Skype Throws Lavish Party To Celebrate Doling Out Pink Slips During The Holidays

[mandy]

Almost ten days ago, Niklas Zennstrom, the co-founder of Skype threw a party to remember at London’s swanky The Cuckoo Club. The nightclub that normally is the haunt of Prince Harry and his brother and rest of the jet set played host to Skypers - both current and past - including co-founder Janus Friis. Unfortunately, after the party came the hangover.

It is rumored that nearly 30 Skype employees - mostly in London office but some in Estonia came back from the weekend to find pink slips waiting for them. I am told that most of the folks who were cut were from the marketing side of the business...

full article: http://gigaom.com/2007/12/08/for-skypers...-job-cuts/

[regic]

How festive. Not.