Thanks for Your Service, You Have 2 Hours To Get Out…

This was the message that 5% of Zynga, the online gaming outfit based in San Francisco gave to some of their employees today during the iSheep announcement ceremony.  On October 4, yes not that long ago, CEO Mark Pincus in a blog post said they were proud of their team and want to move forward though their expected revenues would be a touch lower than expected…19 days later…issues pink slips to 5% of its employees and is now cutting 13 games they had been working on.  It was reported that the pinks were issued during the “Apple Come to God” meeting so the media’s attention would be focused elsewhere and they would receive a lesser outcry and lashing than if kicking out their hard working employees another time.  Ok, so you’re not making the money you thought you would, that’s expected, this is business, this is life.  There are only two constants in anything we do EVER…death and taxes, the rest is a giant crap shoot, but to tell those who just had their employment terminated like the snapping of a pencil they have less than two hours to vacate and hit the road running or not, in my opinion is just plain cold.  So much for loyalty to the company you work for, well, so much for internal loyalty to Zynga employees from the top down anyways.  After preparing to post a 3rd quarter loss and having your stock plummet 73%…since May changes need to be made.  So is business.  

Lets come together and wish those affected by this layoff the best and hope they come together, make their own software company, buy Zynga and then fire those that let them go and give them the same 2 hours of respect to get the hell out, oh sorry, to vacate the premises.  

I don’t know those that were laid off, but my hope and prayers are with you in that you will find something better and keep moving forward.

Zachdroid…OUT

Sources:  Forbes, Zynga