Jobster Layoffs Imminent
Breaking news via the Great GigaOM himself says that Seattle based Jobster will be cutting up to half its 145 workforce in 2007. The company raised tens of millions of venture capital but still hasn’t gained mind market share in the minds of job seekers or providers.
The Pros:
- That Joster waited until after the holiday season to let people go. It’s pretty easy to do, but that puts them ahead of AOL in my book.
The Cons:
- This is the third Emerald City startup to ‘realign its workforce’. The others included Blue Dot and Vizrea (mental note, don’t name a company that rhymes with diarrhea).
- People close to Jobster describe the situation as ‘fluid’. Don’t insult people’s intelligence. Call it what it is without the marketing speak and we’d all be a lot better off.
Not to make light of layoffs but does anyone else fine it ironic that employees of a job matching website are now jobless? Would they be more inclined to use Jobster’s services, or less?
