I liked this comment: “I’ve been saying for years that the company operates with far too much overhead. Novell has long been a meeting culture where some people exist solely to attend meetings.”
I think all big companies have units or parts of their organizations that seem to fit this description. If you’ve been cruising with one of those jobs, anywhere, you need to be nervous right now.
They posted a retraction on this article. Only 100 laid off.
Correction: Ian Bruce, Novell’s PR Director contacted me to let me know that fewer than 100 people have been laid-off worldwide, which represents less than 10 percent of the total workforce. Apologies to Novell for any misrepresentation.