IBM layoffs hit RTP
IBM has laid off about 30 workers in Research Triangle Park, a company official confirmed Wednesday.
The job cuts were part of a round of 150 cuts IBM (NYSE: IBM) made across the country.
They represent a fraction of the technology company's local work force. IBM is the largest employer in Research Triangle Park, where it has about 11,000 workers. The company has about 120,000 workers in the U.S.
Spokesperson John Buscemi declined to provide details about the laid-off workers.
"IBM continually evaluates its skills and needs and balances them against the needs of our customers," he says. "And so a resource action" - IBM's corporate term for layoffs - "was part of that."
Affected employees will have the chance to look for other jobs within IBM, Buscemi says. Those who don't find jobs will be offered severance packages.
The job cuts were part of a round of 150 cuts IBM (NYSE: IBM) made across the country.
They represent a fraction of the technology company's local work force. IBM is the largest employer in Research Triangle Park, where it has about 11,000 workers. The company has about 120,000 workers in the U.S.
Spokesperson John Buscemi declined to provide details about the laid-off workers.
"IBM continually evaluates its skills and needs and balances them against the needs of our customers," he says. "And so a resource action" - IBM's corporate term for layoffs - "was part of that."
Affected employees will have the chance to look for other jobs within IBM, Buscemi says. Those who don't find jobs will be offered severance packages.
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