layoffs?

Admiral Caine

First Post

• Dec 3, 2008

• #101

My condolences to the whole lot of them.

There's been a few comments about Randy Buehler. I never knew of him from any place but DDInsider. However I wanted to say that once he relaunched the DDI project with his weekly Wednesday columns, I felt a lot more confident about the direction DDI was going in.

I liked him, and I didn't have any baggage coming in with me when I made that assessment. The last few months of DDI have seemed better and stronger, and I was getting hopeful. I credit Randy Buehler for that, right or for wrong.

Getting laid off is hard on anybody. Most people take a job hoping to do well at it.

My best wishes to all of them during this time.

 

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Piratecat

Sesquipedalian

• Dec 3, 2008

• #102

Major layoffs during the 3e era created some award-winning game companies: Green Ronin, Malhavoc Games, and quite a few more. I can only hope that layoffs during the 4e era do the same.

23 folks were laid off, I believe. Painful.

 

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Princesskeyblade

First Post

• Dec 3, 2008

• #103

My condolences to all who was laid off. That sucks.

Here's to hoping that you don't stay unemployed too long!

 

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Melba Toast

First Post

• Dec 3, 2008

• #104

Sheridan said:

A toy company that lays its workers off at the start of the Christmas season...

...how utterly devoid of a soul Hasbro/Wizards must be...

*Sheridan

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The worst part is: they couldn't even wait until Friday afternoon to do it!

 

CleverNickName

Limit Break Dancing

• Dec 3, 2008

• #105

Piratecat said:

Major layoffs during the 3e era created some award-winning game companies: Green Ronin, Malhavoc Games, and quite a few more. I can only hope that layoffs during the 4e era do the same.

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Indeed...I don't think we have seen the last of these brilliant designers.

 

jgbrowning

Hero

• Dec 3, 2008

• #106

Melba Toast said:

The worst part is: they couldn't even wait until Friday afternoon to do it!

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It's become fairly standard to do layoffs and firings mid-week.

I wish those affected by the recent layoff the best of luck and hope to once again see their names on products I enjoy.

joe b.

 

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xechnao

First Post

• Dec 3, 2008

• #107

Piratecat said:

23 folks were laid off

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How many people does Wotc employ? I have no true idea but this seems like a big part of their staff regarding the image I have had.

 

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Mokona

First Post

• Dec 3, 2008

• #108

xechnao said:

How many people does Wotc employ?

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I believe it is somewhere around 300 people work at Wizards of the Coast in Renton, Washington, USA. Maybe as few as 250.

 

Admiral Caine

First Post

• Dec 3, 2008

• #109

Does anybody know if Cort Odekirk was among those that were laid off?

 

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Knight Otu

First Post

• Dec 3, 2008

• #110

Crap. My condolences to all those affected.

xechnao said:

How many people does Wotc employ? I have no true idea but this seems like a big part of their staff regarding the image I have had.

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Wizards is in this building, occupying two floors and part of a third. 23 is probably quite a bit, but I guess it isn't quite the blow you thought it was.