Hamlet Au recently stated in New World Notes that, "A highly reliable source tells me Linden Lab recently made workforce staff reductions. ... this most recent layoff impacted about a dozen employees: 'It was like one person from each department, totaling 12 ... mostly shared staff ...' "
There were also two recent former employee reviews of the Lab on Glassdoor, which may or may not be two of the twelve. One who called himself a software engineer remarked, "Massive layoffs, but got rid of the wrong people." While he felt, "Some of the people I worked with were smart, passionate and really wanted to create something amazing." He had a mediocre view as a whole of the company, "Leadership has no vision and don't have the skills to run something as ambitious as Sansar. ... The same old people have been there for the longest time. (They) keep hiring the wrong people and putting the wrong people in positions of power."
The other review from an anonymous employee, "Make LL Great Again" was less critical. But he still had a negative outlook, "Company is too focused on its new product; those who work on the mainstay feel set aside and taken for granted. HR is nearly non-existent; most team members are remote or barely in the office. Too many org changes lately have left folks feeling insecure, morale is low and sinking. I hope they can turn it around." His advice to the Lab's leaders, "You have some really awesome people there; get out of their way."
In June 2010, Linden Lab had a massive layoff, or "restructuring" as they called it, in which about a third of their staff was given pink slips. Followed by the CEO then stepping down, it was a sign of a company in trouble. This news following the Lab's decision to raise fees for it's users a few months ago can be considered a sign the company is more pessimistic about it's long-term profitability. Part of the reason may be Sansar having a small base of regular users, despite Linden Lab's large investment in the next-generation virtual world.
One Linden whom left the company recently did so on his own. Bjørn Laurin, who was the "Vice President of Product, turned in his resignation. Joining Linden Lab in March 2015, Laurin was most associated with Sansar. Inara Pey described him as "one of the popular Lab reps (alongside Ebbe Altberg and Jason
Gholston (Widely Linden) ) for his willingness to offer broad-ranging
views and comments on Sansar’s direction, upcoming releases and ideas
being discussed for the platform back at the Lab." Laurin left to pursue a job at HTC Vive.Sources: New World Notes, Modem World, Glassdoor
Bixyl Shuftan
As I've thought and haven't seen anything to change my opinion, LL is just milking the SL cow til it falls over.
ReplyDeletethey will regret not taking care of SL. they create very little content, so it's almost self-made. people spend loads on their virtual avatar, just so they can hang out with others and listen to music. startups would kill for this opportunity. i just can't believe with all the land leased, all the money going through for skill games and other experiences, they just can't get it together. that and they slap the hand of people who are promoting them for free. just smh. so sad. and no one is going for sansar that i know. they are shooting their base. it's suicidal in my opinion.
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