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liberal N proud

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1. I know these peoples pain

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 09:54 AM

Sep 2012

You worked your whole life for a strong company, their main product is no longer viable product. The end of the road and it is a cliff.

I work for a company, like Kodak, was a major competitor in a consumer product that is at the end of it's 100+ life-cycle. We have been told that in November, they will announce significant downsizing plans. I have 29 years invested in this job, I have to go down with the ship to get any severance that might be offered.

Talk about stress! These people are facing it head on.

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Kodak to Stop Selling Consumer Inkjet Printers, Cut More Jobs [View all] marmar Sep 2012 OP

I know these peoples pain liberal N proud Sep 2012 #1

As much as I feel for the loss of jobs, Kodak never made decent printers - and the company is dying. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #2

Kodak was the first major developer of Digital Photography liberal N proud Sep 2012 #5

Yeah, but they lost the market. Nikon destroyed them in the marketplace. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #6

So sad to see the end of an era for this once-groundbreaking company frazzled Sep 2012 #3

I Blame The People That Ran Kodak When Digital Photography Was Coming Into Its Own..... global1 Sep 2012 #4

Here's the irony... Javaman Sep 2012 #8

I am an HP printer fan PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #7