Comments on: [Update]Confirmed: 1,900 jobs to go at Dell

By: Lette’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Current Economic State

Lette’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Current Economic State — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:49:16 +0000

[...] Ok heres me being a little serious for once, but its difficult not to be serious when everytime you turn on the news there is a new company closing and Thursday brought about the news of one of Limericks biggest companies Dell, 1′900 staff being left go or transferred to Lods in Poland and outsourced companies by 2010. [...]

By: Squid

Squid — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:28:13 +0000

Hi Guys and girls

In order to prevent the discussion being fragmented over several posts, I have created a new topic for Friday where you can continue the discussion in one place.

The post is below
http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2009/01/dell-the-ripple-effect-begins

By: me

me — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:25:32 +0000

“it is true that the company requested that no workers talk to the media?”

Yes, we were all warned politely today to keep quiet when talking to the media, only Sean Corkery is allowed to spout his crap for them. I was delighted to see that guy on Primetime telling it like it is, if Dell try to make life more difficult for him we’ll start a revolt, trust me people feel cheated.

Foreign national worker said:
“I do not feel sorry for them, they will just get out to the real world now, we’ll see how they get on!”

People like you sicken my shit, you really do.

By: pat

pat — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:20:53 +0000

It is a sad day for not only Limerick people but Munster people as there are people from all over working there.
Dont work there myself but am on an extended month long Christmas break from my company due to reduced orders. Dont even know what is going to happen in the coming months, years.
Looking through the web sit I came accross a few interviews that Willie O Dea gave today on Radio 1 NEWS AT 1 O Clock.
See link http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0108/dell.html (Click on Listen to and watch reaction to the announcement)
From what O Dea said they were told on December 15th that dell was to cease production in Limerick, then our so called Tanaiste come on Prime Time this evening and states that no government member found out until this morning.
Willie says in his interview that 750 jobs are guaranteed to be created in Dell in the coming weeks, again Our Useless Tanaiste says she knows absolutely nothing about it !!!!
Now I for 1 am absolutely disgraced by this frigging attitude from one of our most senior members, and her resignation should be called for immediately.
O Dea should get a pat on the back for coming out saying that 750 jobs are on the way rather than the government come out next week looking like Gods for bringing new jobs to Limerick.
As is always said the time to hurt the government is at election time.

Again it is a sad day but hopefully the announcement of 750 jobs can somewhat soften some of the blow for some people.

By: Nasher

Nasher — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:06:15 +0000

My sentiments exactly Hazel,I never thought you were racist just expressing your views in my opinion and why not its a free world!!As for Dell its a very sad day for those employed there but you have to ask what have you done to prepare for it as far as i can remember Dell has being leaving limerick or so the rumours went

By: YaYa Saki

YaYa Saki — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:11 +0000

safe = same !! sorry I cant type !!

By: YaYa Saki

YaYa Saki — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:57:53 +0000

Can I just clarify something… It’s not the Poland plant that has taken these jobs, as from rumours within Dell today, Poland wont be around in 24months time, it’s all going to these Asian companies who mass product laptops & desktops for the likes of HP, Apple, Acer & Lenovo. Dell is way behind the times, none of the other top 5/6 actually “make” their systems.. they are all mass producted !! The media seem to have failed to pick up on Mr. Corkery’s full statement about the outsourced manufacturing. These Asian & Twainian companies make millions of systems, they all look pretty much the safe but are just badged differently.. So forget about Poland.. it’s only a stop gap & no €50 million grant will save them either !

By: Foreign national worker

Foreign national worker — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:40:40 +0000

1.
Just after reading an article about Michael Noonan claiming ministers knew three months ago the company would cease manufacturing. I can assure that a handful number of people knew 18 months ago for sure.

2. 5 years ago Ireland opened its doors for people from the newly joined EU countries to work here. From that time up to about last year there were more work here than the Irish national workforce itself. Foreign workers came here paid tax, prsi here in Ireland, spent money here paying VAT, some of them bought houses, more bought cars, paying Motor Tax. Now there is recession, and you blame them. It’s happening worldwide, it just hurts more with the burst property bubble. I can assure that loads of non nationals have already plans, and only a handful number will stay to milk the dole. There have a lot been left already.

3. EMF3 is an enormous “organization”, and the bigger it is, the bigger the mess. The amount of useless people working in there, coming in for 10 hours shift, doing about 1/2 – 1 hour effective work, and just be there for the rest of the time, I presume everyone would know somebody who ever worked in EMF3. I do not feel sorry for them, they will just get out to the real world now, we’ll see how they get on!

By: MOR

MOR — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:30:21 +0000

thanks hazel,but it just sickens me whats is happening with our country with our so called goverment who are still on there xmas holidays by the way, really they dont care, the country is falling down but do they care oh no, they will still have their fat salaries & big cars, they will bail out the banks but if i cant pay my mortgage will they bail out me! i dont think so…..

By: lala

lala — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:04:52 +0000

Why would you say don’t buy any dell computers?And let the 1100 people who will remain in Raheen lose their jobs? Don’t be ridiculous. Hopefully Dell high end division will grow in Limerick the way the same thing happened with Apple in Cork, we need to focus on the solution now. Manufacturing in ireland is dead and gone