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The job cuts are part of a restructuring CEO Elon Musk said was coming earlier this year.

The pink slips will be predominantly given to workers in the company's consumer retail business, according to The Seattle Times.

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Whatever the reason for workforce reductions, companies must take the time to plan and employ best practices.

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CNBC reports that cuts will affect 'less than 10 percent of the company's total sales force,' or up to 3,000 jobs.

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The layoffs, which account for roughly 20 percent of Pepsi's 423 Philadelphia employees, will begin Wednesday and be spread out over the next few months.

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The company's 'core team' will continue development of a new miniLab.

Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong informed employees about the cuts in an email on Thursday morning.

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It was not clear why there was such a marked decline in the proportion of women leaders at Yahoo, which is led by Silicon Valley's most powerful female CEO, Marissa Mayer.

Last year, the microblogging site announced plans to lay off up to 336 employees, or about 8 percent of its workforce, a week after Jack Dorsey took over as permanent CEO.

Chief Executive Dion Weisler said the market continues to be volatile, facing pressures and uncertainties.

As a result, the company will let 340 people go.

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The San Jose, Calif.-based company is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, the report said, as the company transition from its hardware roots into a software-centric organization.

The company said in May it would cut 1,850 jobs in its smartphone business, most of them in Finland.