NCsoft shifts NC West Leadership back to Korea.

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British companies can be just as idiotic (if you're in London, no matter how incompetent, you're indispensable key staff: work in a regional office, even in Brum or Manchester, and you're a redshirt)

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True though you need to qualify the London bit, management staff in the headquarter buildings in London are indispensible, normal staff get moved out of London or are simply dispensed with because the place is so expensive.

How do I know? I used to work for a major telecomms company which has shed tens of thousands of jobs in the last few years and still hasn't stopped. Talking to ex-colleagues though, it seems that the largest percentage of people going are the disillusioned but experienced engineering staff rather than the multiple layers of management that contribute to the problems - a bit short sighted but suited me - I escaped at just the right time

As far as NC goes, guess we'll just have to wait and see. They know more about their decision than we do, maybe that's where they expect to get the largest number of customers in the future. People (usually accountants) are paid to make these decisions then they move on leaving others to sort out the mess. I can't change their decisions...I, therefore, refuse to be concerned about them...