Nokia to erase up to 14,000 employees from payroll
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Bob Slydell : So we just went ahead and fixed the glitch.
Bill Lumbergh : Great.
Dom Portwood : So, uh, Milton has been let go?
Bob Slydell : Well, just a second there, professor. We, uh, we fixed the glitch. So he won't be receiving a paycheck anymore, so it'll just work itself out naturally.
Bob Porter : We always like to avoid confrontation, whenever possible. Problem is solved from your end.
Now I laugh to keep from crying because I realize it's a documentary.
Works out great for milton though.
Sounds like people still don’t listen to him, poor Milton.
It's amazing to see the contrast between Milton and his other characters.
You generally can’t sue your employer for being an unfair asshole.
Even if doing this would result in a lawsuit against the company, it's unlikely to impact those middle-managers personally.
Which is a key takeaway from the movie, it consistently shows apathy at every level.
... or bricks in the wall.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Eraser_%28mov...
The Register tends to use slightly more evocative language and metaphors than most tech publications, so maybe it's a tongue in cheek reference to how robotic and unfeeling Nokia's statement sounds.
Nokia accelerates strategy execution, streamlines operational model and takes action to protect profitability
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The program is expected to lead to a 72 000 – 77 000 employee organization compared to the 86 000 employees Nokia has today.anyway, i visited their wikipedia page, say they have 86k employee and make 24 billion a year
i tried to understand from their webpage what they sell now, but it seem this will need more time to understand , the page is all over the place with generic terms