EA Slashing Jobs

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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I feel sorry for all the people that have lost their jobs. At least my cousin went out on her own terms.

Despite the layoffs, there's major construction going on at EA Burnaby.

[23]

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BTW, don't let the purple font fool you.

My correct title is now "Roving Ex-EA Producer".

Sorry to hear that. I hope things work out well for you in the end

[Blzer]

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Hey, they're getting rid of that Redwood Shores EA? I live 10 miles from there! My friends and I were offered jobs for testing some games or something for when we turn 18, but I guess not anymore.

[taylor34]

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BTW, don't let the purple font fool you.

My correct title is now "Roving Ex-EA Producer".

Are you serious, or just kiddin' with us? Hopefully you're just kidding, because that would terrible if they let you go like that.

Taylor34

[Lintyfresh85]

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BTW, don't let the purple font fool you.

My correct title is now "Roving Ex-EA Producer".

Dude that's so not cool. I hope you find a job very soon.

[GSW]

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Jones, what game did you work on??....

My uncle was in the network department and he got let go too i think

[DrJones]

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Hey, they're getting rid of that Redwood Shores EA? I live 10 miles from there! My friends and I were offered jobs for testing some games or something for when we turn 18, but I guess not anymore.

If they're closing down EARS, I haven't heard about it.

[GSW]

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Jones, sorry i didnt realize you were in canada.... you know tiner?

[DrJones]

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Dude that's so not cool. I hope you find a job very soon.

Thanks, guys. That's the nature of the beast. There's a lot of ebb and flow within the industry. EA's more stable than most, actually. I've heard of lots of horror stories people leaving EA for smaller companies, only to have those companies go under. That's why it's important to be professional and not burn any bridges. Once the PS3 is in full gear, I imagine it'll swing back the other way, and there'll be jobs-a-plenty. My dismissal wasn't performance-related, so finding a new job shouldn't be too hard, depending on when/if there's an upswing in game sales. Obviously, I don't like being let go, but EA's treated me fairly for the most part, and I have lots of friends there, so I wouldn't be against returning at some point if the situation is right. At any rate, I hope I don't have to leave Vancouver.

[DrJones]

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Jones, sorry i didnt realize you were in canada.... you know tiner?

Doesn't sound familiar -- is that a nickname? But then again, EAC has (or had) about 1500 people, and most people I don't know, even after 7 years.

For the curious, these are the games I worked on:

TP 2000
TP 2001
TP Baseball
TP 2002
MVP 2003
MVP 2004
NHL 2005
MVP 2005
NHL 06
MVP NCAA 06

[DrJones]

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Doesn't sound familiar -- is that a nickname? But then again, EAC has (or had) about 1500 people, and most people I don't know, even after 7 years.

For the curious, these are the games I worked on:

TP 2000
TP 2001
TP Baseball
TP 2002
MVP 2003
MVP 2004
NHL 2005
MVP 2005
NHL 06
MVP NCAA 06

Oh yeah, and in MVP 2004 and 2005, I also moonlighted as the Giants' left fielder.

[GSW]

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i didnt want to just throw his name out there or whatever, but i beleive hes on the nba live team
he used to work at VC, thats where i met him.

[aukevin]

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Oh yeah, and in MVP 2004 and 2005, I also moonlighted as the Giants' left fielder.

So John Dowd is your real name? That's cool to be put in a game like that. Anyway, it sucks that you got let go. I hope you catch on somewhere else or back at EA soon! I appreciate you answering questions for us in the MVP forums.

[SoMiss2000]

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I was just layed off from EA. Good thing I declared for the NFL Draft.

[Pared]

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It's an absolute shame they let you go, JD. The MVP series was really a kick in the *** that was much needed for the baseball video game genre.

Thanks for that.