UPDATE: Merge Layoffs

This is the big merge article. In coöperation with me (Yucca) and VanS.. VanS. is from Habbo.DE. We have watched all the staffs and mods during the merge. Just kept an eye on who stayed, and who were fired. In this post I will tell you how many staffs must have left because of the merge, how long they have been working for Habbo until Sulake dumped them like they were rubbish. The staffs were fired because of the merge, or during something else. We can’t know everything. But here is our list, of staff we do know who were fired BECAUSE or DURING the merge. How we got it? Just noticed when a staff lost their badges, stopped loggin in & checking their sulake mail if it was valid or not.

Ofcourse, this is so much more easier for Sulake. They have shut offices, they could reduce on lots of staffs & mods et cetera. Although, perhaps they shouldn’t have done it. Where is the sympathy for your workers, who have made Habbo on the top of social games. I believe Sulake lost their habbo-spirit. They only want to earn more money, and want to spend less money. Ofcourse it’s ideal for Sulake. Over 80 persons are fired because of the merge. Some were given a notice for a month, some a week… But! There is one person, who is fired without a single notice, without a single warning, after 5 years of hard work & extra not-paid hours. The Human Resource Management (Marjaana Murtomaa) has dumped (in my eyes) the specific person. I thought it was so low to do that, even if he was been noticed. I am talking about CrestHawk. CrestHawk started working for Sulake during 2006, for VMK. Together with his wife (Moiraine) they started to host events for Virtual Magic Kingdom. In October 2006 his wife went to Habbo, and in January 2008 CrestHawk followed. He became the Hotel Manager of Habbo North America (CA & US). But then, after countless unpreciated hours of work, they fired him. On the first of April, he was called by the HR Management. They said he must take his stuff, clean his desk and go. Together with Moiraine they cleaned his desk, and went home. Without even a notice, or having a good word for his work he was fired. I could see this wrong, in that case forgive me.

The perhaps even sad part, is that the most of the MODS worked on CA, US, UK. Sulake had an incredible evil plan about them. Lets fire all the expensive MODS, located in CA, US & UK and lets hire the much more cheaper MODS from Singapore! So they say, so they did. During the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010, all MODs who were located in CA, US or UK were fired. Even some who were volunteer moderator. The Singaporian MODs earn about 5 american dollars per hour (they don’t have an minimum salary in Singapore) [Thx to Laurensh1 for noticing that]. Cool, sulake! Lets hire Moderators who don’t understand Habbo’s, who don’t have experience with it, and who will probably never search friendly contact with them.

# HABBO AU OFFICE:
Started in November 2004, with Yobbo, Bamaloo & Johno. By know (May 2010) they have Bamaloo, Elkah, Yobbo, Tootsweets, Fozzie & Kotone. In the end of May, Bamaloo & Kotone were fired. But then on 2 June 2010, the AU merged with the Habbo.Com. What would happen to the staffs and mods? Well, we figured out that Sulake had no mercy: Bye office, Bye staff – Thx a lot! (not?). The whole AU office is gone. Exactly 15 people from the Australian Region have been fired.

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# HABBO CA OFFICE:
Habbo CA office went open in April 2004, the hotel in June 2004. Dubya, Mags & Dileas were the staffs. Nowadays (May 2010) they have Puffin, Gingerly, Moiraine, CrestHawk, Samie, CryCrazy, MrsWhiskerton, Lynn, "Rachel B", "Brigid D", "Nora F", "Arvin G", "Hayley L" & Lethologica. But, Moiraine, CrestHawk, Samie, CryCrazy, MrsWhiskerton, "Rachel B", "Brigid D", "Nora F", "Arvin G", "Hayley L" and Lynn were all located in other offices (The most from Santa Monica Office). So, why keep an office open for 3 staffs? Oh what the habbo, lets shut it down! Byebye Lethologica & Gingerly, oh and lets keep Puffin.. she has some experience and has an senior position. On 5 May 2010, CA merged with US. Exactly 15 people who were located in Canada.

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# HABBO SG OFFICE:
The Habbo Singaporian Office opened in October 2004, with CheshireCat, Doelee & Saffron. Now (May 2010) Doelee and CheshireCat are still there, with Tallespin. There are only 3 staffs in the office, but the rumour goes there are also some Moderators are shifting via the office. On the second of June, Habbo Singapore merged with Habbo.COM. Not that much happened to Singapore, only CheshireCat was fired. But the interesting is that all the current MODs for english speaking hotels are operating in Singapore. Tallespin & Doelee are the first 2 foreigner staffs who joined the North America team. During the merge period there were 9 staffs fired in the Singaporian Region.

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# HABBO UK OFFICE:
This, is a big mistake from Sulake. Merging the UK hotel, which so much old facts, people et cetera. The office opened in January 2001, with Cindy as Community Manager & Apparatus as Hotel Manager. Nowadays (May 2010) they have 0rca, AdmAokiji, Bucho6, Flynn500, Gandalfthegrey., LadyJane21, Lost_Witness, Ludus, Pohjola, Redamulet, SoylentBob, SukiClever & TabiAlthea. TabiAlthea, Redamulet & AdmAokiji are the cheap Singaporian Moderators who do Player Support on UK. Most of the UK Staffs are internationally known, if they for example fire Lost_Witness the whole community will dislike Sulake. (Altough, probably they don't care.. they have shown us a lot other cruel things lately). In May 2010 the first layoffs fell in UK, Ludus & SukiClever were fired, Bucho6 followed in June 2010. The UK merge hasn't merged yet, so it's not quite sure who will stay or not. The other sad part is that Sulake fired the UK Mods bit by bit. When they hired new Singaporian MODs, they fired UK MODs - untill there was no original UK Moderator anymore. Even the really oldskool Moderators, who joined Sulake during the Hobba time (2001 - 2005) were fired, no mercy. 23 People so far have been fired from the United Kingdom region.

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# HABBO US OFFICE:
The office for the new Habbo.COM. This is the office where the big group of staffs is located. It opened its doors during August 2004. They have had lots of staffs in the past years, during May 2010 they had: Puffin, Gingerly, Moiraine, CrestHawk, Samie, CryCrazy, MrsWhiskerton, Inari, SmoothCriminal, notmiceElf "Rachel B", "Brigid D", "Nora F", "Arvin G", "Hayley L" & Lethologica. Where Puffin, Gingerly & Lethologica were located in the Canada region. In this office had happen the most sad layoff of the whole merge (in my eyes). The layoff of CrestHawk. Also lots and lots of Moderators from the United States region had to search other work, because Sulake thought they were worthless & to expensive. Exactly 25 people from the United States region are fired, so far.

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So! Our article, we have counted 85 layoffs because of the merge. What do you think of these actions? We are looking forward to read your opinion & thoughts. For a list who is staff on the new .COM please look at www.habbotimes.net/habboinfos/listen ![/u].

Love, Yucca & VanS.