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Published Oct. 1, 2008
I heard on the radio this morning that GSK is going to cut 800 jobs!!!! Wow... I can't believe this, right after hearing that SonyEriccson is cutting jobs too... It makes you wonder? I just wanted to read people's opinions about the job cuts, is your job in danger? Do you know someone who is effected by this?
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October 1, 2008 2:01 p.m.
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October 1, 2008 10:21 a.m.
Not true. It includes late phase development, too, which at RTP supports the manufacturing operations in Zebulon.
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October 1, 2008 10:18 a.m.
I do work for GSK.
There are "up to 600" positions within a particular directorate to be lost across all internation sites.
It is NOT 800 jobs at RTP.
It is NOT a response to the current banking crisis.
Employees have been aware of this "second wave" of redundancies since the start of the "first wave" about a year ago.
It is part of a major house cleaning to ensure the company can be nimble, and maintain and grow its market position.
As with the previous round, I'm in the hot seat, so the above isn't just the ramblings of a pro-GSK hack.
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October 1, 2008 10:16 a.m.
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October 1, 2008 10:07 a.m.
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October 1, 2008 10:05 a.m.
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From what NPR was saying, it was research positions that were being shoveled out the door. For a company whose lifeblood is research and development, that doesn't exactly inspire confidence!
October 1, 2008 9:40 a.m.
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