Things definitely are not good if Apple is laying people off. This is a rumor right now, but in this economy it wouldn't be a huge shock.

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One tipster tells us there are "major layoffs" at Apple. Another writes that "all sales teams have mandatory meetings today" and that "HR booked conference rooms in Cupertino." Is Apple cutting salespeople loose?

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http://gawker.com/5163575/apple-layoffs-today

False.

An Apple (AAPL) spokesman says Gawker's report that 50 salespeople were laid off yesterday is not true.

Is it possible that somewhere in Apple's ranks of 32,000, staffing has shifted around during the recession? Sure, we assume -- but Apple wouldn't comment on that.

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 http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-sales-layoffs-story-not-true-2009-3