Dell Cuts Jobs in Ireland
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It seems Irish eyes are not smiling, after Dell announced it is cutting 250 jobs from its Irish operation. It's understood that 180 to 200 of these jobs will be from the plant in Dublin and the remainder from Limerick. Dell said the jobs will be cut from finance, IT, marketing and support roles. It is part of a move by the PC giant to cut back its 4,500-strong Irish work force and part of Dell's continuing operations to cut back its 17,000-strong European work force by around 4 to 5 percent. The PC giant also intends to cut 40 staff members from its call center in Glasgow, Scotland. Dell is one of the largest employers in Ireland, and the move is sure to make the work force in the country unsteady. The CEO of the Chamber of Commerce in Limerick is now calling for tighter controls on salaries in the region, after fears that workers are pricing themselves out of the market and putting off other tech multinationals from setting up businesses in the country. |
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Comments (3)
Our brothers and sisters in Ireland and Scotland got their jobs largely because of new free market policies and low wages. Now that both countries are getting more expensive, they will have to join with us Texans (the home of Dell, Inc. is Round Rock, Texas, a suburb of Austin) in finding ways to compete on something other than wages. Dell's outsource policies have cost a once-great company dearly (though not necessarily to Ireland and Scotland, but certainly to India).
My advice: start your own companies and compete on the world market. I did. Not easy, but its ultimately more satisfying. Call me if you want some tips and advice (I've been in business 10 years now).
Posted by Alan R. Weiss | May 1, 2008 1:36 PM
Poor Dell; always looking for cheaper workers. It is odd that the company, losing business and profit because of less than desireable products that are not so competitive anymore, and ever poorer service, is on the hunt for cheaper workers. Certainly Dell will move more and more to China and its endless, very cheap labor and communist government. But equally certain, Dell will continue on its course of less profit, and fewer happy customers. The American market place that gave birth to Dell will find new and more innovative companies with better products, better prices and higher customer satisfaction.
Posted by Donald Wolber | May 1, 2008 3:19 PM
Interesting news about Dell's Ireland operations and the concerns of Irish officials about the competitiveness of their IT economy. Just how does any of this affect my U.S. reseller business?
Posted by anon | May 4, 2008 8:26 AM