Company restructuring - does this always mean job losses

[NotAllThere]

Yup restructuring means we're going to sack people, ...

Except in the civil service where it means "we're going to take on more staff", with the option to rename the organisation in question "agency", so they're no longer classified as civil servants. So the politicians get to announce that they've cut drastically the number of civil servants.

[BlasterBates]

Yup restructuring means we're going to sack people, replaced the hated "rightsizing" term which replaced the even more hated "downsizing".

Using the dictionary definition you restructure it means either you need more or less people, as it is highly improbable that a new structure would require exactly the same the number of people and if they wanted more, they'd be trumpting their expansion plans.

[RichardCranium]

Like the famous bungee boss script from dilbert.

edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ps4YVYPt3A

But their voices are diferent from their voices in my head! That can't be right, can it?

[HairyArsedBloke]

My girlfriend works as a permie for a large outsourcing company.

Traitor.

She's a witch! BURN HER!

[The Lone Gunman]

subtle

Geenetic mate. Lancastrians (and Yorkies) are born without the subtle gene. We just cant do it. Hence you have to say things like "lets call a spade a spade" and we just call it a fookin shuvel if it is one.

[minestrone]

It could be the typical new boss trying to stamp his mark early by buggering about with established teams and processes, we've probably all seen that many times when a new bigwig appears.

Like the famous bungee boss script from dilbert.

edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ps4YVYPt3A

[chef]

Traitor.

subtle

[The Lone Gunman]

My girlfriend works as a permie for a large outsourcing company.

Traitor.

[BrilloPad]

Sometimes managers take on staff when expecting cutbacks. Then they can get rid of them if redundancies needed!

Provided she is not in the 2 recently hired she should be okay : if they are busy.

[Gonzo]

My girlfriend works as a permie for a large outsourcing company. Her department is busy and have taken on 2 new staff in the last 2 months - However, a new director has just started and today has invited his management team to an emergency restructuring meeting.

Does this generally mean job cuts?

Only in so far as the new Director wants some people out so that they can get their mates in.

This is normal although not usually the best for productivity.

[Churchill]

Does it mean job cuts?

Probably. The new director has probably got the job on the back of his/her promise to make things more efficient and cut costs. His/her bonus is probably tied to this promise. What's the quickest way to cut costs?

[TykeMerc]

My girlfriend works as a permie for a large outsourcing company. Her department is busy and have taken on 2 new staff in the last 2 months - However, a new director has just started and today has invited his management team to an emergency restructuring meeting.

Does this generally mean job cuts?

Not always, but often in the case of "emergency" restructuring.

It could be the typical new boss trying to stamp his mark early by buggering about with established teams and processes, we've probably all seen that many times when a new bigwig appears.

[notescontractor]

My girlfriend works as a permie for a large outsourcing company. Her department is busy and have taken on 2 new staff in the last 2 months - However, a new director has just started and today has invited his management team to an emergency restructuring meeting.

Does this generally mean job cuts?