Ugg!

I'm really old now!

Slow realization

It's finally starting to sink in. NETg is being eliminated. We are all going to be laid off eventually. There will be no NETg essence left. SkillSoft is showing no interest in keeping anyone with any knowledge or history of any of our clients. I have been given a 3 month transition contract, my lay off date is August 14th. I'm in shock. Not because I have a lay off date, I am in shock that SkillSoft is removing everyone. They paid millions to eliminate a competitor. My initial thoughts are that they are not concerned with getting anything else from the deal. I am shocked and saddened - what a waste of good talent, knowledge and history.

End Of An Era

Today the sale of Thomson NETg by SkillSoft Corporation was finalized. There has been a death in the learning family.

I was originally hired by Knowledgenet, and soon after, they merged with Thomson NETg. NETg (National Education Training group) had been acquired by the Thomson Corporation previously. The merger seemed pretty easy from my view point and everyone on the NETg and Knet sides were professional and wonderful to work with. Today after the sale was announced the farewell e-mails started, people who had been with the company for 8, 9 and even 12 years had been immediately laid off by SkillSoft. Almost all of the sales team are gone.