Tessco Technologies of Hunt Valley -- did layoffs recently happen?
I've been getting messages through sources on the Interwebs that there was a significant layoff at Tessco Technologies in Hunt Valley (possibly 30-40 people), but no one from the company is responding to my emails or tweets. (Were the PR folks laid off too?)
UPDATE: A Tessco happy hour to honor those who were laid off is being planned through this Facebook page.
Layoffs, if they happened, may not come as a surprise to those in the region who follow the company. Tessco had warned last month that its revenues could take a hit since one of its biggest customers is AT&T and that that telecom company was losing exclusivity for the heralded iPhone. Tessco apparently makes accessories for AT&T. (Here's a Baltimore Biz Journal story on the topic from January.)
So, I'm trying to get an accurate, confirmed picture of what happened at Tessco, if anything. Know something you can share? Leave in the comments below or email me at gus.sentementes@baltsun.com.
Oh, by coincidence, it just so happens that a number of Tessco employees were "Glimpsed" as part of our regular feature on fashion attire in the workplace. Check out the photos if you got some time to burn.
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Categories: *NEWS*, East Coast, Wireless
Comments
Yes - very true. I don't know the number. Deep cuts across most departments - including social media
Posted by: anonymous | February 22, 2011 8:58 PM
Easily the worst place I've ever worked. Sorry for the folks who got laid off, but you were probably done a favor.
They recruit professional sales people and tell them it's a sales job, but really you're just sitting there taking incoming sales calls for crappy pay with no ability to actually hunt for business.
Dishonest organization with one giant shareholder exploiting his employees and pissing off customers.
Posted by: Sebastian | October 21, 2011 5:08 PM