That's what I figured, poor girls, having to deal with him some more.

"BB sidelined?
Commercial Ops?
Seriously??"

You're smoking crack. Bernd is Lucier's right-hand man and jiggly puppet. He is safe, completely protected.

'm at a point where I need to consider reading any papers from someone who is associated to them even remotely, I have to ask if these scientists are on the payroll.

I would love to see the results of this kind of marketing campaign. Then again, I guess we've seen their results in missed forecasts.

I will not buy from them unless there is absolutely no alternative.

Yes, I thought it was the open array that you were writing about. Life Tech just introduced digital PCR on this platform at ASHG. Any comments. I was underwhelmed with the price performance.

Life exists as about 30 different twitter channels, youtube channels, facebook pages and friends and even internet radio, they have also created fake wordpress blogs now... It's apeshit marketing, in your face everywhere you go and totally devoted of any information. I'm at a point where I need to consider reading any papers from someone who is associated to them even remotely, I have to ask if these scientists are on the payroll.

It could be that he hangs out with a women who has extremely poor tastes in shoes. He lost a lot of points with me when I saw her wearing those clear acrylic pumps at the prez club. Russian euro trash, just like his management style.

BB sidelined?
Commercial Ops?
Seriously??

What is the truth about the latest reorg what did BB do to get sidelined ?

What's up with LIFE's YouTube marketing strategy? Is this how they "win" customers - by posting stupid videos on YouTube trying to scare researchers into using their cell biology products? "Use dynabeads or your cells will be starved" says their paid red-head quack from Yale. "Our competitor's nanoparticles will accumulate in your cells . . . if you're stupid enough to PEG-coat them and TRY to get them to internalize."

Why would anyone buy from a company that uses nothing but fearmongering and bullying to promote its products?

yeah i guess that's what they call it now open array... donkey sh...

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Are you writing about the "open array"?

Did they lay off anyone in the array group ? That's got to be the worst machine we ever bought, what a piece of donkey shit. It has nothing to do with the ease of Taqman, this thing is a nightmare ! Now they want us to buy a new dispenser to replace one that never worked before. Either they need more staff for that machine or get rid of the person who invented it !

100 across CA, about half from FC

Yes, cuts across the board and multiple sites

yes. dunno how much more verification you can expect from an anonymous board, but I definitely saw people getting "the talk" in certain conference rooms

So did people get laid off or not?

HR in GI is quite useless. Heard she was kicked out of MD because of human right violations.

With the wave after wave of layoffs, right sizings or whatever they are called in this industry, has anyone yet "topped" themselves? Folk are under a lot of pressure out there.

unfortunately, yes. But it's ok because hr has all sorts of crappy web 2.2 links and presentation that makes them very efficient on useless offers and advantages.

"quite busy blowing shareholder money on worthless business trips and macallan 25 while destroying morale with his ridiculous behavior."

Someone who drinks his whisky by price... Macallan 25 isn't worth 2x the price of Highland Park 30.

This is in reference to the "power of 1% looney"

Unfortunately yes... and quite busy blowing shareholder money on worthless business trips and macallan 25 while destroying morale with his ridiculous behavior.

With the wave after wave of layoffs, right sizings or whatever they are called in this industry, has anyone yet "topped" themselves? Folk are under a lot of pressure out there.

no such thing as anonymous

Dumbass, this board is an anonymous rumor mill. If shareholders want to get answers, this isn't the place to find them.

They have no responsibility to tell the truth to any of the busy bodies on this board either.

Actually, they do. There are a number of their shareholders out here.

I guess you weren't on that townhall call then. That was funny...

I seriously doubt high level LIFE executives post here or even read this.
They have no responsibility to tell the truth to any of the busy bodies on this board either.

Everyone is angry because they (high level LIFE execs) play the corporate game better than everyone else. We all know the rules- we know how it works. You act like that person who is all indignant after getting voted off on Survivor because someone lied to them and broke the alliance. What's the surprise? It's not if, but when.
There are no alliances that mean anything in biotech.

And to all those High level LIFE executives that lied on this board about layoffs while back stabbing and taking NO resposibility for their own jobs, let hell be cast upon you and yours! Enjoy the wrath to come!

They don't care. They really don't. Lying is first nature to them, not second.

I left hell when I realized my manager, his boss and his boss above where basically in a huddle to save their ass and always, always have a fall person to cover their arses. They never were honest, heck I think they aren't honest with themselves but I guess that's what you need if you want to ruin people's life and still sleep at night.

---And to all those High level LIFE executives that lied on this board about layoffs while back stabbing and taking NO resposibility for their own jobs, let hell be cast upon you and yours! Enjoy the wrath to come!---

There will be no wrath though, there never is. They are made of teflon - nothing sticks and they go on with their "learns" to do it somewhere else.

And to all those High level LIFE executives that lied on this board about layoffs while back stabbing and taking NO resposibility for their own jobs, let hell be cast upon you and yours! Enjoy the wrath to come!

Any people that is laid off next week would be out of the 2 year severance package, and thus getting worse benefits. Well, that is for legacy AB - for legacy IVG not sure. I think those poor people got even less benefits.

Are the 46 employees on the CA WARN list for Camarillo for December the last, or is the slow bleed to closure continuing into 2011?

26 at MP

There were layoffs on the East Coast as well...!! It's nice to know that after working hard and being a good employee that all you get is 15-20min. to clear out your desk and be escorted out like a prisoner...ah yes I guess that is what LIFE is all about!!

Who's gone?

were you in PCR or assays business?

I'm in FC and I just got laid off !!

Oh yes there are

"That's funny. I am in FC and there are not any layoffs."

Either you are in HR (nothing happens), on a corner office with door (a precious commodity at FC), or in a very far corner where they forgot about you...

That's funny. I am in FC and there are not any layoffs.

full of it.

Admired by whom?

In a poll of San Diego's money hungry, self centered, unjustified salary CEOs, GL came in as the most admired money hungry, self centered, unjustified salary CEO.

Layoffs definitely yes. About 100 people at FC ranging from mid level to the highest ranks on individual contributors in R&D. The "old baggage" from AB, people that stayed with the company for long time, invented everything that made the company profitable, had the experience and contacts, and now where in higher levels taking the salary of two younger, more energetic, and gullible people. Somebody had to pay for the exaggerated price of ion. The incredible thing is that some execs that made the wrong decisions on failed programs conveniently jumped ahead of time and they kept their stock. No accountability for real failure. At least these people got their severance before the 2nd year ends. Next round wont be so lucky. I guess its Life as usual...

Wrong, another pile of misery doled out at a number of sites.

nope, no layoffs. Keep wishing.....

Admired by whom?

You folks need to adopt the self love regimen:

Life Technologies' CEO Greg Lucier named "Most Admired CEO of a publicly traded company" by The San Diego Business Journal. Thanks SDBJ!

The shit you read out there...

You know, when this kind of crap comes out and you hear during meetings about having a good corporate image and being fair to employees, you just have to ask yourself: are you kidding me ? This is the kind of propaganda Stalin would use... Why don't start by just being an honest money hungry, self centered, unjustified salary CEO that you're supposed to be; at least my intelligent won't be insulted. I would admire you for that.

Well that's better than Life Tech where you get screwed and DON'T get a health plan.