EA lays off five per cent of staff...

RLacey · 02-02-2006, 06:35 AM

http://www.mcvuk.com/newsitem.php?id=763

Here's hoping they manage to find new jobs before too long.

artwking4 · 02-02-2006, 09:19 AM

Maybe they fired the people who made their games sucky and uninspiring.

Dasilva · 02-02-2006, 09:28 AM

Or the people with inovative ideas.

artwking4 · 02-02-2006, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dasilva

Or the people with inovative ideas.

Actually, you're probably right...

SoccerDude28 · 02-02-2006, 09:51 AM

Oh well stuff happens. My company was bought by Oracle a few months back, and a number of people, much bigger than that, were layed off. That's the corporate world for you.

Intrepid Homoludens · 02-02-2006, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dasilva

Or the people with inovative ideas.

Or those who refused to sleep under their desks and practically live in the EA offices and gave up their families and outside life forever.

02-02-2006, 03:11 PM

Or because it was necessary.

Dasilva · 02-02-2006, 03:13 PM

Or because they were bored.

Intrepid Homoludens · 02-02-2006, 03:21 PM

Or because they needed something frivolous to do.

SoccerDude28 · 02-02-2006, 03:31 PM

EA did post a big ass loss today. Could that be the reason?

jjacob · 02-02-2006, 03:35 PM

Or because EA had disappointing earnings this year and firing people was the most obvious way of cutting costs.

02-02-2006, 04:43 PM

Or because none of us knew the situation, but let's point fingers anyway.

RLacey · 02-02-2006, 04:50 PM

I should point out that my post was merely a relaying of fact; I don't profess to know about the situation, and I'm not about to pass judgement on EA's motivations.

02-03-2006, 05:16 PM

I'm not directing anything to you. Just hate it when people say stuff like that about a large business.

02-02-2006, 06:35 AM	#1
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02-02-2006, 09:19 AM	#2
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02-02-2006, 09:28 AM	#3
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Or the people with inovative ideas. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

02-02-2006, 09:51 AM	#5
SoccerDude28 Homer of Kittens Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco, Bay Area Posts: 4,374	Oh well stuff happens. My company was bought by Oracle a few months back, and a number of people, much bigger than that, were layed off. That's the corporate world for you. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Games I am playing: Jeanne D'Ark (PSP) Firefox rules

02-02-2006, 03:11 PM	#7
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	Or because it was necessary. Share Share this post on Twitter

02-02-2006, 03:13 PM	#8
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Or because they were bored. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

02-02-2006, 03:21 PM	#9
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Or because they needed something frivolous to do. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

02-02-2006, 03:31 PM	#10
SoccerDude28 Homer of Kittens Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco, Bay Area Posts: 4,374	EA did post a big ass loss today. Could that be the reason? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Games I am playing: Jeanne D'Ark (PSP) Firefox rules

02-02-2006, 03:35 PM	#11
jjacob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,771	Or because EA had disappointing earnings this year and firing people was the most obvious way of cutting costs. Share Share this post on Twitter

02-02-2006, 04:43 PM	#12
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	Or because none of us knew the situation, but let's point fingers anyway. Share Share this post on Twitter

02-02-2006, 04:50 PM	#13
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I should point out that my post was merely a relaying of fact; I don't profess to know about the situation, and I'm not about to pass judgement on EA's motivations. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

02-03-2006, 05:16 PM	#14
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	I'm not directing anything to you. Just hate it when people say stuff like that about a large business. Share Share this post on Twitter

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