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More Job Losses for Cork

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  • 16-05-2008 3:32pm
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    Heisenberg.
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    craichoe
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    The Scientist wrote: »
    Just in....

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0516/jobs.html



    I cant remember the last time a Company announced it was coming to Cork.
    Whats next, EMC or Pfizer packing their bags....:confused:

    VMware opened their european headquarters a year an a half ago in ballincollig.


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    bill_ashmount
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    It's starting to look really bleak out there :(


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    invincibleirish
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    Manufacturing has been spent as a force in this country for a while anyways, at least low tech manufacturing, note hpw the report cites the company was seen as hitech 30 years ago, was the IDA or anyone involved with this factory could there have been anything done 5,10,15 years ago?.

    Eli Lilly recently annouced new developments at their factory in Dunderrow recently so its not all bad news. Well of course there is plenty of bad news.

    Sucks for those employed who dont have any specialist skills, Mary Coughlan to do a better job tin Trade & Enterprise then Martin anyone? would it be that hard?


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    Ekancone
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    I don't see how Mary Coughlan, or anyone could make Ireland an attractive place to set up a low-tech manufacturing enterprise.


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    Blitzkrieger
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    craichoe wrote: »
    VMware opened their european headquarters a year an a half ago in ballincollig.

    90% owned by EMC, but run as a completly different company. Weird.....


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    chuci
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    its looking pretty bleak out there these days.


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    craichoe
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    Blitzkrieger wrote: »
    90% owned by EMC, but run as a completly different company. Weird.....

    Not really, they were always run as a seperate company, just established it as VMware international in Ireland as its own entity, then had an IPO.


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    Blitzkrieger
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    What's weird is most software companies EMC bought got brought into the EMC Softare Group. Only a few companies like VMWare and RSA are allowed run independently because of their strong brand image in the marketplace.

    All OT though - only mentioned it because the OP mentioned EMC. VMWare make a ****load of money for a company their size......


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    bill_ashmount
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    47 more gone:

    http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0519/jobs.html


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    Vengeance
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    I used to work there, a lot of decent people lost their jobs at Hormann's.

    Many on the management team however was very autocratic and insulting to workers, including myself. Those people were horrible, and violated human rights.

    Looking back, i could've got some of them sacked. But thats an incredibly nasty thing to do. Makes me feel a bit guilty for wishing ill on them, but the fact is that those people were tyrants, and i'm quite glad some of them have been laid off.

    Most however, were lovely folk.


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    Heisenberg.
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    Barr
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    Its all gloom out there at the moment .. this after Hibernian anouncing lots of jobs going to India


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    Colonel_McCoy
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    Pfizer was always on the cards................Pfizer bought out that company that originally occupied the building for the product not for the site itself.


    EMC investing 20m in the next 4 yrs.


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    BanzaiBk
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    Bah, I'm sure I'm not the only one who knows a good few people working for Pfizer (in all locations around the harbour). Tough times ahead.


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    bill_ashmount
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    At least the people in Pfizer have known for a long time that this was coming, it has given some of them the opportunity to look around without panicking and find other jobs. I know a few who have done this.

    They have been a great employer in Cork now for decades and will still have a strong presence here.

    Still very depressing news for those who are to lose their jobs.


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