Comments on: Accenture makes belt-tightening moves

By: AFP got it wrong on Accenture lay offs | Pinoy Tech Blog - The Philippines' Premier Technology Blog

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:44:00 +0000

[...] employees. That’s on top of the probationary workforce it has already let go in the last quarter of 2008. [...]

By: Accenture Manila cuts hundreds of jobs | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:53:57 +0000

[...] This development may not be a big surprise as Accenture (like many other multinational companies in the country) has been doing some belt-tightening measures since last year. [...]

By: Noogy

Noogy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:39:15 +0000

Why is this even worthy of a page in your blog? If you ever worked with an MNC, this is no longer a big deal. Gone are the days when employment is permanently stable. Today, real talents know they must compete internally, and when things turn sour inside, externally. I/T is a field of uncertainty in itself. Let’s not forget that probably 10-15% of the employers out there don’t even pay correct wages. If you’re doing this to attract readership into your blog, I call that a cheap-shot. This is not news, there is no shred of journalism in spreading rumors of this nature. You contribute to the overall immaturity of your readership by doing so.

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Jean — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:52:37 +0000

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By: Mojacko

Mojacko — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:18:08 +0000

It’s happening everywhere, and it just somewhat like a big deal right now for some people that Accenture has to do some cost-cutting because it’s one of the prime IT companies here, and almost everyone knows somebody working at Accenture hehe.

Been part of Accenture for almost 6yrs before leaving the company earlier this year. I started there with Accenture having offices mainly on MSE and 6750 buildings, and they’re just targetng to have around 1.5K total headcount for the next fiscal year (ie. around year 2003) and now they’ve blown up to more than 15K employees.

IMHO cost-cutting should have been made even the previous years, mass-hiring of people a few years back has already started pinching the finances even early 2007, especially that many people are staying on the bench longer because they can’t be deployed, either due to lack of skills yet because an employee still needs to be screened before rolling in to a project OR mainly due to lack of projects coming in, given that Accenture India is taking a lot of the development-related projects.

Accenture can still recover within the next few years, it has been through many global recessions. And the punchline still will hold true that it will be “just another day in the office for a Tiger”

By: yuga

yuga — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:41:48 +0000

@mel, I got my facts from 2 independent Accenture employees. Will ask the PR firm for additional info just in case.

By: mel

mel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:35:56 +0000

hindi naman call center lang yung nasa cebu. get ur facts right

By: Outsourcing Industry to Feel Multinational Firms Belt-Tightening | Outsourcing Insider

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:41:58 +0000

[...] firm is tightening its belt which can affect the Philippine outsourcing industry. An article from Yugatech said that Accenture has been implementing cost cutting procedures by cutting down on security costs [...]

By: mr nice ash

mr nice ash — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:11:52 +0000

Laying off probationary employees could be true, but I don’t have a strong evidence about this. Cost-cutting of other freebies like juice and iced tea is true indeed.

Christmas party is pushing thru on December 8. There would be tiangge, mini-concerts, raffles, and more. But still, not as big as the previous years when we always have rockbands like Bamboo, Rivermaya, Freestyle, and more and more, hosted by Mark Nelson and Amanda Griffin.

By: Jonas Diego

Jonas Diego — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:47:11 +0000

Company Christmas party has been canceled?

I can understand the other cost cutting measure but canceling the Christmas party is really going to send the message that the company’s in trouble.

By: Miguel Paraz

Miguel Paraz — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:21:38 +0000

Accenture Java developers looking for a career upgrade… email me, mparaz@gmail.com

By: Edge

Edge — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:43:51 +0000

It has been confirmed that the Christmas party was not canceled. However, the rumor about firing probationary employees is true.

http://blog.edgelacorte.com

By: itpinoy!

itpinoy! — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:13:03 +0000

yeah the rumor’s out and i have friends from within and outside acn to prove this, but some of the details you posted are new to me…
if indeed this is true, then it’s a sad thing, esp to us who were once been part of this organization and to see how it became one of the biggest it companies in the phils.
but that’s life and this is business.
i pray that not only for accenture but for all companies that we be able to survive this volatile economic crisis.
btw, im a friend of pao z and he mentioned me about you getting tips on blogging. hope you could help me and provide guidance.

thanks!
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By: B eau

B eau — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:35:56 +0000

Good read

By: Gwapito.com

Gwapito.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:55:32 +0000

The title should Accenture makes “further” belt-tightening moves…

They’ve always been doing budget tightening, like peanuts for a salary.

By: calvin

calvin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:49:55 +0000

ouch. walang christmas party. binigay na lang sana yung matitirang budget para sa party sa mga employees.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:43:38 +0000

This is disturbing news. Makes me want to go back to the call center industry.

By: butinalang

butinalang — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:53:20 +0000

daym..buti na lang..wala na ako sa Accenture.

By: charles

charles — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:50:41 +0000

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Choice ko godaddy. Kc maliit pa nman yung visitors ko.. 250+ UV a day pa sa blogspot.. Gusto ko transfer sa own host..

Salamat,
Charles