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Old 10-27-2011, 02:52 AM
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Default Avid lets 200 people go :(
http://www.protoolerblog.com/2011/10...200-people-go/

Avid “celebrates” its 20th birthday by letting 200 people go. No joke, and definitely no joking matter. The losses have taken place across marketing and customer support.


Edit.. I see poster "Pluck" posted this earlier in the "Hope you're Happy Guys" thread.
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Old 10-27-2011, 02:59 AM
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Avid “celebrates” its 20th birthday by letting 200 people go. No joke, and definitely no joking matter. The losses have taken place across marketing and customer support.
Take a guess as to why we haven't seen DigiTechSupt for nearly 24 hours now...
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Old 10-27-2011, 03:05 AM
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Take a guess as to why we haven't seen DigiTechSupt for nearly 24 hours now...

Oh, that didnt cross my mind. Does he usually make a daily appearance ?
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Old 10-27-2011, 03:11 AM
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I hope that DTS is still here as well.. Above anyone else at Avid for that matter..

The sad part is that it's not the under preforming people that were let go., they're still drawing six-figure salaries... instead they drew from the rank-and file.
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Oh, that didnt cross my mind. Does he usually make a daily appearance ?
In the past week, he's been working 12 hour days trying to put out Avid's fires. His thanks was a pink slip.
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Old 10-27-2011, 03:21 AM
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In the past week, he's been working 12 hour days trying to put out Avid's fires. His thanks was a pink slip.
Wow.. Seems with Avid loyalty is worth jack. I wonder how deep this shake up is going to go. These are unpredictable times Worlwide.
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Old 10-27-2011, 03:24 AM
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Wow.. Seems with Avid loyalty is worth jack. I wonder how deep this shake up is going to go. These are unpredictable times Worlwide.
My question:

How many tech support/programmer jobs could have been saved by firing one executive who hasn't a single clue about audio or video production?
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Old 10-27-2011, 03:40 AM
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My question:

How many tech support/programmer jobs could have been saved by firing one executive who hasn't a single clue about audio or video production?

A lot.
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In the past week, he's been working 12 hour days trying to put out Avid's fires. His thanks was a pink slip.

That is [bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep]. Period.
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My question:

How many tech support/programmer jobs could have been saved by firing one executive who hasn't a single clue about audio or video production?

Yep.
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