back to article Western Digital relocates HQ, sheds jobs

Western Digital Corp is moving its HQ from Irvine, Orange County in southern California to San Jose in the north of the state, with job losses in both areas. The Orange County Register (no relation), said that according to the Orange Council Business Council, there were 1,400 WD employees in Irvine and another 200 in Santa Ana …

  1. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken

    First WD, and now this too.

  2. jMcPhee

    Anyone moving an admin operation into San Jose must not be worried about overhead costs - like the way SunEdison moved into Belmont.

  3. MD Rackham

    So which executive has a kid just starting at Stanford?

    Can think of no other reason to move offices from a high-cost area (Irvine) to an extreme-cost area (San Jose).

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    The Orange County Register - No relation

    Then why did you feel compelled to deny it, when no one made the accusation in the first place?

    Something very fishy here......some vast conspiracy towards undetermined ends.

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Is this an example of

    Making America grate again...?

    Sorry, pun intended!

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