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« on: April 14, 2005, 08:23:43 AM »
This is from a local newspaper "The San Juan Star" today, here in Puerto Rico.
Sony Puerto Rico hands out Pink slips
"Sony Puerto Rico Inc. laid off nearly half of it's 70-person staff from the local Guaynabo offices on Wednesday, as part of a downsizing strategy implemented stateside, The STAR learned. According to a company insider who spoke on the condition of anonymity, some 30 employees got their pink slips Wednesday, "without warning".
'This is part of restructuring that is being done throughout Sony's U.S. mainland offices that impacted Puerto Rico,' according to another source close to the local operation. 'The employees were taken by surprise.'
Attempts to reach local Sony executives were unsuccessful Wednesday. Consequently, it remained unclear as to wether the employees who were abruptly laid off will receive compensation. A company statement regarding the restructuring issued late Wednesday said the changes would allow the company to mantain its competitiveness and its tradition of quality focused on customer service. Sony opened its Puerto Rico offices in October 1987. Its local corporate offices are at the Amelia Industrial Park in Guaynabo. The company's three-story building houses all of its administrative divisions, including sales and marketing for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, advertising, logistics and warehousing and distribution."
All I can say is wow. If they are restructuring and firing people left and right in the US, this will definately impact their capacity to market and sell their products, right?
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