Comments on: Motorola, Logica and Irish Economy http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/ People, Technology, Business and Innovation Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:01:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: paul savage http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-28081 paul savage Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:49:49 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-28081 Motorola have announced that they are indeed pulling out of Cork ! :( 330 jobs estimated to be going ! Motorola have announced that they are indeed pulling out of Cork ! :( 330 jobs estimated to be going !

]]> By: admin http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-14973 admin Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:02:09 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-14973 Paul, I think a lot of people in Limerick will be disappointed , but not surprised! Paul B. Paul,

I think a lot of people in Limerick will be disappointed , but not surprised!

Paul B.

]]> By: paul.savage http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-14902 paul.savage Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:50:30 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-14902 Paul, thanks for the mention ! Latest depressing jobs news is that DELL are considering laying off people. Is this apparent increase something to worry about ? Paul, thanks for the mention !

Latest depressing jobs news is that DELL are considering laying off people. Is this apparent increase something to worry about ?

]]> By: admin http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-14691 admin Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:15:53 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-14691 Will, No worries. Paulb (usual at sign) firstpartners.net will get me. Will, No worries. Paulb (usual at sign) firstpartners.net will get me.

]]> By: Will the Idiot http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-14665 Will the Idiot Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:57:50 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-14665 Ah yes. I need to tell you something about that... Direct contact of course Ah yes. I need to tell you something about that…
Direct contact of course

]]> By: admin http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-14613 admin Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:44:20 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-14613 Will, I'm about as tactful as a bull in a China shop, so anything I say is likely to make things worse! Only thought is don't jump from frying pan into the fire - i.e. don't panic and take the first offer that comes up. Or at least be aware of what you are doing (e.g. you're only taking something as an interim measure) Paul Will,

I’m about as tactful as a bull in a China shop, so anything I say is likely to make things worse!

Only thought is don’t jump from frying pan into the fire – i.e. don’t panic and take the first offer that comes up. Or at least be aware of what you are doing (e.g. you’re only taking something as an interim measure)

Paul

]]> By: Will The Idiot http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-14470 Will The Idiot Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:23:01 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-14470 Thanks for the mention, and it does get that bit easier... Any tips? Thanks for the mention, and it does get that bit easier…
Any tips?

]]> By: admin http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-12866 admin Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:05:56 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-12866 Most of the Time , the 'Hot or Not' depends on the Dollar-Euro exchange rate. Many forecasters expect the Dollar to weaken against the Euro, making the Irish operations appear more expensive to US Head quarters. Most of the Time , the ‘Hot or Not’ depends on the Dollar-Euro exchange rate.

Many forecasters expect the Dollar to weaken against the Euro, making the Irish operations appear more expensive to US Head quarters.

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-12865 Conor O'Neill Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:00:25 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-12865 I've been lucky with US companies but I always hated that uncertainty over whether Ireland was "hot or not" this week. The next few months will be hell for those Moto people and here's hoping they are given the respect and consideration they deserve. I’ve been lucky with US companies but I always hated that uncertainty over whether Ireland was “hot or not” this week.

The next few months will be hell for those Moto people and here’s hoping they are given the respect and consideration they deserve.

]]> By: admin http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-12860 admin Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:48:44 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-12860 Conor, I didn't realise that Logica were finally gone - the latest I heard (6 months back) was that they were recruiting again. Going to be a stream of Good / hard luck stories coming out of this announcement. Losing big companies now (and then) is the deal we signed up to when we courted the US multi-nationals. Knowing that doesn't make it any easier for the people concerned ... Paul Conor,

I didn’t realise that Logica were finally gone – the latest I heard (6 months back) was that they were recruiting again.

Going to be a stream of Good / hard luck stories coming out of this announcement.

Losing big companies now (and then) is the deal we signed up to when we courted the US multi-nationals. Knowing that doesn’t make it any easier for the people concerned …

Paul

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-12856 Conor O'Neill Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:30:49 +0000 http://www.firstpartners.net/blog/business/jobs/2007/01/30/motorola-logica-and-irish-economy/#comment-12856 My sister took redundancy from Moto only recently and was able to get a job almost immediately. Looks like that was a lucky break for her. It's going to be very hard for 350 people to find tech jobs in Cork. Hopefully if the packages are any good, we'll see some awesome start-ups rise from the ashes. I spotted in the paper over the weekend that Logica were getting rid of their last few people in Ireland. My sister took redundancy from Moto only recently and was able to get a job almost immediately. Looks like that was a lucky break for her.

It’s going to be very hard for 350 people to find tech jobs in Cork. Hopefully if the packages are any good, we’ll see some awesome start-ups rise from the ashes.

I spotted in the paper over the weekend that Logica were getting rid of their last few people in Ireland.

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