On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Stuart Jansen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 2011-05-09 at 20:18 -0600, S. Dale Morrey wrote: >> Anyone want to take a crack at explaining how terminating a large >> portion of your workforce and moving your headquarters works to make >> you more competitive? > > Novell's official headquarters were moved to Waltham, Mass. because that > was where the new CEO lived. When the original announcement was made, it > seemed like a dumb idea. I suspect there was never more that a small > support staff to cater to his whims. I could be wrong, but I bet the > majority of Novell execs stayed in Provo. So my reading is that > Attachmate recognized how silly it was for the official headquarters to > be disconnected from the majority of the real management. > > As for cutting the workforce, that's just par for course when taking > over a failing company. Identify departments you think are sucking the > life out of the company and ax them. Identify other departments that you > think have a future but aren't core to the company and sell them. > > I see Attachmate's actions as a signal that they think Novell's > management was on the wrong course, that instead of trying to revive the > company it's smarter to just milk it. Sad, but not really surprising at > this point. > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ >
I believe your comments are right on target. "I see Attachmate's actions as a signal that they think Novell's management was on the wrong course..." I think Novell's management weren't really sure what course to take, and had been aimlessly wandering in the desert looking for the promise land. Management will be ok. They always seem to come out ok. As for the employees ...well we all know what happened to them. Were they given any severance? /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
