Layoffs At HID

Published May 29, 2024 13:11 PM

While HID is very profitable, it has conducted layoffs.

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This report examines what this means for HID or its competitors.

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**** ********* **** ***** ** *** Global ************ ******** (***** *** ******** for **%) ******** ******* ** *** backlog ****** ** ** ****:

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Comments (7)
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
May 30, 2024

***** **** *** ***** ************** ****** examples **** *** ** ******** *********** roles. **** ** ******* ***** *** not **** ** **** *** ********?

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JH
John Honovich
May 30, 2024
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**** *****. *** ******** **** ****** is ******* *** ** **** ********* about ****** ***** ********* **** ***** the ******* ****** ******.

U
Undisclosed #2
May 30, 2024

**** *** ***** *******….*** *** ******* technology ********** ***** *** ******** *** there *** ** ***** *********** **** time ** ****. *** ** ***** it’s ********* *********** ***** ********* ** best.

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JH
John Honovich
May 31, 2024
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#*, ****** *** *** ********. ** clarify **** ***** ***** "******* ********** business[es]," **** ******* ** ******* ** the ******** ****** ******* *******, *** identity **********, ********' **, ****, ***. Our ***** ** **** ***** *** concerns ****** **** ********.

**** **** *************, ** *** **** any ******* ******** ************ ** *** physical ****** ******* ********?

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Undisclosed #3
May 31, 2024

*** *** **** ****** *** * HID ****** ** **** ** ** in *** **** **** ***** ******** a ****** **** ** *** *****, when ** *** ****** ******* *** were **** **** ***... **** ******, you ***** **** ** ***** ***** and ******** *** ****** ** **** a **** ** * ******** ********.

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Undisclosed #4
Jun 02, 2024

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********** ****** *** ***** ****** ** your ** ******* ****-********* **** ******* post?

** * *** ******* *** * new ********, * ***** * ***** try *** ****** ********* ****, * don't ****.... *** ** ****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Jun 02, 2024

***** *'** **** ***** **** *** long, *** **'** **** **** ******** play *** **** **** ***** **** companies ** **** *****. * *** leader ***** **, **** *** ** replicate **** ***** ** ***** **********. In **** ****, ****** ****** ****** to **** ** *** *********. ** months *****, *** **** ****'* **** had ****** **** ** ******, *** the ********* ******** **** *** **** sales ***** ***'* ****** *** ******* happen.

******, ** ** ****, *****'* **** in **** ***** ******* *** ***** cycles *** ***-**-********** ******** ** **-** months, *******. ***** *** ****** ***** how **** ****** ******* & ***** platforms *** ********* ** **** *********. Thinking * ****** ****** ** ***** to ********* **** **** ******* ** silly. *****, ** **** *** *****, they **** * ******** **** ** already **** **** *** **** ** a ******* ******* ******* / ****** / *******... *** *************, ****'* ****. As **** ***, **** * ***** squirrel ***** * *** ************. ****'* not * ********.

*** **** **** ************* *** *** seeing *** ******* ** ******** **** Verkada *** ****** *** *** ****** less ********* *** **** ********* ****** salespeople **** *** ******* ***-**** ******. Not ** **** ** * *****, outside ***** *****, *** **** **** efficient *** *********** **** **********.

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