Merrill Lynch, B of A Layoffs to Be in 'Thousands'

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I was just glad to hear that Karen Burns was fired before all this went down.
No body deserved to be fired more than here. She was a nasty little fat pickled Irish skank who treated people like dirt. karen if you're out there I hope you're selling shoes at Sears to people with smelly feet. That's what you deserve baby. Go choke on it
Karen Burns Merrill Lynch trading

God of CT 8:38AM September 22, 2009

110 hours at 200 an hour that's 22,000 a week or 1,056,000 a year. At 25, even with an JD/MBA from Harvard, I doubt you'll be making that much. Great! A Merrill IB that added one zero too many.

Jon of IL 11:02AM August 24, 2009

My wife is one of the peeps at merrill. She got a bonus this year. Her department receive there bonus based on production. She handles incoming calls from other merril employees. She is the top performer in her department. Answering more calls then any one else in her department last year, inspite of the fact she was pregnant and had to take a month of work after the baby was born. She works very hard at her job and only makes about 35k a year before taxes. She got a $1000 for last year as a bonus, and did not get a raise. She played no role in merril lynch losing any money, all she did was work her butt off. Im sorry but some people deserve a bonus even if trhe fat cats at the top dont get theres!

Anthony of FL 12:33PM January 26, 2009

Liz wolgemuth you are hot, Do you live in MS. Hopefully I will survive the layoff and currently make good money stated above
lets go out

bob johnson of MS 11:06PM January 07, 2009

I work for Merrill Lynch and deserve my bonus, with my bonus working 110 hours I barely make 200 an hour, which seems like alot of money but at age 25 with a harvard degree that not much money.

bob johnson of MS 11:01PM January 07, 2009

I don't see why when Merrill Lynch is being bailed out by the Federal Govt that either employees being laid off or employees retaining their jobs should receive a bonus. They should have to give all bonuses back. When Merrill Lynch had a 93 billion dollar loss, obviously no one earned any bonuses at that company whatsoever.

Beverly J Bates of IN 3:46PM December 28, 2008

Meanwhile Peter Krauss, Merrill's global strategy guy, gets as much as $25 million for an 'exit bonus' when he leaves Merrill. Most of the other 10,000 job layoffs won't be nearly as lucky.

Seraphine of CA 6:46PM October 21, 2008

Downsizing and the associated layoffs is extremely painful for families. Losing a job should encourage people to review their careers and alternatives to the current situation. Remove YOUR future and security from OTHER'S hands. Consider other possibilities. www.LikeSoup.com

Jim Campbell of CA 5:36PM October 20, 2008