/tags/georgeoates/ Recent bookmarks tagged #georgeoates Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:54 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2008/12/16/laying-off-george "George Oates is responsible for much of what is great about Flickr. George Oates is the last person a sane company would lay off. I don’t know what to think about Yahoo after reading how they laid off George Oates."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #flickr #georgeoates #layoffs #stupid #yahoo!</p> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:46:24 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:11787 flickr georgeoates layoffs stupid yahoo! http://george08.blogspot.com/2008/12/not-quite-what-i-had-in-mind.html ""I'll just get straight to the point. You've been affected by the layoffs." ... I watched as my access to various parts of the guts of Flickr fell away. I noticed how naturally I searched for any and all bits I could think of, just in the hope that it still existed. But no. I was shut out entirely within about 14 hours of the phone call. ... I was beginning to feel humiliated, particularly given what I was up to. You know, being in Taiwan at an international conference to talk about my work."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #economy #flickr #georgeoates #jobs #layoffs #morons #yahoo #yahoo!</p> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:43:03 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:11786 economy flickr georgeoates jobs layoffs morons yahoo yahoo!