While we Americans would rather the jobs be in our own country (of course), I don't really care if the factory moves from the land of the Blarney Stone to the land of the Sejm. Either way, computers will presumably be made...

I'm 21 and i live in Warsaw, Poland. It isn't true, that we're benefiter of this crisis. Becouse of speculations made by banks (from 'old' eu countries) polish currency is the lowest for years. Many Poles are losing here their jobs. We don't want steal the Irish worker's job - but if there is a decision 'let's move the factory' why we should let to move it to non-eu countries? To increase our crisis? Then Poland will need more and more money from the eu budget - to help our enterprises.

Let's see how the share market reacts when all the confidential data left unattended in Dell networks like scanned copies of costumer checks+all bank details or the European accounts audit for 2007 hits the internet...M. Dell, S. Corkery and A. Desmond well done!

I have worked for Dell for nearly 11 years. They recently came back to the workers with a new redundancy packages, in fact 2 new redundancy packages, both capped at 2 years. One package includes 4 weeks severance pay per year plus 2 weeks per statutory, with life & health paid for 6 months after finishing, plus 4 weeks bonus pay in lieu of notice, (6 wks after 10 yrs service). The 2nd package includes our shift allowance, but no life & health and no bonus in lieu of notice. The choice was ours to make .. this is like robbing Peter to pay Paul. That is why the workers are angry!!