A Thanks and Goodbye to Clay

John
July 23, 2008, 05:33 AM posted in General Discussion

I have some sad news to announce for us and our poddies.

ChinesePod's Product Manager, Clay, has left Praxis Language. He is moving on to other ventures. We are all bummed about it, and Qing Wen will never be the same without the familiar Clay and Amber banter, but we are very appreciative for all that Clay brought to CPod over the past 9 months. Please join us in wishing Clay well in his future endeavors. We'll miss you, Clay!

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mikeinewshot
July 23, 2008, 05:46 AM

What surprising news!  Very sad to see Clay go.  He brought humour and intelligence, contributing to the fun and effective learning experience.

When I came to Chinesepod, John, Jenny, Connie, Ken were all away (on purpose!?).  I met Clay who had just started

Good luck.

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bazza
July 23, 2008, 03:37 PM

How could there possibly be a better place to work than ChinesePod?

Good luck Clay.

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billglover
July 23, 2008, 07:37 AM

ChinesePod has grown (and I presume still is growing) changes are to be expected.

It's a testament to the community that ChinesePod has created that these changes are felt so widely.

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leoguerrero
July 23, 2008, 08:50 AM

You rock Clay! We'll miss you!

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amber
July 23, 2008, 09:03 AM

Me so sad!  :(

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RJ
July 23, 2008, 09:31 AM

So sudden? Well good luck to you Clay whatever you plan to do. That's what you get for threatening Ken's spot. :-) (thats a joke) (I hope). You did a good job.

-RJ

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kimiik
July 23, 2008, 09:43 AM

囧 ... The Aussie Rules lesson will be the only lesson with Clay (apart QW).

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adiiasdadasda
July 23, 2008, 09:53 AM

Good Luck Clay

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lujiaojie
July 23, 2008, 09:59 AM

Clay,miss you!

Good luck!

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auntie68
July 23, 2008, 10:12 AM

Oh, Clay! You will be missed by me, certainly. Thank you for handling my grumpy posts with so much grace... I can't imagine a QW without you. Whatever better place you are headed too, I wish you all the best!

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user76423
July 23, 2008, 06:51 AM

Seems to be quite a lot of fluctuation of employees at ChinesePod. A good or a bad sign?

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pinkjeans
July 23, 2008, 10:43 AM

Oh, man! I was really beginning to like Clay's voice and his style. Clay, I hope we'll still see you on the community message boards. Good luck in your new ventures.

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matthiask
July 23, 2008, 11:11 AM

nooooooooooooooooooooo, not the coffee slurping pal from qing wen, noooooooooooooo!!!

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calkins
July 23, 2008, 12:52 PM

Ouch, bummer way for me to start the day.  Sad to see you go Clay.  Can't say I'll miss the slurp, but everything else you brought to CPod will definitely be missed.

My guess is that Clay and Amber were secretly married and now it's all come out.  Clay was the one that had to leave, since Amber has seniority (and of course wears the pants in the relationship).

What will QW be without the banter?  Best of luck with everything Clay!

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chillosk
July 23, 2008, 01:49 PM

aww man.. clay was just awesome in the Aussie Rules!

Qing Wen will never be the same... :(

GOOD LUCK CLAY!!!

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wolson
July 23, 2008, 02:01 PM

Please say it ain't true!

I have really liked Clay's humor and character in the Qing Wen Series. I don't think Qing Wen will be as much fun to listen to as it was with Clay. Can we have at least one more Qing Wen with Clay?

I wish Clay the best of luck in his future endeavors and hopefully, we will hear form him again.

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trevlu
July 23, 2008, 03:02 PM

That's a bummer! Clay was great to listen to and very entertaining.

Great job on all the QW's. I'm sure you'll be the first thing that comes to mind for everyone who sits in a coffee shop and hears someone sipping a coffee

All the best mate

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urbandweller
July 23, 2008, 03:11 PM

不好!! :(

 

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frances
July 23, 2008, 03:14 PM

Good luck, Clay! We'll miss you!

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RJ
July 23, 2008, 10:41 AM

Aussie Rules is now a collector's item.:-)  I think Hape asks the right question however.