The possibility that many of my friends at Motricity might be laid off, and the possibility that they ALL may be laid off if Motricity moves to Washington has got me thinking about my ~3 year stint at “The Mo.”
I left Motricity in April of 2007 because I disagreed with how the IT department was being run. Everyone has to draw their line in the sand when it comes to a job, and when you reach that line you have to decide whether to move the line, or find a new job. I chose the latter. That being said, I have no regrets what-s0-ever in regard to my time at Motricity. The IT professionals I worked with at Motricity were top notch, and all-around great people. I learned a lot at Motricity and because of my time there my career has gone in a very positive direction. I wish everyone I worked with at Motricity all the luck in the world, and if there is any assistance I can offer them during this time of “flux” I will.
Yeah, I got out as soon as it was clear that Motricity was doomed to failure. I was on eReader so I had some insulation from the craziness going on in the rest of the company, but in the end, it was obvious that eReader was just some cash to milk, not something they wanted to pursue. They could have gotten a lot more out of it than they did.
Oh, and if you haven’t seen the giant discussion/rant from employees on moconews, it’s both sad and hilarious at the same time:
http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-motricity-may-slash-as-many-as-200-employees-may-move-to-bellevue-repor/
Yeah, I’ve seen the moconews blog. It’s sad that so many Motricity people, current and past are so angry. It should have never come to that.
http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-icahn-questions-motricity-investment-has-faith-in-the-technology/
Carl Icahn questions decision to invest in Motricity.