• 13 Dec 2011 at 2:07 PM

Layoffs Watch ’11: RBS

Nothing official yet but apparently various people’s contributions to the firm (or lack thereof) are being weighed.

“RBS is planning another round of cuts for 1Q12. Right now they’re figuring out which businesses they want to remain in. Then the ax falls.”

Comments (20)

  1. Posted by Guest | December 13, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    2:20 PM, Matt should have cooked something up by now. What type of surprise are we in for this afternoon?

  2. Posted by Wire | December 13, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Couldn't this be said about pretty much any bank?

  3. Posted by james herman | December 13, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    This is not limited to banks my friend. I see that Cargill, Inc. , the largest privately owned company in the world with some 150,000 employees and operations in 138 countries according to their website, is in the process of laying off 2% of their worldwide workforce. Cargill knows everything, everywhere and frankly I think this story is a harbinger of where the world economy is going next year …..and beyond.

  4. Posted by guest | December 13, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    thanks for the hot tip, Buzz Lightyear

  5. Posted by Guest | December 13, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Can you smell what the Rock is cookin?

  6. Posted by guest | December 13, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Does anyone know the difference between WACC and IRR?

  7. Posted by Alt_EST | December 13, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Sorry, no help here.

    -UBS M&A MD

  8. Posted by Guest | December 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Pretty sure the former is an NCAA conference and the other is a former Soviet Republic up near Poland or some such place.

    - UBS acronyms quant

  9. Posted by agreatdaytothink | December 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Awesome tip….hopefully that wasn't considered MNPI, cause I can't wait to short them.

    - UBS Equity Trade and CFA Level I candidate

  10. Posted by agreatdaytothink | December 13, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    If you hold on for just an hour or three, I can call my son and get him to explain.

    - Matt's mom

  11. Posted by Guest | December 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Comment of the day. Just light traffic out there

  12. Posted by WSJevons | December 13, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    I see what you did there.

    Bravo.

  13. Posted by Guest | December 13, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    The definer of acronyms position has gotta be pretty secure though, right?

  14. Posted by Guestest | December 13, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    They are both fictitious benchmarks that no one can really calculate. Just like your FICO score.

  15. Posted by contango | December 13, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    woooo

    - rbs analyst, non-core asset strategy

  16. Posted by J. Cameron | December 13, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    “I believe that we should grow our strategic businesses, you know, the ones that are um, part of our strategy, and um, we should probably get out of other businesses that are less strategic, you know good business and all that, but um, maybe not as strategic as other businesses….Brian here will explain more about what I just said.”

    –Minutes of 2006 RBS Board Meeting

  17. Posted by Free Speech | December 13, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    What most don't know is the verbage included in the separation package they are offering employees. Now, that would be news!

  18. Posted by Guest | December 14, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    standard general release / separation agreement wording, and 2 weeks pay per 1yr of service – expectedly crappy package from this bucket shop.

  19. Posted by daydrinker | December 14, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Wonder if it beats Nomura's generous 2 week sevy + 2wks/yr service.

    - back in the 99%

  20. Posted by Guest | December 26, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    Yep…we all know HR is a nightmare. Wait until you deal with RBS's…been there. Dealing with AT&T customer service is more pleasant and efficient.

    O yeah…you're going to get shafted in your package, but that's to be expected.

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