high level jobs going now, Ericsson axe 300

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http://www.independent.ie/national-news/stunned-silence-after-ericsson-axes-300-staff-1630142.html

I guess no jobs are really safe now. Even R&D jobs are now going to cheaper cost countries, not just labour jobs anymore.

Quazzie

Fock 'em... Nokias are better

Tech3

For sure they are highly skilled working people but any manufacturing job is at risk in this "current climate".

Heroditas

Staff are expected to be offered a package of two-and-a-half weeks' statutory pay as well as an additional five-and-a-half weeks' pay per year of service.

Nice settlement. It will certainly help many of those who are laid off to survive this downturn and allow them to assess their options, particularly if they've been there for 6 years or more.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

I really hope I can get a job when I finish college in a few months

mikemac

What course you doing Bryn? Or if you don't want to be specific, which area?

I know IT Tallaght is well known for the media course, I don't much else about it though.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

mikemac wrote: »

What course you doing Bryn? Or if you don't want to be specific, which area?

I know IT Tallaght is well known for the media course, I don't much else about it though.

I'm doing computer science, will have my degree at the end of June fingers crossed!

godtabh

Eiricsson have some major contracts with the likes of 02. I wonder what happens with them

galwayrush

kearnsr wrote: »

Eiricsson have some major contracts with the likes of 02. I wonder what happens with them

The'll still be able to fulfill the contract by importing from one of their plants in a country where it's cheaper to produce them.

helimachoptor

kearnsr wrote: »

Eiricsson have some major contracts with the likes of 02. I wonder what happens with them

Not really, Ericsson installed a new network for them but due to apparent tension during the migration to the E/// kit E/// didnt get the contract for the outsourcing of network operations (BT won it)

Its been a while since I was involved with those companies so maybe it has changed but thats my understanding. Anyway any major problems will be referred to Athlone and if needed Dun Laoghaire.

godtabh

helimachoptor wrote: »

Not really, Ericsson installed a new network for them but due to apparent tension during the migration to the E/// kit E/// didnt get the contract for the outsourcing of network operations (BT won it)

Its been a while since I was involved with those companies so maybe it has changed but thats my understanding. Anyway any major problems will be referred to Athlone and if needed Dun Laoghaire.

I went out with a girl who worked on the o2 contract and thats the only reason I know about it.

Havent spoken to her in awhile so just wondering what the story is

Rowley Birkin QC

Bryn wrote: »

I really hope I can get a job when I finish college in a few months

+1.

Getting motivated for final year is next to impossible at the moment. Only thing keeping me going is doing well enough to put myself in front of those around me.:(

omb0wyn5ehpij9

bigkev49 wrote: »

+1.

Getting motivated for final year is next to impossible at the moment. Only thing keeping me going is doing well enough to put myself in front of those around me.:(

Yeah i'm too finding it hard to get motivated. Not helped by being made redundant at this week from my part time job....have been in the company for 5 years in total

kearnsr

kearnsr wrote: »

Havent spoken to her in awhile so just wondering what the story is

Well now you have a reason to call her!

For final yearers, think of it like this - there are still jobs available in Ireland, but now they're hard to get, so get the best degree you can.

ejmaztec

Another one of those greedy bastard companies on the slave-labour trail. They're all cutting their own throats and they don't realise it.

I'm pretty certain that one of the main reasons for the global meltdown is the fact that poor and cheaper countries are top-heavy with intensive work - and us "rich" feckers are making zilch. We don't even make the boxes that all of the crap goes into.

In ten years time, the former communist countries will have more than caught up with Ireland as far as costs are concerned, then everything will be made on the cheap in China. The rest of the world will be un-employed consumers, because there will be feck all jobs for anybody to do.

Acacia

Myth wrote: »

For final yearers, think of it like this - there are still jobs available in Ireland, but now they're hard to get, so get the best degree you can.

Good advice. I'm in the same boat as the other lads here- I'm ****ting bricks at the thoughts of leaving college this year. Though at least I was lucky to get my degree before fees come back.

MIN2511

I just saw this in the Independent now-shocking!

I wonder what incentives Ireland offered initially(i bet cheap labour, company tax) for these companies to bring their head quarters here. Poland, China and India offer value for money right now especially with the current economy
ESB kept increasing prices, goods and services are more expensive, wages, pay rises and bonuses kept increasing-wtf did we expect?

Donald-Duck

MIN2511 wrote: »

I just saw this in the Independent now-shocking!

I wonder what incentives Ireland offered initially(i bet cheap labour, company tax) for these companies to bring their head quarters here. Poland, China and India offer value for money right now especially with the current economy
ESB kept increasing prices, goods and services are more expensive, wages, pay rises and bonuses kept increasing-wtf did we expect?

When did the ESB increase prices? I know the regulator increased prices.

cooperguy

thats the same thing. Lets not get pedantic. It doesnt matter who raised them if the company has to pay a higher rate.

rmacm

kearnsr wrote: »

Eiricsson have some major contracts with the likes of 02. I wonder what happens with them

Those contracts are stuff like service delivery and network rollouts/upgrades..the jobs that are going are in R&D which is a different part of the company to the service delivery and network deployment area.

Rowley Birkin QC

Acacia wrote: »

Good advice. I'm in the same boat as the other lads here- I'm ****ting bricks at the thoughts of leaving college this year. Though at least I was lucky to get my degree before fees come back.

I thought that too until my flatmate came home the other day talking about a graduate tax. :eek:

We are half being advised to go on and do a masters, weather the storm in further education as such. I'm horribly confused as to what to do.

m83

I know someone who was part of the 300. He has just put down a mortgage and has two kids under 3 years old. Horrible situation to be in.

Acacia

bigkev49 wrote: »

I thought that too until my flatmate came home the other day talking about a graduate tax. :eek:

We are half being advised to go on and do a masters, weather the storm in further education as such. I'm horribly confused as to what to do.

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Sweet holy feck, I ain't paying no graduate tax, sure I can't even get a fcukin' job!

Cleaning toilets in America for five dollars an hour is starting to look pretty good right now....

Rowley Birkin QC

Acacia wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Sweet holy feck, I ain't paying no graduate tax, sure I can't even get a fcukin' job!

Cleaning toilets in America for five dollars an hour is starting to look pretty good right now....

My only consolation is that there is shag all people graduating in my profession every year in this country (approx 80-100) and there was jobs available in Australia/Canada as of last week.

Acacia

bigkev49 wrote: »

My only consolation is that there is shag all people graduating in my profession every year in this country (approx 80-100) and there was jobs available in Australia/Canada as of last week.

Well, best of luck to you, man. I'll probably have to head overseas myself.

SAVE_ME.222

ejmaztec wrote: »

In ten years time, the former communist countries will have more than caught up with Ireland as far as costs are concerned, then everything will be made on the cheap in China. The rest of the world will be un-employed consumers, because there will be feck all jobs for anybody to do.

And how are china going to make money by manufacturing cheap goods if there's nobody in the west with jobs or enough money to buy them?

Richard

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Fock 'em... Nokias are better

Better what? Ericsson's core business is not, nor ever has been mobile phones. Many of the phone calls you have made over the last few years will have gone through pieces of kit that I had a very small part in developing the software for when I worked for Ericsson. Nokia's share of network infrastructure is much smaller.