Apple: Sales Layoffs Story Not True
Wed, Mar 4th, 2009
An Apple (AAPL) spokesman says Gawker's report that 50 salespeople were laid off yesterday is not true.
Is it possible that somewhere in Apple's ranks of 32,000, staffing has shifted around during the recession? Sure, we assume -- but Apple wouldn't comment on that.
And anyway, Apple would have to notify the state if it were going to cut jobs in California, where it's based. Last May, Apple cut 174 jobs in Elk Grove, Calif., to move some sales and support to Texas, according to the WSJ.
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