Qubee, Augere’s WiMAX arm in Pakistan has laid off its direct sales staff in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad amid possible change in sales strategy of the company, we have confirmed with multiple sources with-in and close to company.
It is not sure of exact number of employees who were impacted by this massive layoff, however, it is said that at leas 100 employee were immediately fired.
It may be remembered that Mubashir Naqvi, former CEO of Qubee and considered to be a sales guru, had employed directed and door-to-door sales staff when Qubee commenced its operations in Pakistan, that was unlike other WiMAX and broadband operators operating in the country which operate through franchises based on commission model.
In a related news Qubee recently lost Mr. Hashim Sheikh, the head of Marketing along with Mr. Zuhaib Ahmed from Marketing department too. Qubee is yet to fill both the positions.
