Price Rises and the Community

[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

[Techno]

Me apply ? 
Them actually consider having me back ?
Both about as likely as me winning the jackpot on the lottery two weeks on the bounce !

Cheers - Phil

[sebigboss79]

While I DO think GW would surely profit from someone like Phil I also think Phil would not want to lower himself like that.
That said do apply and have a laugh how much they (reluctantly) pay you.

Since I am a forgiving person they can have me and my "personality" for a grand a day. Plus expenses, relocation and signing bonus of course. Although I am German I shall be bold enough to say that changing their culture more towards me would be beneficial for all gamers...

[petercooman]

Looking round shows and non-GW shops there are depressingly few under thirties around, compared with when I came in to the hobby. Also a lot of old fogeys, which is also depressing but only due to the realisation that I am one of those old fogeys

Well i'm 28, and i must say i experience the same thing. I'm mostly the youngest. The guys i game with are in their 40ies/50ies.

Sure i can find younger gamers if i want to play warhammer/40k/warmachine but that mostly means you find a bunch of ruleslawyers with army lists dripping with 2 year old cheddar 

I used to enjoy that game when it was al friendly like and not stuffed with uber rules.

I'm a bit curious about the x wing posse in my local game shop though, got informed there are regular x wing nights so might pop in once to see how that's  like...

[Jc]

  Well Techno  with your skill,  you could show them how to make a real bobby dazzler in flop cast. opps i forgot its gone as well to be replaced by  plastic (injection molded i guess to preserve the 300%+mark up) no white metal as it would reduce the profit margins. I wonder if they have been looking at Mantic nearby in Nottingham to see how its done with envy. But wait a minute its run by ex EE workers who left to go it alone,and escape the draconian yoke.******** ( cease and desist--------  we at the evil empire still make the best miniatures, honest. P.S please come in our shops,no please do, we have candy and cake).******
 

[Leon]

I was going to apply, but they don't have a vacancy for 'Chief in Charge of Everything and Stuff'...    Strange as it may sound, I'd actually jump at the chance to go in there and work on a management level, to try and instill some customer service into their whole company.  The only thing which would put me off is the boardroom full of shareholders, who wouldn't let me actually do what needs to be done, because some twerp with a GCSE in stapling showed them a graph with loads of fancy numbers on it.

[fsn]

Don't you dare!

What would we (the pricks on the Pendraken cactus) do if you defected?

[GordonY]

I dont need 2 years to tell them how to do it better, thats so fkn easy its cheating, bring back all those "specialist" games, stop bringing out uber-codexes, bring out one ruleset (with all codexes included) that doesnt rely on "special" rules. Now that would be a start.

[get2grips]

I was going to apply, but they don't have a vacancy for 'Chief in Charge of Everything and Stuff'...    Strange as it may sound, I'd actually jump at the chance to go in there and work on a management level, to try and instill some customer service into their whole company.  The only thing which would put me off is the boardroom full of shareholders, who wouldn't let me actually do what needs to be done, because some twerp with a GCSE in stapling showed them a graph with loads of fancy numbers on it.

Leon, that is not a nice way to talk about Dave

Dave you know I am kidding right and thoroughly appreciate your last minute casting of my orders, especially for World despite the fact there were several reminders about deadlines

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Dare you Colonel Grips!       

[andys]

Meh all this blathering, who cares, its only GW, its not like it affects any wargamers.

Why doesn't this forum have a "Like" button