Dave Taylor gone ?

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**mattyboy22**

two_heads_talking wrote:I think the thing that strikes me odd is that Dave had no idea. Being blindsided by your own company is a completely disorienting process, and I'd never wish it on anyone.

We all wish you the best Dave..

Unfortunately as a former GW employee, I can say that this is usually the way it was. When the cell manager and his boss showed up together, we all knew someone was getting the boot.....

**Savnock**

Best of luck Dave, and thanks for being an inspiration to all of us (for both converting skill AND being a really nice guy).

GW just screwed their public-image pooch even more. Hope this helps other mini companies that support events and converting to get a toe-hold against the giant that doesn't retain it's best employees.

**KeithGatchalian**

mattyboy22 wrote:
two_heads_talking wrote:I think the thing that strikes me odd is that Dave had no idea. Being blindsided by your own company is a completely disorienting process, and I'd never wish it on anyone.

We all wish you the best Dave..

Unfortunately as a former GW employee, I can say that this is usually the way it was. When the cell manager and his boss showed up together, we all knew someone was getting the boot.....

Ok a bit of gallows humor here.....whenever the CEO was over from the UK, we ( the employees of GW) would put together a death pool about who would be let go next. It was a joke, because he never really had influence on that, but it did always seem people were let go right after his visits.

His last visit was, I believe, in November, right before I was laid off.

Spooky.

I loved working for the company, they are a great group of guys, the work was awesome, being able to talk to so many gamers and hobbyists all over the world was very special. If anyone has a chance to work for GW, take it!

**Mannahnin**

As others have already said, a sad and mystifying move by GW.

Dave is an absolutely class act, treating people well, remembering us as individuals, listening with respect and consideration to our thoughts and ideas, and clearly doing his level best to run great events. That's without even considering his incredible and inspiring artistic work, which has got to have inspired more purchases than any given year's worth of White Dwarf ads.

Last year I had the privilege of spending a chunk of Friday night before the Baltimore GT at Edgar's with Dave, discussing life and tournaments over a few beers. While Dave didn't agree with all of my ideas, he engaged in genuine dialogue, and when the 2008 event rules came out it was obvious that he had engaged many players for our thoughts and feedback. I only hope Dave keeps attending events and I can buy him a beer next time.

Best of luck to Go-Go and John. I know you guys are good, but I know what it's like to lose a leader like that and have to step up to additional responsibility without notice.

**Balance**

mattyboy22 wrote:Unfortunately as a former GW employee, I can say that this is usually the way it was. When the cell manager and his boss showed up together, we all knew someone was getting the boot.....

Most big companies work this way, sadly. We've been on eggshells at my work waiting for the usual holiday lay-offs to occur.

Hopefully he can find work with one of GW's competitors and make an impressive run against them!

**two_heads_talking**

mattyboy22 wrote:
two_heads_talking wrote:I think the thing that strikes me odd is that Dave had no idea. Being blindsided by your own company is a completely disorienting process, and I'd never wish it on anyone.

We all wish you the best Dave..

Unfortunately as a former GW employee, I can say that this is usually the way it was. When the cell manager and his boss showed up together, we all knew someone was getting the boot.....

I remember those days.. I too am a former GW employee, I had 7 years under my belt when I was let go. I enjoyed every minute of those 7 years. I just hope that what little I was able to impart to those I encountered helped them out in some small way. I always loved helping someone fine what they needed and helping others determine what it was that they needed.

**davetaylor**

Thanks for the supportive comments guys, much appreciated.

@two_heads_talking
I have no doubt that your interaction with customers had an impact on them. Often that impact is greater than we know or can see at the time.

I was reminiscing with a store manager when I was back in Australia a few years ago. His staff member remembered that he had first met the manager in Perth where the manager taught him how to paint the bone on Deathwing Terminators. This triggered a memory in the manager, the methods he used were the ones I'd taught him nine years earlier when I first met the manager, a customer at a store I was managing somewhere else in the country at the time.

Anytime we can impart our knowledge, techniques, and enthusiasm, there's going to be a ripple effect. That in itself is a great reason to be in our great hobby.

Cheers
Dave

**gorgon**

Good luck to you Dave. I'm sure we'll see you around.

Layoffs have started at my company. If you guys are scared where you are, you should try being in financial services right now. Yikes.

**Balance**

gorgon wrote:Good luck to you Dave. I'm sure we'll see you around.

Layoffs have started at my company. If you guys are scared where you are, you should try being in financial services right now. Yikes.

If it makes you feel better, Financial Services is the industry my company primarily sells to!

**Somnicide**

Well, I got my own walking papers in the computer industry. On the plus side, I am hoping to finally paint up about 10,000 of pewter and grey plastic ;-)

**captain.gordino**

davetaylor wrote:I was reminiscing with a store manager when I was back in Australia a few years ago. His staff member remembered that he had first met the manager in Perth where the manager taught him how to paint the bone on Deathwing Terminators. This triggered a memory in the manager, the methods he used were the ones I'd taught him nine years earlier when I first met the manager, a customer at a store I was managing somewhere else in the country at the time.

How do you paint that stuff?

**stjohn70**

whitedragon wrote:Epic win for Dave Taylor

Every single one of my experiences with Dave have been this, all three of them. I will truly miss the gentleman who cared and strove to make our hobby better from the inside.

**megamarines**

stjohn70 wrote:
whitedragon wrote:Epic win for Dave Taylor

Every single one of my experiences with Dave have been this, all three of them. I will truly miss the gentleman who cared and strove to make our hobby better from the inside.

Indeed. If there was indeed a prophet of the hobby, it was indeed our good friend Dave Taylor.

**Rargh**

I knew it was going to happen somewhere:

http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1104

Congrats Dave

**Frazzled**

Modquisition Note to other mods- Rargh's post represents new news and as such is not thread necromancy.

**Alpharius**

That site is blocked for me from work.

Anyone care to give a capsule review of the contents?

I can guess based on the link itself, but...

**malfred**

Wargames Illustrated

As speculation mounts as to our plans for Wargames Illustrated I thought it was time to share some more information and try and stimulate some of that hobby activity that is the key to creating great content. What we have planned is in essence very simple. From issue 260, on newsstands May 21st, you will see the new WI. This new magazine will be 112pages, up from 80, and contain more content than ever before. You will be getting a free frame of the Perry’s new British Napoleonic’s on the cover and inside a wider selection of articles. The added pages allow us to add both some FOW content and another few articles to enhance the selection in the current magazine. We are going to cover every game, scale and period on the market and bring you the best collections of models from around the world. WI offices are based in Nottingham or the “lead belt” as a friend recently told me it has become know given the excess of miniature companies in the city. From the UK the magazine has always had a steady flow of content but to open this up to the global community we have brought on board a new team member who will effectively be the WI man in the US. Roving reporter, hobby nutter and addict of all things miniature related Dave Taylor will support the UK team and help create and drive content from the US and themed for the US.

**The Dreadnote**

Regarding the magazine Wargames Illustrated:

"From the UK the magazine has always had a steady flow of content but to open this up to the global community we have brought on board a new team member who will effectively be the WI man in the US. Roving reporter, hobby nutter and addict of all things miniature related Dave Taylor will support the UK team and help create and drive content from the US and themed for the US. "

Damnit Malfred!

**yakface**

It is new news but it deserves a new thread so people unfamiliar with the thread won't have to read through 3 pages to find the new news.

I'm locking now. . .Rargh or someone else please start a new thread.