Bell Labs Fires Its Top Scientist. bell labs fires its top scientist. Jan Hendrick Schon, Bell Labs' top researcher since 1998, has been fired by Bell Labs, reportedly for falsifying and manipulating scientific data and then reporting his research results as valid from 1998 to 2001. Jan Hendrick Schon, Bell Labs' top researcher since 1998, has been fired by Bell Labs, reportedly for falsifying and manipulating scientific data and then reporting his research results as valid from 1998 to 2001....

Nortel Networks fired its CEO, Frank Dunn, and two other top executives for cause Wednesday and said it would delay reporting its first-quarter earnings. Nortel Networks fired its CEO, Frank Dunn, and two other top executives for cause Wednesday and said it would delay reporting its first-quarter earnings....

PeopleSoft fires CEO Craig Conway. peoplesoft fires ceo craig conway. In a surprise move, business software maker PeopleSoft fired CEO Craig Conway Friday, divorcing itself from the feisty leader who engineered the company's dogged resistance to a $7.7 billion takeover bid by rival Oracle. In a surprise move, business software maker PeopleSoft fired CEO Craig Conway Friday, divorcing itself from the feisty leader who engineered the company’s dogged resistance to a $7.7 billion takeover bid by rival Oracle....

New Gateway desktops fired up by P4-600 CPUs. new gateway desktops fired up by p4....

Mandriva Linux fires its founder. mandriva fires duval. It doesn’t happen often that companies fire their founders, but it has happened to Gael Duval, the creator of Mandrake Linux. The news of Duval’s firing was initially leaked to the Mandriva Club forums. Not all firings of founders turn out badly. Back in 1985, Apple fired its co-founder Steve Jobs....

British bus driver fired for playing PSP while driving. psp bus driver fired. A British bus driver was recently fired for playing Grand Theft Auto while driving a bus filled with dozens of passengers.. A British bus driver was recently fired for playing Grand Theft Auto while driving a bus filled with dozens of horrified passengers....

Radio Shack fires 400 employees by email. radioshack email fired. Getting fired is traumatic enough, but imagine getting fired by email. Getting fired is traumatic enough, but imagine getting fired by email....

Man fired for downloading porn to be re-hired. australia man rehired downloading porn. An Australian employee commission has ordered NCR Australia to re-hire a man that was fired for downloading porn to his work computer. Mr. Budlong, an employee for 31 years, was fired last year after 175 pornographic images were found on his work laptop. Mr. Budlong, an employee for 31 years, was fired last year after 175 pornographic images were found on his work laptop. NCR also argued that Budlong should have been fired because of the company’s zero tolerance against pornography....

Boeing fires employee whose laptop was stolen. boeing laptop fired employee. Boeing, the giant aerospace company, has fired an employee who had a very important laptop stolen. Boeing, the giant aerospace company, has fired an employee who had a very important laptop stolen....

Deadly Wii contest results in firing of 10 radio employees. deadly wii contest. Local Sacramento radio station KDND has fired the hosts of its morning talk show, along with seven other employees, after an on-air contest to win a Nintendo Wii ended up killing one of the participants.. Sacramento (CA) - Local Sacramento radio station KDND has fired the hosts of its morning talk show, along with seven other employees, after an on-air contest to win a Nintendo Wii ended up killing one of the participants....