BlackBerry / Planning to cut a large share of jobs

(Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor) – Research In Motion is planning to cut a large share of jobs — mostly middle management — on top of the 5,000 employees it laid off last fiscal year. And among those already gone is Richard Piasentin, the company’s vice president for sales in the U.S., who was fired last month.

It’s not yet clear exactly how many jobs will be carved out, but faced with lower-than-expected sales last quarter BlackBerry will need to find ways to save money. The company has about 11,000 employees.

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via BlackBerry Fires Its US Sales Chief, and More Layoffs Are Coming – Digits – WSJ.