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19 Nov 2009 10:43

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Biz, Tech: AOL’s looking to get rid of a lot of freaking people

  • 2,500 workers number of people wanted for voluntary buyouts; if they don’t get those buyouts, they turn into layoffs
  • $300 million the amount AOL expects to save with the restructuring; they’re in the midst of a split with Time Warner source

19 Oct 2009 22:46

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Biz: The New York Times, the nation’s biggest newsroom, is shrinking

  • 1,250 people work in the New York Times newsroom, including a reporter with a number for her middle name
  • 100 fewer workers will be there by the end of the year, mostly through buyouts, or scary layoffs source

25 Aug 2009 21:07

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U.S.: The U.S. Postal Service just delivered a bunch of buyout letters

  • 30,000 job cuts are needed by the USPS source