Thread regarding DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. layoffs

End of 2008 when the global economy was crumbling and everyone was wondering if the banks were safe, if we were on the verge of a depression, we had a big company meeting. You told us how worried you were, you told us what other industry leaders were thinking. You gave us advice on how to handle our money, what to do, what not to do. You told us we were not going to have raises, and we were gutting every single unnecessary expense, like our Comcast bill, our floral/gardening bill, quality of food, morning newspaper, corporate jet trips, paper-freaking-cups. You told us you were going to do everything possible to save every last job in that room, and we were all going to ride out this storm together as a family. I've been with the company a long time and I had never been more proud of you than this moment. You were no longer the cold hearted bastard who used to check the temperature of people's hoods in the parking lot to guess what time they arrived. I was told there were a few moments in your life that humbled you... one being the fires near your home; another was Maddoff stealing your charity account. You were no longer content simply building an animation studio that could take on Disney - you wanted to create the BEST working environment on the West Coast. Where people were proud to wear their Dreamworks swag and tell their friends who they worked for. Where people would happily spend their extra hours because it felt more like home than home. You did all that; you got us through the storm - and it was glorious. My, how times have changed. So now I gotta ask you - where did that guy go?