Think Microsoft’s layoff figures are big? Look at history and think again
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While industry experts aren’t surprised as the company has been hinting at cost-cutting for quite a while, naïve onlookers are shocked by the numbers. At a time when one of the top companies in the world suffers such a setback, Business Insider compiles a list of some of the largest layoffs in history. Observe the India connection and prepare to be scandalized.
IBM
Number: 60,000
Date: July 1993
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Sears Roebuck & Co.
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Number: 50,000
Date: January 1993
Sears and Kmart kept on cutting jobs for several years. This was before they finally merged in 2005 and saved $500 million a year. The largest of Sears’ layoffs was in 1993 when it asked 50,000 people to go home. Kmart was not far behind. It slashed 35,000 jobs in 2003 as it was about to go bankrupt.
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CitigroupNumber: 50,000
Data: November 2008
Citigroup’s cost cutting was a measure to save it from the worldwide credit crunch of 2008. Citi had acquired $20 billion in TARP funds to survive the worst. However, even that turned out to be a paltry amount to pay for the company’s hefty bills. Another India born CEO Vikram Pandit thought the only way stem losses was to cut down on the3,52,000 strong workforce.
US Army
Number: 50,000
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Date: September 2011The only government organization in the list. It is among the largest
General Motors
Number: 47,000
Date: February 2009
General Motors laid off 47,000 in 2009 in a bid to compensate for its revenue drop. This was when car sales were affected by the 2008
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