Blizzard Announces Staff Reductions - Page 3
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dbosworld
United States317 Posts
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Masada714
United States89 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:13 Zerothegreat wrote: You ready to bring out the baseball bat, get out your boombox, play Geto Boys - Still, and just start beating on their fax machine? Oh Office Space, such a great movie! Too bad we didn't use any fax machines | ||
KookyMonster
United States311 Posts
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dbosworld
United States317 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:15 dbosworld wrote: I'm in the same boat as Masada714. Felt like I've had a hidden identity, but now I can say it. Lol. User was warned for this post | ||
TheRhox
Canada868 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:12 musai wrote: They could just sell another WoW mount and make enough salary for those employees that were let go for a year... Lol, I think they've milked that cow far too much over the past several months. I don't know if they can still get away with that anymore. | ||
ShadowWolf
United States197 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:02 Masada714 wrote: Well I was a Game Master, specifically provided Customer support for WoW. I can't really get into details because I just don't know. Unfortunately other Game Masters were let go as well. It was a great experience and something I will never forget. This just means that I can look for new opportunities. I don't really have much else to say other than I'm sorry to hear you lost your job And similar goes to the other 599 people who caught in the middle of this. | ||
Masada714
United States89 Posts
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Zorkmid
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Zeromadcowz
Canada241 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:12 musai wrote: They could just sell another WoW mount and make enough salary for those employees that were let go for a year... This isn't how companies work. You won't find many companies that keep unneeded employees. | ||
Stress
United States980 Posts
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
On March 01 2012 03:53 andrewlt wrote: I'm guessing most of these are support staff as well. And let's face it, WoW is a mature game that is considerably less buggy than what it was in the past. Most of its player base is experienced in the game as well. The number of tickets being submitted to GMs must be plummeting. Not to mention many of the ones hired when WoW was massively expanding must be temps or contract workers. Exactly what I was thinking. | ||
LibertyNA
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Zerothegreat
United States787 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:18 Masada714 wrote: The irony I find in this whole thing, is that it happened on my birthday, which of course is today. Not only to be laid off on your birthday but it is a Leap year that only happens once every 4 years. Doh >< Well happy birthday! Now you got 2 reasons to drink today! But on a serious note, I wish you the best and hope you find something soon! | ||
thezanursic
5478 Posts
On March 01 2012 03:49 ZaplinG wrote: I've been waiting for diablo II forever! Ohh I think you'll be happy to hear that it got released a decade ago! | ||
StarStrider
United States689 Posts
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Fusa
Canada148 Posts
The good news however is that Blizzard will announce a release date of Diablo II in a few weeks. OP edit the diablo II to 3 =) | ||
Soulstice
United States288 Posts
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RaiderRob
Netherlands377 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:07 MrTortoise wrote: It isnt fired its made redundant There is a huge difference between being fired and redundancy. I hate people that don't get the difference. You get fired because you are a dick, you get made redundant because the people controlling the money are dicks. I think that distinction might be lost in translation, I don't know for other countries but the Dutch translation for "being fired" doesnt make any distinction to wether it's your own fault or not. Until this thread I didn't even know there was a distinction in the US. | ||
musai
Canada552 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:17 TheRhox wrote: Lol, I think they've milked that cow far too much over the past several months. I don't know if they can still get away with that anymore. The most recent one (like 2-3 weeks old) mount had a 60k+ queue when my gf tried to buy it at night... so imagine EU + NA, and the ones that were sold prior. | ||
Trumpet
United States1935 Posts
On March 01 2012 04:25 thezanursic wrote: Ohh I think you'll be happy to hear that it got released a decade ago! Rofl. On March 01 2012 04:26 Soulstice wrote: Whats 'blizzard' and why should i care? A very serious weather storm. When one sets 600 people on fire, it's definitely cause for concern. | ||
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