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Dell Reduces Workforce as Part of Broader Cost Cuts (reuters.com)

(Tuesday March 26, 2024 @12:54PM (msmash) from the tough-luck dept.)


Dell [1]reduced its workforcereduced its workforce as part of a broader initiative to cut costs that included limiting external hiring and employee reorganizations, it said in a filing on Monday. From a report:

> As of Feb. 2, 2024, it had nearly 120,000 employees, down from about 126,000 a year earlier. The layoffs come after sluggish demand for its personal computers for nearly two years partly contributed to a 11% drop in revenue in fourth-quarter earnings posted last month. Dell expects net revenue in its client solutions group (CSG) - home to PCs - to grow for the entire year, it said on Monday. The segment's revenue had fallen 12% in the fourth quarter.



[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/dell-lays-off-workforce-part-broader-cost-cuts-2024-03-25/



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