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More => Old Versions => Media Jukebox => Topic started by: bennyd on February 13, 2002, 10:42:58 am

Title: JRiver Organisation
Post by: bennyd on February 13, 2002, 10:42:58 am: How come you can deliver such an excellent support while competitors have lack of support ?

Just out of interest:

How is JRiver organised, how many people work there and how many are dedicated to Media Jukebox ?

Thanks,

Benny
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: lise on February 13, 2002, 10:55:49 am: I don't know how many people work there, but they can deliver the service because Jim bought a jail and moved their new offices there. They check in at 6am and then are locked in their cells until midnight. They are, however, allowed 2 telephone calls throughout the day to their loved ones. Email is stricly forbidden. They get a decent lunch served to them at 1pm, and their trays are removed at 1:20. Each cell is monitored dilligently by Jim, who stays home (a lovely country home) to be with his lovely partner Elizabeth. You know that post about the new TV? That's to watch the staff every minute of every day via an extensive X-10 system. All staff must monitor this board at :10 and :40 minutes on the hour.

But it's not so bad. I hear they get an exercise period everyday (forced, but nonetheless...) and they are allowed to hang pictures on their cell walls. Some have even dug little holes between their cells and play thumbs with each other in a complex underground competition they have going. Jim knows nothing about this. Don't tell him.
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: JimH on February 13, 2002, 11:15:31 am: Great. We've got her IP address now. We can track her down and get her back in her cell!
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: JimH on February 13, 2002, 11:24:43 am: Bennyd,
You're kind to say so. We aren't very organized. We just keep coming to work and getting what we can done.

We work 8:30 to 5:00 with 30 minutes or so for lunch. Once in a while people work a little longer, as you can tell by the times on the beta builds.

My office is in the development corridor, but Nikolay is head of the development team.

I think that part of the reason that you find people like Matt and JohnT and Gateley and others from JRiver on Interact is that we're genuinely excited about what we're doing and the progress we've made. The area that we're working in is incredibly interesting, in spite of the confusion created by the licensing problems of the record labels and by music piracy. We've found a great niche and we're building it out as fast as we can.

If you're interested in something else, please ask.

Take care,

Jim
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: dragyn on February 13, 2002, 11:35:52 am: It's a nice place. There were a couple of "cells" that looked like my room but that's okay. I'm not gonna mention any names *cough*matt*cough* cause that wouldn't be nice.
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: JimH on February 13, 2002, 11:44:05 am: You can see what it looks like here:

http://www.musicex.com/company/images/Index.htm

Movies are at the bottom.
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: KingSparta on February 13, 2002, 11:53:23 am: so where are the other people is matt shy?

do they all still work there?
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: JimH on February 13, 2002, 12:06:20 pm: The pictures are old. Some people no longer here. Some new people.
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: Harry The Hipster on February 13, 2002, 02:25:47 pm: Gold medal at Sundance? Who has distribution rights?

HTH
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: KingSparta on February 13, 2002, 02:48:09 pm: >>The pictures are old. Some people no longer here. Some new people
I take it you still have your handy dandy digital camera?
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: JimH on February 13, 2002, 04:24:20 pm: What would you like to see?
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: KingSparta on February 13, 2002, 04:33:43 pm: Since your Asking, Lets See

All New Employees

$30,000 Server, And Electrical Outlet

The stair well

Mop Bucket

Coffee Pot

Dust on top of the lights

I want to count the dead flies in the lights

Cigarette butts out side on the side walk

just general stuff
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: Charlemagne 8 on February 13, 2002, 05:00:22 pm: Tsk, Tsk.
A $30,000 server and ONE electrical outlet. Sad.
CVIII
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: KingSparta on February 14, 2002, 01:09:59 am: Charlemagne 8

I was more refering to the New Employees

the rest was for effect.
Title: RE:JRiver Organisation
Post by: Scronch on February 14, 2002, 01:14:53 am: Go to bed, King.