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ERICSSON JOBS

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  • 05-02-2009 3:04pm
    #1
    extra1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭


    anyone know whats happening with Ericsson in Athlone and Dublin? I heard they are being called into a meeting today.


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    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,656 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    I don't work there, but have a friend working in R & D in Germany and they are slashing hundreds of jobs there so I expect quite a few to go in Ireland.


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    #3
    extra1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭extra1


    damn!!


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    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    They announced something like 5,000 jobs losses globally a while back but didnt think it affected Athlone/Dublin. Maybe things have changed?


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    #5
    wellboss
    Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭wellboss


    300 R&D jobs gone in Clonskeagh, all other areas safe for the moment


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    #6
    extra1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭extra1


    so none going in athlone?? ?


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    Explosive_Cornflake
    Registered Users Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭Explosive_Cornflake


    No, just the R&D in Beech Hill.


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    blast05
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    The R&D in Athlone is completely seperate to the R&D in Dublin.
    Dublin had part responsibility for one product area with ultimate responsiblity for that product being based in Sweden and thus all reporting was back to 'mothership'. There was already a company in Poland also working on that product and given that the specific activities in Dublin were increasingly focusing towards maintainence mode, i.e.: most of the R&D work to be focused on resolving customer issues rather than developing new functionality (not exactly the picture but it will do for arguments sake), then it could be argued that its not high level and crucial work to Ericsson.

    Athlone on the other hand has overall responsibility for a product that will always have to support and work with all new products being developed in overall Ericsson R&D and is the single hub for the product. There are R&D activites in about a dozen other locations worldwide that report directly in to Athlone. Not saying it can never be closed (you can never look forward by more than a year or 2 in IT) but its better placed strategically than Dublin R&D was.


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    veryangryman
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    Another all employee meeting scheduled for 24 March. Any clues as to what thats about?


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    blast05
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    veryangryman wrote: »
    Another all employee meeting scheduled for 24 March. Any clues as to what thats about?

    Normal 6-monthly run of the mill stuff.


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    KTRIC
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    I work in SE and we've been badly hit by job cuts recently.


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