Yahoo has confirmed it is axing about 2,000 posts, which amounts to 14 percent of its workforce being laid off, BBC reported.

The news coincides with plans by Skype to create about 400 new posts across five cities.

Yahoo said its cuts aimed to deliver a "smaller, nimbler, more profitable" company that was cheaper to run. It added that the action was designed to save about US$375 million a year.

As Yahoo shrinks, Skype is growing. Once all the new positions are filled, the business expects to have 1,600 employees worldwide.

(China.org.cn, CNTV April 5, 2012)

据英国广播公司报道，雅虎公司日前确认将裁员2000人，意味着该公司14%的员工面临下岗。

而同时，Skype公司却计划在5座城市招募400名新员工。

雅虎公司宣称，裁员是为了缩小规模，使公司变得更加灵活，提升利润空间，降低运营成本，裁员后每年可节省3.75亿美元。

此时，Skype公司却在壮大团队，新职位招聘完毕后，该公司在全球范围内将拥有1600名员工。