Bob Pease laid off

SY · 17th March 2009, 08:08 PM

News out today.

That's the end of civilization (and National) as we know it.

c2cthomas · 17th March 2009, 08:13 PM

http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1030042103.html

albin · 17th March 2009, 08:29 PM

coffin nails

edit] not smiling

Iain McNeill · 17th March 2009, 08:38 PM

better start 2nd sourcing all those LM parts.

RAP's salary sure won't fix their problems.

DigitalJunkie · 17th March 2009, 08:45 PM

Ouch.

Edit: It might be a good idea to download everything from his website,before it vanishes.

c2cthomas · 17th March 2009, 09:27 PM

I wonder if Mark (aka audioman54) is aware of this. Haven't seen Mark around for a couple of weeks.

russel · 17th March 2009, 09:36 PM

So lets get this right, we have the worst financial crisis since the Second World War and the people that caused it are enjoying subsidies and bonuses on an unbelievable scale. People like Bob who could help get us out of this mess for the fraction of the cost of a Banker are laid off, how the hell are we ever going to be able to compete with the far east with our priorities so skewed?, is subsidising a Banker going to produce a decent SMPS converter for a solar panel?. Marx was wrong, we wont just sell the rope to hang ourselves we will borrow the money to pay someone else to make it as well. Sorry for the rant, I am fed up.

Geek · 17th March 2009, 09:57 PM

Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

DigitalJunkie · 17th March 2009, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Geek
Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

No kidding..
They should have just brought the sheep back!
http://www.national.com/rap/Horrible/sheep.html

Conrad Hoffman · 17th March 2009, 11:26 PM

Unbelievable! I was just emailing with him last week about a power supply design issue, and had switched it over to a National Semi part. I figured I was about due for a reply this week. Sad and stupid on National's part, but I wouldn't worry about Bob for a minute. He probably has 50 job offers by now, or maybe he'll just go hiking.

17th March 2009, 08:08 PM	#1
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17th March 2009, 08:29 PM	#3
albin diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	national coffin nails edit] not smiling

17th March 2009, 09:27 PM	#6
c2cthomas 49 - for the 16th time diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Near "Music City" (Nashville Tennessee)	I wonder if Mark (aka audioman54) is aware of this. Haven't seen Mark around for a couple of weeks. __________________ "You can't always get what you want" K. Richards/M. Jagger *** "Next time I will know some things better" Zen Mod

17th March 2009, 09:36 PM	#7
russel diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Bob Pease So lets get this right, we have the worst financial crisis since the Second World War and the people that caused it are enjoying subsidies and bonuses on an unbelievable scale. People like Bob who could help get us out of this mess for the fraction of the cost of a Banker are laid off, how the hell are we ever going to be able to compete with the far east with our priorities so skewed?, is subsidising a Banker going to produce a decent SMPS converter for a solar panel?. Marx was wrong, we wont just sell the rope to hang ourselves we will borrow the money to pay someone else to make it as well. Sorry for the rant, I am fed up.


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17th March 2009, 08:38 PM	#4
Iain McNeill diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Santa Cruz, California	better start 2nd sourcing all those LM parts. RAP's salary sure won't fix their problems.

17th March 2009, 08:45 PM	#5
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 4	Ouch. Edit: It might be a good idea to download everything from his website,before it vanishes.

17th March 2009, 09:57 PM	#8
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

17th March 2009, 11:26 PM	#10
Conrad Hoffman diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canandaigua, NY USA	Unbelievable! I was just emailing with him last week about a power supply design issue, and had switched it over to a National Semi part. I figured I was about due for a reply this week. Sad and stupid on National's part, but I wouldn't worry about Bob for a minute. He probably has 50 job offers by now, or maybe he'll just go hiking. __________________ I used to be an audiophool like you but then I took an arrow to the knee.

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