This one is clearly killing you.

Nah, but it's fun poking a stick at the festering wound that is LIFE every once in awhile.

Nope, but it killing you. You must be an HR troll.

Absolutely, well said.

Right, pretty funny that the reactionary toady is demanding PROOF of matters of record. Like a company that changed its health insurance to deprive the vast majority of its employees of any meaningful return on the thousands per year the employees pay in premiums and have "death panels" that feel entitled to sit in judgement on denying even the pittance they might grudgingly provide to anyone who might actually need it. Or a company that routinely pays ridiculous prices for acquisitions and frequently, if not usually, ends up destroying the business that made them attractive in the first place and then dismantling them. Who routinely lays off huge percentages of its workforce ostensibly both to "synergize" after taking over a competitor and to fund the latest ridiculous sacred cow after having wasted a fortune in programs mismanaged to failure by incompetent "leaders" - in all events treating human beings like disposable garbage.

The only things that are opinion rather than fact are whether these decisons and actions result strictly from incompetence of senior management or pernicioulsy evil senior management. I have no PROOF of which is more true (and am happy to concede both). Take your pick toad stool. Funny though that you actually think your future is in your hands and you are safe as long as you don't find "fault." Possibly your security is temporarily in your mouth but that is only as stable as the situation of your patron eh. You are as susceptible to the caprices of ebbs and flows as anyone else. And in a hysterically turbulent place like LifeTech, it's only a matter of stochastic time.

Uhh yeah. Sure..whatever. Make whatever sweeping generalizations you want if it makes you feel better. Still won't change the fact that you are a bitter, pathetic whiner.

I doubt anything will make people like you happy. There is ALWAYS something to bi**h about. Always something you don't agree with. Never happy, never satisfied. Must be a wonderful life you have.

Perhaps it is time for you to move on and work in another industry. This one is clearly killing you.

Right, pretty funny that the reactionary toady is demanding PROOF of matters of record. Like a company that changed its health insurance to deprive the vast majority of its employees of any meaningful return on the thousands per year the employees pay in premiums and have "death panels" that feel entitled to sit in judgement on denying even the pittance they might grudgingly provide to anyone who might actually need it. Or a company that routinely pays ridiculous prices for acquisitions and frequently, if not usually, ends up destroying the business that made them attractive in the first place and then dismantling them. Who routinely lays off huge percentages of its workforce ostensibly both to "synergize" after taking over a competitor and to fund the latest ridiculous sacred cow after having wasted a fortune in programs mismanaged to failure by incompetent "leaders" - in all events treating human beings like disposable garbage.

The only things that are opinion rather than fact are whether these decisons and actions result strictly from incompetence of senior management or pernicioulsy evil senior management. I have no PROOF of which is more true (and am happy to concede both). Take your pick toad stool. Funny though that you actually think your future is in your hands and you are safe as long as you don't find "fault." Possibly your security is temporarily in your mouth but that is only as stable as the situation of your patron eh. You are as susceptible to the caprices of ebbs and flows as anyone else. And in a hysterically turbulent place like LifeTech, it's only a matter of stochastic time.

LIFE with its next generation sequencing quest does not need Molecular Probes anymore.
That is why LIFE is laying off people in production, customer service, R&D chemistry and biology one-by-one.

You would think with all the profits that next gen sequencing is generating at LIFE, there would be plenty to reinvest into other areas of the company. Oh sorry, I was thinking of ILMN...

yes, quite obvious.

LIFE with its next generation sequencing quest does not need Molecular Probes anymore.
That is why LIFE is laying off people in production, customer service, R&D chemistry and biology one-by-one.
The outcome is obvious.

Madison, no. Bad rumor.

Where would they trim in Madison? It's a lean operation. Starting to consolidate to a larger site?

The proofs are in the layoffs, fools!!.

Nope, but Eugene yes

As usual ZERO proof has ever been offered up here for any of the BS. NONE.

So which alternative universe are you it? The one where KM never worked for LIFE or the one where he still does?

Heard layoffs starting in Madison soon. Any truth to this?

The fact is we love LIFE. We love our fearless CEO and his lackeys. Without them we won't have a juicy board to read and have great doses of humor each day.

"facts" on this board?

Never. Won't happen. Not from either side.

It's not that great and it's not that bad but no one here can admit that.

Huh, many pages of insight into Life Tech's incompetence and depravity since the last bootlicking apologetics. Do you suppose the Life Tech-loving lackey(s) was laid off?

If you are referring to me chicken little - I am still here. There is just no point in posting any facts here anymore. I still read for a good laugh every now and then.

There has never been any "bootlicking apologetics" or Lifetech love here. I, along with many others, have simply pointed out that this forum/rumor mill is rife with stupid and baseless accusations. If even half of the stuff was true that is posted up here daily, Life would not only be out of business, there would be major investigations into all aspects of the company.

As usual ZERO proof has ever been offered up here for any of the BS. NONE.

You bitter trolls have made up your mind that Life is the boogie man and refuse to listen to any reason so keep on blaming everyone else for your shortcomings and problems.

Remember: It's always someone else's fault. Enjoy the bitter existence you have created!

I'm out of here but...I'm sure someone else will post up soon.

Huh, many pages of insight into Life Tech's incompetence and depravity since the last bootlicking apologetics. Do you suppose the Life Tech-loving lackey(s) was laid off?

Life Tech will never understand anything about digital PCR... The first problem of digital PCR is that horrible Open Array, probably one of the worst piece of lab equipment to be invented... If you paid for one, you should know a few folks get them for free !

My favorite part about this juicy string is that between these horrid posts about LIFE leadership are google ads for Ion Torrent and Digital PCR. Good to see we will spend big bucks to advertise on the electronic equivalent of a seedy bar toilet. I wonder how much return that Ion Torrent ad will get being co-located with the diary of KM's demise???? Is that part of LIFE's social media strategy? Haven't seen this one on Marketing Innovation.

Word ! No wonder we need a ministry of culture...

Too funny, BB as the new Head of Genetic Systems! He's a good sales guy. Strategy is not a strong point for the man. He's got his squishy position now, licking Lucier's boots and orchasrtaing a silly Molecular Medicine initiative. It makes just about everyone laugh out loud when the initiative is uttered. As for the Bitch of Camarillo, Mrs. VBH, she is reviled across the organization as an ass kissing, incompetent, rim licking, whore who would sell anyone of her 16 children for a chance to climb the corporate ladder. She sounds PERFECT for the job! I'll look for the update on the LIFE corporate website. Speaking of that, ouch...Kip's bio was taken down post-haste. I guess your only as good as your last quarter...and last quarter Genetic Systems took a SOLiD ass-hammering.

They should give a promotion to BB to replace KM, BB is a mountain of knowledge ya know, a European semi god of biology...

He does not want the news to get out because of this. The local papers do not know as of yet.

Maybe they will give KM's old position to VBH...that would be a logical yes-man (gal) promotion and maybe give her the opportunity to stick her head up just high enough to get it lopped off.

Quick look at LIFE leadership shows KM has been erased from the website. Interesting that there is no longer a head of Global R&D as part of the leadership...

"Uplaksh S. Kumar, director of Frederick operations for global biotech Life Technologies, also was named Executive of the Year.

Life Technologies, of Carlsbad, Calif., has 9,000 employees in 160 countries worldwide. It reported revenues of $3.6 billion in fiscal 2010.

Kumar said his award is a recognition of three things: the county's technology community, Life Technologies' presence in the county and its Frederick employees.

"Even though I get to receive this ... I'm getting it for them," Kumar said of his employees.

Kumar said he expects Life Technologies to continue to invest in Maryland, due to the growth it already has experienced in the state through various grants and incentive programs."

Is this rumor confirmed? Frederick did get a grant from MD for job creation and Kumar was named Executive of the year in the county for bringing jobs to MD. So I think you are full of it. I searched the news media and there were no news concerning this announcement.

"Frederick is moving oligo operations to Pleasanton,CA. by December 30. Laying off 52 people. Don't buy oligos after that because the quality will not be the same. These will be all new people manufacturing oligos. Frederick is currently training these people to do their jobs. Add insult to injury."

Didn't life just get a $500K grant from the state of MD for adding jobs at the site? Cute move if true - rake in dough for jobs added in 2010, cut jobs (and costs) in 2011. Win, win, baby!

Maybe they will give KM's old position to VBH...that would be a logical yes-man (gal) promotion and maybe give her the opportunity to stick her head up just high enough to get it lopped off.

Have they announced who will be replacing Kip now that he's been summarily fired? It will be interesting to see what fool steps up for that role. Good luck to the sorry bastard!

You obviously never toured the facility ? Do they still use post-its that fall on the floor to label things ?

Pleasanton makes all the SOLiD oligos so if anything moving the Frederick oligo operation should improve them.

And while we scream on every roof about our great corporate volunteer work, we will destroy our own staff's lives by putting them under indecent pressure or asking them to re-locate a few years before shutting them down... Life does have an image problem.

Check the Whistle Blowers' letter prior to the acquisition

Frederick is moving oligo operations to Pleasanton,CA. by December 30. Laying off 52 people. Don't buy oligos after that because the quality will not be the same. These will be all new people manufacturing oligos. Frederick is currently training these people to do their jobs. Add insult to injury.

Stop the name calling, folks. This is a rumor forum. Need some good true rumors or at least one that would help me make money from LIFE.

Touch a nerve! did we !

Mr. GL would you like a page from their playbook.

Now that would generate a Catch-22 situation.

ILMN Playbook:

Thing what GL woud do.

Do the opposite.

ILMN! ILMN!, that is a well run company. Mr. GL would you like a page from their playbook.

What operations are in Eugene and where would they fit?

You guys are complete idiots.

Eugene is getting run into the ground, they can't figure out what to do with it. Sent some incompetent GM to position it for closure. He's already closed Camarillo, so positioning Eugene for similar. This is a ship without a rudder. They've announced need to consolidate manufacturing over next few years- and Eugene would need major overhaul to diversify or expand capacity. Have you seen any investment in Eugene in past few years? I don't think so!

KM was shown the door by Mr Lucier. It's too bad, Kip was a good guy. He was in way over his head, but that said, who wouldn't have been under the same circumstance? After all, LIFE is getting it's ass kicked at every turn by ILMN.

This company officially a meat grinder. Don't believe anything they say. Horrible. On top of that, they have these fakes HR youtube ads, disgusting !

LIFE absolutely lies to their employees.

No, they use "forward looking statements." And chinese walls to make sure the person making the "forward looking statement" doesn't know it's false. Even though the executive that told them to make the statement knows it is.

LIFE show? What is wrong with you people? It is not often the executives made fools of themselves. Enjoy. and no Eugene is not closing.

A Life all-employee meeting tomorrow where once again our intelligence will be insulted.

what happened to KM and LS?

Maybe to Eugene.

Wonder what became of Camarillo!!