Hi everyone, it’s [Patch COO] Leigh Zarelli Lewis. Patch is being restructured in connection with the creation of the joint venture with Hale Global. Hale Global has decided which Patch employees will receive an offer of employment to move forward in accordance with their vision for Patch and which will not. Unfortunately, your role has been eliminated and you will no longer have a role at Patch and today will be your last day of employment with the company. …Thank you again and best of luck.
January has been a weird/not entirely good month for work, for me – editorial changes in a couple of places – but instead of feeling sorry for myself as I’ve been doing all week, maybe I should be happy that I didn’t find out that I lost my job in a conference call.
“I’m told that hundreds — two tipsters claim two-thirds of the editorial staff — have been laid off by Patch’s new owner, Hale Global,” wrote Jim Romenesko. Wow.