Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has sent layoff notices to approximately 17,000 employees who are scheduled to be cut by mid-January, company officials said. said Fox Business last month.
In a statement issued on October 11, Boeing told the media that it was “adjusting workforce levels to align with our financial realities and a more focused set of priorities.” .
New CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo obtained by the outlet that the thousands of employees being laid off will include executives and managers.
“Our business is in a difficult place, and the challenges we face together cannot be overstated,” said Ortberg, who took over as CEO in August.
He added that the nature of the situation “requires us to make tough decisions and make structural changes to ensure we remain competitive and able to serve our customers over the long term.”
At Boeing, which has approximately 170,000 employees worldwide, the impending layoffs represent a whopping 10 percent of its workforce.
The move comes after Boeing's 33,000 machinists in Oregon and Washington continued their work. strike According to KOMO News, the incident lasted about two months before ending on September 13th.
Although the strike has just ended, a Boeing spokesperson said Tuesday that it will be several weeks before the company can fully resume production of passenger planes.
“The way businesses are, we have to reduce headcount to deal with the reality of what we're in right now. It's tough. It's tough on everyone,” said Brian, Senior Manager, Boeing Seattle Area.・Mr. Ball said. “I think they needed to right-size the company. Boeing is a great company. They hire a lot of people, but I think they overhire in certain areas, in certain departments. Sometimes I wonder if there is.”
