Topics regarding layoffs at First Solar Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at First Solar Inc.

Jan 2020

Several from EPC being walked out either at the end of Dec '19 or Jan '20 or quitting ahead of time. Rumors of a major re-org to hit in Jan '20. Can anyone share more detail?

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| 1482 views | | 2 replies (last February 21, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+12mb5R3D

Solar Power causes Global Warming

Doesn't solar cause global warming? It keeps the sunlight on earth that would otherwise reflect back to space, When the electricity is used from that solar power, it heats the earth. No more solar power!

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Post ID: @OP+SeUYQT7

Again?1

More layoffs coming for the EPC sector?

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Post ID: @OP+RviUcGy

Layoffs 2017

The Outlook for FS looks bleak. Silicon Technology announcing efficiency improvements. Series 6 not scaling from dot cell. Proposed 18% efficiency not going to happen.

First Solar layoff

I am one of the associates whose job was terminated from the Perrysburg, Ohio plant. I believe 450 total cuts from my facility. There is no severance, but we do, however, recieve our normal wages until the end of January with benefits until that time... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+Ku66v6c

Severance packages

Heard that it's not company policy to give severance packages. Is this true? It's just shameful. Specially if they will be laying off so many people. How do they expect us to find another job? Does anyone know will this time be different?

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| 2060 views | | 2 replies (last November 24, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+Ks1YByw

All sites will be impacted

Not a rumor, info from a reliable source - all sites will be impacted. This is huge, they will be laying off the manufacturing stuff mostly, but expect big cuts in support and administration as well. Wish you luck, all.

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| 1976 views | | 1 reply (November 20, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+KsHGiQm

First Solar laying off 1600 people

They have just announced, and it's worse then any of the rumors we have been hearing these days. It's official, 1600 jobs to be cut. That's more than 25 percent of global workforce. Still cannot believe. They declined to answer if this is a temporary... — read more 

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| 2140 views | | 2 replies (last November 21, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+KshVou1

Layoff/termination

Got news that FSLR in Perrysburg was shutting down to go to a new series module and is going to can 500 people -

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| 2110 views | | 3 replies (last November 27, 2016)
Post ID: @OP+JQVKst4

Lay offs in 2016

50+ talented people are shown door by Mark Widmar and team. Reason ?? Business is not growing. International projects are dragging for years. Domestic market is shrinking due to too many players from Europe and Asia capturing market at price that can... — read more 

first solar layoffs in 2014

heard rumors about q1, cannot confirm it but that what's being discussed next to the water cooler nowdays

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