billski
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Have I been living under a rock or something? Matt took the Alaska job and is moving there shortly.
Good for him, but....he WILL be sorely missed!!!!
Good for him, but....he WILL be sorely missed!!!!
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Matt Lillard & Magic Mountain
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gmcunni
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good luck and best wishes Matt!
Black Phantom
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Buy a season pass and support the institution. Or take it to PM
o3jeff
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Yes and I think Billski started the thread too.
billski
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Yeah, we knew he had applied
I saw that he had applied, and had made it to the final few contenders, but I hadn't heard that he had actually gotten the job.
Good for you Matt, and good luck on the new venture!
I hope Magic is able to find someone even half as passionate to take his spot.
Good for you Matt, and good luck on the new venture!
I hope Magic is able to find someone even half as passionate to take his spot.
Sorcerer
Member
Our loss is Eaglecrest's gain. Matt did an outstanding job at Magic. I don't think there was anything he couldn't do.
Good luck Matt and family
Good luck Matt and family
jrmagic
New member
Well said Tom:beer:
WRT to the AZ Challenge, Alex Kaufman (our own DJAK) is taking over for Matt. He sent me an email this morning that it would be a little bit of time before he gets to the questions; but to whet your appetite:
Black Phantom
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Was his old lady at the Institution this weekend?
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Smellytele
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Who is this "part-time resident mountain shareholder who had previously been delivering some consulting, was now going to be operating as the VP of Marketing, a role which had never existed before."? Sounds like whom ever made this decision really screwed Alex...
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Wow, that's a crappy situation. Not a cool move by Magic.
orangegondola
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There are two sides to every story and the truth usually is somewhere in the middle. I have heard from both sides and am sad things didn't work out. I would listen to both parties before passing judgement.
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riverc0il
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Whoa, bummer. When I was outta college and unemployed, I once got offered a job but received a call the day before my start date telling me not to show up. Such a terrible feeling. I can't even imagine having been in the middle of a move and house purchase with a family and getting that type of call (granted, it still sounds like a position was available but a big step down which is just about the same). Looks like some good karma in that slope fillers link... talk about glowing recommendations in the comments!
riverc0il
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I think it does say something that at the end of the article linked to above, the email states:
So obviously there is some understanding. However, that said, Magic's new VP of Marketing should set the record straight ASAP as I doubt most people are going to pick up on that last line. Without context, it certainly looks like a dick move.
No dick moves. Just an unintentional bummer. More like seriously crossed signals combined with bad timing. I was told that I was being hired to steer the marketing ship and was coming in to take Matt's place (and that's what I was applying for), while the previous consultant and now shareholder VP was being told something similar about his future and understandably expected it to occur.
Until I was hired I was told that there was a shareholder who was doing consulting. After I was hired there was a VP in place. Seems like that was unintentional miscommunication, but still occured for whatever reason. It's a very small operation and two folks with very similar responsibilities (with me being 2nd mate) didn't make a lot of sense for me. Especially if I was planning to move my family to the mountain.
Hope they have a great year. Trying to stay positive. Though my life is pretty messed up at the moment and I do need to employ the help of my industry supporters to help me land on my feet (thus that plea on Slopefillers which I tried to stay positive on as well).
Think it will all work out for the best and I hope we can wish both sides the best.
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