We miss them, especially Corelli’s quick-witted text. I know many (including myself) were saddened to see some of the GMs go. But anyone spending significant amounts of money in the Kaneva world should probably think twice. You don’t need to panic, because it will not do any good. And everyone responsible for in-world customer support was laid off. The creatives creating content for WOK were laid off. The product manager for the World of Kaneva (ie the guy responsible for planning the future of the WOK) was laid off. The Director of Operations (ie the guy responsible for keeping the servers operating) was laid off. And looking at who got laid off, it does not look good. So the question is, is does Kaneva consider the WOK World part of their future. At one point it was all about media sharing. It was founded to create and license a game engine to other companies, not to operate a virtual world. Kaneva has had several strategies over the years, and World of Kaneva has not always been a part of those strategies. What you don’t seem to understand is that Kaneva must do what is best for Kaneva, NOT what’s best for the World of Kaneva. “Why it should bother you” is because it calls into question Kaneva’s commitment to operating the World of Kaneva. Love it or hate it – Kaneva, just like any business has to make changes to survive. If your still stressed, think I’m wrong, or think this is some sort of conspiracy and that Kaneva paid me to write all of this then feel free to leave a comment and get it all out. If your stressing because you were friends with some of the GM’s – check out my post on staying in touch with people outside of Kaneva. You don’t honestly think that credit sales can keep the company afloat do you? Kaneva has to look at all possible ways to bring in new income and get rid of as much expense as possible or else they will ultimately fail. “I DON’T WANT KANEVA TO GO CORPORATE” – Well, what the hell do you expect them to do. companies have to be dynamic in order to survive…. Don’t get up in arms over the company changing…. Why you shouldn’t stress – Too many people in Kaneva like to jump to conclusions or read to far into things (hence all the drama people seem to complain about). All of those that were good at there job will more then likely find a new one working for another company. I do feel bad for those that lost their jobs, but unfortunately that is one of the risks you take when working for a startup like Kaneva. Will I miss those that got laid off? Of course, but I still plan on keeping in touch with the ones that I enjoyed talking to. It’s a sad fact of life – Everyone’s gotta work…. My thoughts – we are in tough economic times for everyone… and if Fortune 500 companies are laying off employees what would my make anyone think that a startup like Kaneva would be free from layoffs? Going through the forums, reading comments on this blog, and just generally talking to other members – I’ve noticed that a lot of people are stressing about the fate of Kaneva because of the layoff’s. Ok, so I know the layoffs from Kaneva are sooooo two weeks ago, but I really hadn’t had time to sit down and think what I was going to write about. | Tags: Kaneva, Kaneva Business, Kaneva Inc., Kaneva Layoffs, SFNdust | Filed under: Business, Controversy, Dealing with problems, Kaneva Inc. Why You Shouldn’t Stress Over Kaneva Layoff’s
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