HP 10/22/2008 24600 over three years HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy . Yahoo 10/21/2008 10% of ~14,300 Yahoo profit drops, layoffs coming . Ticketmaster 10/21/2008 35% F***edStartups: TicketMaster.com laying off 35% . Comcast 10/21/2008 300 AP: Comcast to cut up to 300 jobs in eastern division . Manhattan Associates 10/21/2008 6.5% Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump . Softchoice 10/20/2008 6.5% of 958 Toronto Star: Softchoice cuts staff by 6.5 per cent . Veoh 10/20/2008 0 UPDATE: Layoffs at Veoh, or not? . Wikia 10/20/2008 3 UPDATE based on personal interview with Jimmy Wales . Autotrader 10/20/2008 69 Orlando Business Times: Autotrader to close call center . Texas Instruments 10/20/2008 possibly 300 TXCN: Hundreds face pink slips at TI . Sprint 10/17/2008 ongoing KMBC-TV: Sprint plans 'gradual layoffs' . Jaxtr 10/17/2008 13 13 employees laid off at VoIP start-up Jaxtr

. Zillow 10/17/2008 25% Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff . SearchMe 10/17/2008 20% Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 percent . Heavy 10/17/2008 14% Downturn strikes again: Heavy lays off 14% . Lenovo 10/17/2008 50 in Morrisville, N.C. WRAL: Lenovo to lay off 50 workers at Morrisville headquarters, more worldwide . MPC Computers 10/17/2008 200 Idaho Business Review: Details released on MPC job cuts . Hi5 10/16/2008 10-15% No Hi5's today . Sirius XM 10/16/2008 50 Sirius XM makes cuts to XM in D.C. . Pandora 10/16/2008 20 Pandora cuts 20 employees . Adbrite 10/16/2008 40% 'Layoffs are not a statement about performance' . Actel 10/16/2008 10% EE Times: Actel cuts 10% of workforce . Tesla Motors 10/15/2008 Detroit office Automaker lays off Detroit office with blog post . SkyRider 10/15/2008 All P2P start-up SkyRider has shut down . Appcelerator 10/15/2008 6 Tough times, tough decisions . Jive Software 10/14/2008 33% Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff . Redfin 10/14/2008 20% Redfin blames economy in layoffs . Qimonda 10/13/2008 3000 Qimonda: Qimonda Announces Global Restructuring Program... . Seesmic 10/10/2008 7 Tough times. Tough decisions . Lulu 10/9/2008 24 Lulu cuts jobs as revenues slow . Micron 10/9/2008 15% Micron to cut workforce by 15 percent, slash flash output

. eBay 10/6/2008 1000 eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000 . Gawker Media 10/3/2008 14% Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editoria