In the U.S., HTC releases a substantial portion of its employees. A fifth of the approximately 150 employees and contract workers to have received the notice in the course of restructuring
HTC releases some 20 percent of its workers in the United States. A report by The Verge, HTC has confirmed in principle, but not the number of terminated employees. “The realignment of personnel policy on new strategic initiatives will help the company to move into a new phase of growth and innovation,” Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC America, in an e-mail to the tech blog. Mackenzie says in the letter that it was one of the hardest decisions of his career, but a necessary step on the road back to success and that the company would support the former employees on their “way to new opportunities.”
Contrary to its high reputation and good reviews for the HTC one, the market shares of the Taiwanese manufacturer worldwide with only 2.8 percent is still low – a decline that has lasted two years. Behind closed doors blame for the bad situation, some current and former employees HTC CEO Peter Chou. They criticize, among other things an aggressive management style and a low level of strategic foresight.
In August AreaMobile reported on considerations of Chinese smartphone manufacturer to take over the ailing Taiwanese companies to benefit from the expertise and reputation of HTC. ZTE, for example, has told Bloomberg already clearly expressed interest. Currently, HTC is trying to win by a larger color selection and the diversification of unit sizes and more customers.
More about: Android smartphones, HTC One
Source: The Verge
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