Do you know if Bard will have major layoffs after BD acquisition is over?

According to USCIS, the ever important H1b visas for highly skilled foreign labor will be suspended for up to 6 months, starting April 3rd. Approximately 70% of H1b visa recipients come from India, gobbling up highly coveted tech jobs in the United... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-miss-old-people-workplace-tom-goodwin?trk=msn-riv

If I tell you what - I am concerned you'll laugh - but how can you ignore so many warning signs here in Franklin Lakes.

Engineers get axed, then train foreign replacements H-1B visa program steals Americans’ jobs By Don Bauder, March 30, 2016 “Knowledge transfer.” It’s a scholarly sounding name for a vile practice that is stealing jobs from American engineers and... — read more 

It seems like BD has decided to offshore application support and announcement might happen next week. Not sure how jobs will be impacted but it is rumored about 2/3. Wish you good luck.

What I have observed: disfunctional, arrives late/ leaves early, takes credit for subordinate's accomplishments and blames for manager's lack of knowledge, leadership, laziness. Much more, but the main question is: how can a "successful" company... — read more 

A few dozen people got the pink slip today at BD - San Diego. They are mostly Alaris people from what I hear.

www.globalresearch.ca/the-offshore-outsourcing-of-american-jobs-a-greater-threat-than-terrorism/18725

New York (August 23, 2016, 7:21 PM ET) -- A New Jersey-based global medical supply company has been slapped with an age discrimination lawsuit by a longtime former executive who claims the company reassigned his duties to a younger employee and then... — read more 

Anyone else getting antsy since the one year anniversary of last years' layoffs is coming in September?

Worth a read. normsaysno.wordpress.com and

Look up this article at nytimes.com written June 11, 2016 "Laid-Off Americans, Required to Zip Lips on Way Out, Grow Bolder." So the work isn't getting done. HCL can't handle it. What a surprise. That's not going to stop the reckless, unfair... — read more 

Just wondering how things are going to those who were laid off and those who converted to HCL. Any news?

BD had been denying that they were looking to sell/divest the respiratory business ever since they bought CareFusion. Well, looks like they were lying about that too! Link for the main article: http://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=11400044... — read more 

It wasn't about quality, even though that is what is drilled into the associates ... quality has become simply a slogan, nothing more with this company. Sad. might as well sell the whole thing out and just stick the BD label on someone else's product... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPne-q4ynts#t=8m25s

HCL is clueless, I have worked with them and they are incompetent fools. I am glad to be leaving and taking my dignity with me.

They repeatedly lied telling plant IT associates they were out of scope and just last week broke the news to plants that they will be included in the Jan - Mar 2016 waves. The way they lead everyone along and continue to play against peoples fears... — read more 

Good luck to all BD/CFN IT employees who will be taking the job with #HCL. Don't let them screw you over and get everything in writing (especially the completion bonus)...

http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/510650824-executive-job-applicant-cleared-to-sue-company-he-claims-phrased-job-ads-to-weed-out-older-applicants A 59-year-old executive will be allowed to proceed with his age discrimination lawsuit against a San... — read more 

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/federal-judge-did-employer-use-69663/ I wonder how much of this applies to the Better, Bolder BD?

Message from Vince Forlenza and Chris Reidy We are in the midst of building a bigger, better and bolder BD, with new teams and new ways of doing things. We must do this work the right way – with a strong set of values and with unwavering integrity... — read more 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/us/large-companies-game-h-1b-visa-program-leaving-smaller-ones-in-the-cold.html?_r=0

http://www.glennbeck.com/2015/11/09/michelle-malkin-explodes-myths-about-cheap-foreign-labor-and-american-layoffs-in-new-book/

BD has announced their BDX earnings earlier this week........... Extract from http://finance.yahoo.com/news/edited-transcript-bdx-earnings-conference-153301277.html : In addition, we are pleased to announce that we have increased our cost synergy... — read more 

What is the likelihood of Becton Dickinson layoffs in Franklin Lakes in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.

I had been doing the training (or knowledge transfer as HCL says it) for a week. None of the HCL guys impress me. One guy doesn’t even know the technology we are using; he just keeps nodding his head and pretends he knows the stuff. Another guy tries... — read more 

I think the title says it all. And trust me, this will boomerang back and bite them in the ***. But by then it will be too late.

If you have any BD stock, sell it now! BD’s management is stupid and following the same foot step of other used to be great companies, like VW, Kodak, IBM and etc.

http://time.com/money/3024511/market-basket-ceo-demoulas-protest/

So we where informed BDwill establish a new HQ. In Switzerland, in careful ions existing HQ Working in Europeans current HQ, it means we do not know what will happen on long term. Short term? 43 jobs move to Switzerland Finance, supply chain... — read more 

People wonder why our unemployment is like this? I have to give props to you "Big Daddy" for contributing to the unemployment bucket. Ruining so many lives here in America. SHAME ON YOU! Taking people's careers and opportunities away from them is... — read more 

The next time upper management mentions outsourcing and cost savings in a meeting. Ask them if upper management is taking a cut in pay for the organization. BD executives are raking in millions and outsourcing American jobs through H-1B visa scams... — read more 

Following is what I gathered from different sources: 1. The process of "training your replace" had begun. But because of the Disney debacle, BD tries their best to use the manager or surviving employee to do the training. However, a small number of... — read more 

Please stop writing your stupid comments on this website. The more you say, the more you make us upset. This is America and not India. We have a high moral standard and we know what a good company is. No matter how much you try to prettify HCL, we... — read more 

Vincent A. Forlenza Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer William A. Kozy Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President Christopher R. Reidy Chief Financial Officer & EVP-Administration Ellen R. Strahlman Chief Medical Officer... — read more 

BD Leaders do what is best for BD Leaders, period. This plan of action is called smoke and mirrors, so I suggest waking up and smelling the coffee before it is too late. BD and HCL signed a contract, and I am sure there is money up front to HCL, so... — read more 

In reality, HCL does not want any BD employee; it is because having BD's old employee in the mix will make any problem cover up much more difficult. If none of BD's old employees join them, they will be very happy because they could claim any screw... — read more