It reported Samsung sharply cuts research staffs

It is reported that two-thirds of Samsung research staffs in Seoul will make space for its design team staffs.

Fudzilla quoted the reported from ChosunBiz on November 23, Samsung made great adjustment for its research center. It reproted that two-thirds of staffs there might be fired.

Those staffs are in high risks to lose their job from Samsung DMC and MSC departments. The research center can hold 10,000 staffs, while the company cuts the workforce to 3,500 now.

Judging from this news, Samsung seems to cut workforce on software launching. It might focus on the research on hardware in the near future.

Samsung command headquarter-Samsung Future Strategy Office announced its software engineers and staffs belong to design department will move from Seocho office to Umyeon-dong research center on November 26, reported Korea Times on November 23.

Seocho headquarter has been an important branch for Samsung financial and sci-tech subsidiaries. Now Samsung seems to move out its sci-tech department and brings in the whole financial sector.

According to the confirmed information from insiders, Samsung initially planned to arrange more electrical employees to Seocho office. Finally it made new plan for bringing in Samsung securities and Samsung Card.

Samsung spokesman did not confirm the above news yet.

 

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