I contacted the grandprive group yesterday, and got into a very loud discussion with the only members left over there that i know…
Jackie.- She has been one of our contact people with this casino group from day one, she has worked with all the forum owners, and knows the history of all of us, and our records as affiliates. and this is what took place yesterday.
I called looking to find out any info i could, and its seems as of Monday, Irwin was let go. They used him for what they needed, and then dumped him on the curb, where he belongs after treating us so badly i may add.
When i asked Jasmine, to ask Jackie to get on the phone with me, [ she knows me well for over 5 years now, has worked with me on contests and marketing etc…] She replied ” Irwin is no longer with the company, and the company know longer has an affiliate program with the USA borders. ” So, no , she will not get on the phone, and talk or answer any quesitons, we are on our own, and its business as usual for them!!!!!!!
I can not believe how unprofessional this conversasion was yesterday. Jackie was always a “Buy the Book” person over there, and now, it seems that was all an act to?
It’s very sad that Irwin took the fall and got fired after doing the dirty work.
Hopefully he will find a new home, and learn from this horrible experience.
I don’t deal too much with any of the managers on any regular basis to be honest, but I wouldn’t agree that they are all “Yes” men or women.
Some of the ones I do know a little bit about would quit before blatently screwing affiliates.
Perhaps Irwin should have too, but that’s easier said than done sometimes.
I’ll cut him some slack because this was a really off the wall thing that none of us expected.
G.W. is a perfect example. They have had some decent managers over the years that I trusted a lot, but they always wound up quiting or getting fired when they tried to do the right thing.
David Malloy, Jon Jon, John Hartley, Nicholas, and even Simon Eaton and Natalie perhaps.
Not sure about the reasons for Natalie and Simon, but I’m pretty sure they knew things were not right there.
So I think we should cut Irwin some slack on this.
He just got caught up in a really BAD situation, IMO.