[JD9940]

looks like it's time to give Ninja a call. my old ninja made draxxus tank never gave me an issue

[da cheat]

Good to see these ****ty Regs (tanks are fine because they don't make them) go under

[skeleton2135]

Dropping GA like they did Dan, then Mary and gang. They are now done in my book, after years with them. I stayed there ONLY and ONLY because of Dan and the team. I hate the direction the NEW and shiny GA is going. They can go over the falls for all I care now. I will always follow Dan/mary/debbie. They could sell plastic bags with zip ties on them as air systems and I would buy it from them. It's not always the best/cheapest product that makes the sale-In today's market, I think customer service trumps all. Off to edit my sig.

[GaryR1984]

[7paintball]

Originally Posted by Dan Colby

Guerrill Air Closed and FIRED Debbie, Mary, and Larry today at the Chicago office. Armed guards and some tool from Cali fired them in the parking lot, and then they were kept out of the building by the armed guards. Then all contents were removed to a remote location quickly. This staff was known for there customer srevice and they were the back bone to Guerrilla Air, this should be intresting to see how they roll now. .... (FUSI)

Sad day in paintball.. I remember driving up there all the time to buy new gear..

[noclue119]

It seems like the move was politically motivated. Most companies will offer existing employees a job at the new locations to cut down on re-training costs.

These kinds of moves are common in publicly traded companies. If there is a change of management, they want all the employee who are loyal to the old management to go with it.

I feel bad for the Chicago employees. I feel even worse for GA. Americans tends to avoid companies who do not stay loyal to their word and employees.

[f8al]

Originally Posted by noclue119

It seems like the move was politically motivated. Most companies will offer existing employees a job at the new locations to cut down on re-training costs.

These kinds of moves are common in publicly traded companies. If there is a change of management, they want all the employee who are loyal to the old management to go with it.

I feel bad for the Chicago employees. I feel even worse for GA. Americans tends to avoid companies who do not stay loyal to their word and employees.

Why feel bad for a company that shot itself in the foot? I bet you really feel for the CEO's of ENRON then too, huh?

They did this to themselves so I for one have ZERO sympathy for them. I know that the paintball field/store I work for always looks for ways to take advantage of the employees that already work there before hiring someone into a position. That's good business.

[noclue119]

Originally Posted by f8al

Why feel bad for a company that shot itself in the foot? I bet you really feel for the CEO's of ENRON then too, huh?

They did this to themselves so I for one have ZERO sympathy for them. I know that the paintball field/store I work for always looks for ways to take advantage of the employees that already work there before hiring someone into a position. That's good business.

I feel bad that a good business is getting run into the ground .

[Luke ????]

Originally Posted by f8al

Why feel bad for a company that shot itself in the foot? I bet you really feel for the CEO's of ENRON then too, huh?

They did this to themselves so I for one have ZERO sympathy for them. I know that the paintball field/store I work for always looks for ways to take advantage of the employees that already work there before hiring someone into a position. That's good business.

But poor public relations, and by the sounds of it, loss of solid and respected employees according the paintball industry and GA customer base; including a key member of their R&D department. If GA is cutting costs then it's more survival of a company than good business since these employees will look for employment elsewhere, more likely a competitor like ninja.

[f8al]

Originally Posted by noclue119

I feel bad that a good business is getting run into the ground .

There's nothing you can do about it. They made the decisions they made and they will have to suffer the inherent consequences. It appears they are already losing a fair amount of customers and I'm sure it will continue to happen.

Originally Posted by Luke ????

But poor public relations, and by the sounds of it, loss of solid and respected employees according the paintball industry and GA customer base; including a key member of their R&D department. If GA is cutting costs then it's more survival of a company than good business since these employees will look for employment elsewhere, more likely a competitor like ninja.

If they were doing as well as they say, then shutting down the Chicago facility would not have happened. Companies that are thriving as they say will open more facilities to reach a larger customer base, not close down facilities. They haven't done much to revolutionize or change the way people use air systems as opposed to say Ninja (GS Series of regulators, custom tanks, Breast Cancer Awareness LE tanks etc.) has in the last year or two. There are two companies in MN that are expanding as a result of success, not shutting down locations and firing employees. There is something that is being left out of the story to protect someone (my guess is GA) that most if not all of us will never know.

[rudz]

Go Ninja Go Ninja Go Go...

/cheesy Ninja turle - Vanilla Ice refference, I know..

[arc1880]

Originally Posted by rudz

Go Ninja Go Ninja Go Go...

/cheesy Ninja turle - Vanilla Ice refference, I know..

I C WUT YOU DID THAR ..... nice rhyme ...

[rudz]

Originally Posted by arc1880

I C WUT YOU DID THAR ..... nice rhyme ...

Im not the only one who had the vhs as a kid

[stygshore]

Originally Posted by rudz

Im not the only one who had the vhs as a kid

but you are the only one who still watches it religiously


Styg

[papaintballer15]

TMNT 2 was better then 1

[DriverJ]

Originally Posted by rudz

Im not the only one who had the vhs as a kid

still got my VHS packed somewhere in storage.

[916baller]

Always loyal to Ninja Paintball

[Deathwish_DW]

Hey GA:

Looks like the people have spoken.

Maybe you should worry about your negative PR instead of releasing tank bags and firing all of the employees who made it happen.

Hopefully Ninja will pick up some of the talent seeing as they're only in crystal lake which is somewhat local.

[Brules]

PING

[THE Biscuit]

Originally Posted by sruli1974

As part of our ongoing effort to provide top notch customer service and the competitive prices you have come to expect from Guerrilla Air, we have made the difficult but strategic decision to close our Chicago warehouse and consolidate everything under one giant roof here in California. We have dramatically increased our resources and tech support in our California location, hired new staff and want to assure everyone that in spite of what the rumor mill out there likes to churn, Guerrilla Air is fully up and running smoother and faster and has a lineup of new products coming that will blow you away!

We wish our former employees in Chicago nothing but the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Last edited by sruli1974 : Today at 02:33 PM.

[AirSin2000]

Originally Posted by f8al

It's kind of like a store telling you about a sale coming up in a month when product A will go on sale. Obviously you would probably wait for the sale price, right? Kind of the same scenario IMO.

That is nothing like what is going on. I work retail, and I can tell you this, that at least 95% of the customers I have dealt with WOULD NOT wait a month for sale, period. As for comparing a store telling a customer, "that will be on sale for XXX price in a month," is NOTHING like a company (such as GA) firing employees that have been with the companies for years on end.