• 20 Jan 2012 at 4:33 PM

Layoffs Watch ’12: Jefferies

By Bess Levin

Apparently a bunch of employees have been notified their services to the firm are no longer necessary.

“Layoffs Jefferies started earlier this week– has impacted all the levels in IBD from secretaries to MDs. Severance is two weeks/year of service with two months of health insurance.”

Comments (15)

  1. 1
    Posted by Guy with A.D.D. | January 20, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    What!? Why is everyone looking at me!?!?

    -Jon Corzine

  2. 2
    Posted by superdadinnj | January 20, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    Kill yourself

  3. 3
    Posted by Curious | January 20, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    Anyone happen to know if this extends to the Analyst level in Real Estate IB? Have a buddy down there, didn't want to call him this weekend if shit is hitting the fan.

  4. 4
    Posted by fuckoff | January 20, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    sucks to hear

  5. 5
    Posted by Ironic | January 20, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    "Jefferies believes that our employee partners are critical to our success and that our people are our most valuable asset. We invite you to explore global opportunities with us. Jefferies is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds and degree disciplines."
    http://www.jefco.com/cositemgr.pl/html/Careers/In...

  6. 6
    Posted by 3===D~ | January 20, 2012 at 7:27 PM

    womp womp

  7. 7
    Posted by 0_0 | January 20, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    Please come to my awesome firm. I feel lonely sometimes.

    - UBS Director

  8. 8
    Posted by I heart Jef | January 20, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Jeffries RE IB? I see some upside from getting laid off in this case.

  9. 9
    Posted by YeaYouKnowIt | January 20, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    Your buddy got fired because he is as much of a tool as you…

    Die of rabies!

  10. 10
    Posted by sucks to hear | January 20, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    GRONK GRONK!

    @
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    O O

  11. 11
    Posted by Stan | January 21, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    There's a big fat lump named Christie Ju in HK who is getting paid $M+ and wasting the firm's money trying to pretend they have an Asia business.

  12. 12
    Posted by Guess | January 22, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    Check yourself before you wreck yourself…sh***ing on an esteemed McKinsey alum.

    I'm kidding. It's something we should do more around here.

  13. 13
    Posted by MJA | January 23, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Mel Gibson war right. The damn Ju's mess up everything.

  14. 14
    Posted by Unsilent Majority | January 23, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    Throwing your colleagues under the bus is the NKI. Anything less is conduct unbecoming.

  15. 15
    Posted by lol | January 23, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    Christie Ju….good one

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