[fullmetal]

Uh oh :(  Also, it bears noting that even though ESPN is very profitable, it's parent company Disney that's mandating the cost-cutting.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/espn-lay...00-disney/

[fullmetal]

Uh oh :(  Also, it bears noting that even though ESPN is very profitable, it's parent company Disney that's mandating the cost-cutting.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/espn-lay...00-disney/

[Redrum]

Driven like cattle into conference pens, then killed off with one of those pneumatic bolt thingees from No Country for Old Men.

[Redrum]

Driven like cattle into conference pens, then killed off with one of those pneumatic bolt thingees from No Country for Old Men.

[Robbie]

Yes, as of this morning I am a former ESPN employee.

[Robbie]

Yes, as of this morning I am a former ESPN employee.

[yvonne]

Wow. I'm really sorry to hear that.

[yvonne]

Wow. I'm really sorry to hear that.

[Redrum]

Sux.  Been there. 

Disney.  Grrrrr.    Maybe I should have gone to see John Carter and recommended it to all my friends.  Wasn't it Disney that bought ABC and turned ABC over to the Entertainment Division?

[Redrum]

Sux.  Been there. 

Disney.  Grrrrr.    Maybe I should have gone to see John Carter and recommended it to all my friends.  Wasn't it Disney that bought ABC and turned ABC over to the Entertainment Division?

[CowboyIndian]

Sorry, man, but I'll bet there's a better job around the corner.

[CowboyIndian]

Sorry, man, but I'll bet there's a better job around the corner.

[Kathy]

Sorry to hear that, Robbie. You have a lot of marketable skills, though, that should serve you well in your next gig.

Good hunting ...

[Kathy]

Sorry to hear that, Robbie. You have a lot of marketable skills, though, that should serve you well in your next gig.

Good hunting ...

[Leftcoast]

Sorry to hear that but with Java, HTML, ETL, SQL and Website design in your tool bag you'll soon find yourself a man in demand.  Good luck, Robbie and if you must sell yourself to a corporate bidder then sell yourself high! 

/Lefty

[Leftcoast]

Sorry to hear that but with Java, HTML, ETL, SQL and Website design in your tool bag you'll soon find yourself a man in demand.  Good luck, Robbie and if you must sell yourself to a corporate bidder then sell yourself high! 

/Lefty

[fullmetal]

Sorry to hear Robbie :(  Hang in there, and I hope something awesome comes your way.

[fullmetal]

Sorry to hear Robbie :(  Hang in there, and I hope something awesome comes your way.

[Robbie]

Thanks, everyone. I'm not worried personally. A bit bewildered by what the goals of the layoffs are, and how the people being let go match up with the stated goals of the organization, but it's not my problem.

Sorry, Robbie. Did you guys have any notion this was coming? Not that that makes it feel any better.

I asked a higher-up about insight, and he would not provide any information aside from what was officially public, with the exception of saying "I cannot disagree with the general nature of comments on Deadspin" - which contains significantly more detail than anything they told us through official channels.

[Robbie]

Thanks, everyone. I'm not worried personally. A bit bewildered by what the goals of the layoffs are, and how the people being let go match up with the stated goals of the organization, but it's not my problem.

Sorry, Robbie. Did you guys have any notion this was coming? Not that that makes it feel any better.

I asked a higher-up about insight, and he would not provide any information aside from what was officially public, with the exception of saying "I cannot disagree with the general nature of comments on Deadspin" - which contains significantly more detail than anything they told us through official channels.