Native Instruments Layoffs?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 354 posts since 17 Apr, 2004
Forgive me if this is covered somewhere else. I didn't see it being discussed elsewhere.
So there have been rumors of massive layoffs at Native Instruments recently (100 in Berlin, alone), including the firing of the entire Maschine and Traktor staffs. There seem to be a lot of complaints about poor management, but can anyone shed any further light on what's going on over there?
So there have been rumors of massive layoffs at Native Instruments recently (100 in Berlin, alone), including the firing of the entire Maschine and Traktor staffs. There seem to be a lot of complaints about poor management, but can anyone shed any further light on what's going on over there?
- KVRist
- 446 posts since 17 Jul, 2015
Glassdoor.
- Banned
- 7624 posts since 13 Nov, 2015 from Norway
Never heard about this
A guess. Apple has bought them
A guess. Apple has bought them
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- KVRAF
- 7624 posts since 21 Dec, 2002 from MD USA
Recently they were hiring. Also link to info? Or did the "rumors" start in the first post?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 354 posts since 17 Apr, 2004
A search on Google brings up several results, but here is a thread discussing it over on NI's own site...
https://www.native-instruments.com/foru ... it.358871/
https://www.native-instruments.com/foru ... it.358871/
- KVRAF
- 7624 posts since 21 Dec, 2002 from MD USA
thanks, tshear, I read over that and it seems way overblown.
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- KVRAF
- 11001 posts since 15 Apr, 2019 from Nowhere
At the top of the Reddit post that started this:
WARNING: This is just pure speculation and none of what I am saying has any confirmation from official sources whatsoever.
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- KVRAF
- 9133 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
The head-count, and which heads are at
at big tradeshows might be an indicator for people
who know people at NI.
Some support staff are turning into cookie cutters,
canned answers, sad reading skills, give up and
suggest to do full reinstalls, rather than someone
working hard on sorting rare bugs, or poor designs.
The trainwreck release of Massive X
points to inexperience where it ought not be,
especially for a new flagship product. Incongruent.
Native Access not allowing users the choice to hold off
on an update, is bad luck. A poor rollbak-scenario
exascerbates the situation. U-he don't need 'Urs Access',
you'd think the rest of Berlin's coders would take the hint.
Good luck to NI, keep the cup half full
at big tradeshows might be an indicator for people
who know people at NI.
Some support staff are turning into cookie cutters,
canned answers, sad reading skills, give up and
suggest to do full reinstalls, rather than someone
working hard on sorting rare bugs, or poor designs.
The trainwreck release of Massive X
points to inexperience where it ought not be,
especially for a new flagship product. Incongruent.
Native Access not allowing users the choice to hold off
on an update, is bad luck. A poor rollbak-scenario
exascerbates the situation. U-he don't need 'Urs Access',
you'd think the rest of Berlin's coders would take the hint.
Good luck to NI, keep the cup half full
- KVRAF
- 3471 posts since 24 Oct, 2000 from A Swede Living in Budapest
Well, after you've released an orange coloured Maschine - what else is there to do? That's like the last step of product development?
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- KVRAF
- 6980 posts since 28 Dec, 2015 from Atlantis Island
The usual NI trolls are creeping out of their holes...
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- KVRAF
- 7624 posts since 21 Dec, 2002 from MD USA
weird how it is OK on KVR to trash the more successful companies but spit on a crappy mom and pop and everyone freaks.martinjuenke wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:06 am The usual NI trolls are creeping out of their holes...
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- KVRAF
- 1742 posts since 9 Jul, 2014 from UK
maybe they can have a party with the PA trolls?martinjuenke wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:06 am The usual NI trolls are creeping out of their holes...
I wonder what happens if I press this button...
- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
Either way, Maschine MK3 didn't get promised Ableton integration and these news don't make it any more likely
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- KVRAF
- 3471 posts since 24 Oct, 2000 from A Swede Living in Budapest
Or maybe it does. Maybe a restructuring is exactly what they need. There is no doubt NI still have some exceptionally good products. I am a big fan of their controllers.DJ Warmonger wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:43 am Either way, Maschine MK3 didn't get promised Ableton integration and these news don't make it any more likely
Maybe this is a way for them to trim away parts that doesn't lead anywhere. I think I read somewhere on the Reddit post (or maybe at GS?) that some employee felt he/she were spending 40% of the time in meetings.
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