Comments on: World Avenue reduces workforce

By: admonkey

admonkey — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:38:08 +0000

I must say that the negative things here about the company are true. This is a company to avoid. I saw at least a dozen people quit during my time there. Some just left without even giving any notice. World Avenue now calls itself “Q Interactive” after a merger. The company has changed its name several times over the years (never a good sign). Beware of them.

By: Avery

Avery — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:25:41 +0000

Anyone who listens to the news or reads the newspaper is aware that the world economy was suffering last year; some companies lost employees, some had to go out of business. Do you really think that your former company was spared from this? Suggesting otherwise is ignorant and misinformed. The fact of the matter is that it’s almost a year later and the economy is just now showing signs of improvement, companies and consumers are gaining confidence and the jobless rate is slowly decreasing.

By: Neo

Neo — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:10:35 +0000

So now I see World Avenue rehiring for the positions that it originally eliminated through layoffs. Only, this time, they’re hiring for much less money.

In essence, World Avenue never had to do layoffs. They just wanted to save money with cheap labor. This truly is the American dream…not.

But you know the old saying: You get what you pay for!

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:48:39 +0000

Yeah, the order to leave within 20 minutes is correct. Some folks had worked there for several years, so being given only 20 minutes notice is pretty nasty.

It’s not that anyone expects a company to employ you for life. I think most people are realistic about that. But, by the same token, being given no notice in the middle of a severe recession is a bad practice.

Besides, what kind of message does that send to the employees a company decides to keep. It tells them that your organization can’t be trusted and that you better seek an alternate means of making a living.

I know as a fact that when employees feel their employer is loyal and considerate, they will go out of their way to work hard. Sometimes, that makes all the difference in a lousy economy.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:40:08 +0000

I fail to see how getting rid of your most experienced employees makes you more successful in tough times.

I’ve seen many companies make this mistake. They think, ‘We’ll cut our highest salaried employees loose and save money.’

This always results in lost revenue because these employees are invariably the most experienced and the best able to serve clients. When they’re not there, it then becomes difficult to serve clients well.

The lesson is that if you’re not in the red, don’t do layoffs…period.

By: Low Road Employee

Low Road Employee — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:01:19 +0000

How do you know the comments are 100% false? Can you justify? Obviously, you are the spindoctor for the company. Good luck, I hope you are still there in June!

By: adjunkie

adjunkie — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:01:54 +0000

It was based on your time with the company. People there for about 3 years got around 2 months

By: adjunkie

adjunkie — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:01:03 +0000

It was based on your time with the company. I was there for over 3 years and got about 2 months.

By: Layoff tracker » Adotas

Layoff tracker » Adotas — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:14:58 +0000

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By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:54:01 +0000

Hello,

I work with their sister company and was curious to see what type of severance package was included.

Thank you.