Price Rises and the Community

[get2grips]

He said Jehova!!!!!!!!!!!

No-one, is to throw any stones, until I blow this whistle...

[Fenton]

Isnt Jehova trademarked?...Expect a cease and desist letter from upon high or at least middle management

[Techno]

No-one, is to throw any stones, until I blow this whistle...

Right.....Who threw that !!

[fateeore]

Good grief !! .....I know I'm completely out of touch....But that, I find staggering.
It was one of the most important things in my day......
But didn't someone say earlier it had simply turned into a monthly catalogue ?
Dearie dearie me.

Cheers - Phil

There will be a weekly and a monthly magazine.

[sebigboss79]

A weekly mag covering the new weekly releases (rules etc.) and amonthly 268 pages picture book with roughly 1,000 words (times three - English, German, French). Plus the Ubercodex of the month at the end of that month.

[get2grips]

Right.....Who threw that !!

She did, she did.......he did!

[fsn]

Dear Games Workshop,

Can I have the job please?  You need to be more like Pendraken and I'm happy to be paid for two years and then tell you this.
Please find enclosed a Culry-Wurly in support of my application.

I think you forgot "I think Space Marines (tm) are cool!"

[DanJ]

http://careers.games-workshop.com/2014/01/15/customer-experience-interim-2-years-nottingham-uk/

Anyone applying

Now that looks like PANIC!!!!!!!

I wonder what they're thinking of paying?  It's also interesting that in the vacancy list there are 4 vacancies for finance staff - I herewith pressent the last meeting of the Board in the Crypt beneath the EE headquarters.

Our profits are down
Why?
We're not selling as much stuff as before!
What can we do?
Increase prices.
We're selling even less!
Why?
Our customers are buying other things
Why?
They've got bored with our hugely expensive products and have started looking at alternatives.
What can we do?
Release a new version
We haven't sold any of the new version, our profits are still going down.
Why?
Our customers have finally noticed the new version is the same as the previous 5 versions
Lets find some new products!
We can't do that.
Why?
We've closed down R&D and all non-core product production.  Anything which might have been developed was killed off years ago and we've sacked all our creative staff
Where are they?
Working for the completion, the traitors.
Can't we hire new creative staff?
No.
Why?
Anyone who wants to work for us only understands our existing products, all they could do would be to release a new version.
Why?
That's all we've let them play and think about for 10 years.
Why?
To maximise the sales of our product.
Can't we hire other designers?
No!
Why?
Because everyone hates us, they think we'll either suck out their brains and steal their ideas or stifle their creative dreams, hopes and aspirations under our corporate identity.
Will we?
Of course!
Why?
Because that's how we became the Greatest Gaming Company in the Universe!!!
So what can we do?
Hire more accounts!!!!
Why?
Someone's got to count the deckchairs on the Titanic.

[fateeore]

Dan J, I'm not sure that is what is going on.

The company, and it's critics, would be wise to read the Stephen J Gould essay Phyletic Size Decrease in Hershey Bars.

[Techno]

She did, she did.......he did!

Are there any women here ?

But back to the point.....This becomes more and more staggering, the more we hear !! 
Cheers - Phil.

[get2grips]

I think you forgot "I think Space Marines (tm) are cool!"

My Bad:

Dear Games Workshop,


Can I have the job please?  You need to be more like Pendraken and I'm happy to be paid for two years and then tell you this.

I think Space Marines^tm are really cool; but only the new ones; not the ones from two years ago; and only from GW.

Please find enclosed a Curly-Wurly in support of my application.


Kind Regards,

Colonel Grips

PS Woof Woof

[get2grips]

Are there any women here ?

^{No No No} _{No No No}

[get2grips]

But back to the point.....This becomes more and more staggering, the more we hear !! 
Cheers - Phil.

Check this out, taken, verbatim, from their job specs:

Strong cultures require some getting used to.  Some people, perfectly naturally, will find ours too much for them, or not to their taste.  We accept and acknowledge this fact.  This is why we are so concerned to get a good fit between Games Workshop's personality and those of all the staff. People who don't fit or who 'play' at fitting, will be unhappy. We are pretty tolerant and you may be able to get away with it for a while, but you will still be unhappy.

Read between the lines

[Techno]

Check this out, taken, verbatim, from their job specs:
Strong cultures require some getting used to.  Some people, perfectly naturally, will find ours too much for them, or not to their taste.  We accept and acknowledge this fact.  This is why we are so concerned to get a good fit between Games Workshop's personality and those of all the staff. People who don't fit or who 'play' at fitting, will be unhappy. We are pretty tolerant and you may be able to get away with it for a while, but you will still be unhappy.Read between the lines

I've literally just read that Gareth......Went thro' loads of the vacancies.....I notice that they've been advertising for a mini designer since last Sept.....No takers then ?.....They're losing their touch !

http://careers.games-workshop.com/2014/01/15/customer-experience-interim-2-years-nottingham-uk/Anyone applying

Er....I think not !

Cheers - Phil.

[get2grips]

I notice that they've been advertising for a mini designer since last Sept.....No takers then ?.....They're losing their touch !

Cheers - Phil.

You do know they work in 28mm don't you Phil

Just thought I'd mention it in case you were thinking of applying