MAY 20, 2023 — 300 EMPLOYEES LAID OFF
C.H. Robinson is laying off approximately 300 employees.
According to a company spokesperson, "These impacted colleagues across the company, but primarily in shared services and non-engineering technology roles. These decisions are never easy to make, however, they are necessary for the company’s long-term success. We regularly evaluate our operations to ensure we continue to deliver superior service to our customers and to manage our business for growth, efficiency, and velocity. The organizational changes align with long-term strategic goals.”
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 — Original post…
Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based C.H. Robinson, a provider of multimodal transportation services and third-party logistics, has announced a cost-cutting initiative to reflect market conditions.
The cost-containment effort will impact 650 employees.
According to Robinson’s president and CEO, Bob Biesterfeld, "We got ahead of ourselves in terms of head count. As we said last week in our Q3 earnings, changes in market conditions, coupled with many successful endeavors on our digital roadmap directed at scaling our model to be more efficient, meaning we are in a position to reduce our overall cost structure."
“As a result, we’re eliminating some positions at C.H. Robinson. These are not easy decisions, because we recognize the significant contribution of the impacted employees. We have tried to approach this with as much respect and empathy for our former colleagues as possible and are providing transition assistance.”
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