Exit stage right
Aug 31st will officially be my last day of employment with SpinVox.
As you may be aware, things have been quite tense and anxious of late (at least when I’ve been in the country anyway), and it’s become very clear to me that my predicted shelf-life for this chapter of my career was accurate. It’s time to move on.
The past two years have been, in the main, awesome. I’ve learnt a hell of a lot and have had the good fortune of working with some amazing people on some fantastic projects.
In fairness to SpinVox, I had every intention of leaving around about now so this timetable of events has always been on the cards. Trust me when I say: I will take much of what I’ve learnt in my time in Marlow long into my professional life.
What next? Well, I’m talking to some people about prospective new projects, but right now, I’m just looking forward to being back in London and taking a much needed break.
Although, on that note, if you think there’s a project we should be working together on either now, or in the future, then by all means get in touch.
You can reach me – as always – on james at whatleydude dot com
Thanks for reading.
Tags: Moving On, SpinVox, whatleydude, work, Working
August 24th, 2009 at 17:50
[...] on his own blog this afternoon, James said: “The past two years have been, in the main, awesome. I’ve learnt a hell of [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 17:52
Way to go, James. You’ve always been spot on and helpful and I loved Spinvox (even if everyone who phoned me seemed to hate it!) Best of luck for the next stage.
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:52
Welcome to the Club matey. Employment is much overrated!
Hoping you’ll be dedicating ur time more to TRMP – we need more “dude” on video.
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:53
[...] At the beginning of August, SpinVox’s Twitter feed suggested as much. On his personal blog, Whatley writes today that it’s become very clear to me that the shelf-life I predicted for this chapter of my career [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 17:53
Congrats James, and good luck! Looking forward to following your next adventures!
mp/m
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:53
Keep us updated on what you’re going to do next. Excited to hear what’s going to happy to you dude!
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:54
This means we should probably do lunch
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:54
Fella, Good luck in your new pastures!
K
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:55
Good luck mate
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:55
Good luck in all that you do, I’m sure it will be wonderfully successful!
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:55
Sir, you are a marvel. I know that your next big thing, whatever it may be, will be blessed by your inclusion in it. Looking forward to catching up.
TRUMPETS!
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:57
James,
You’ve done a great job and stood front-and-centre in the middle of the recent furore. The ups *and downs* will be a great benefit for your future employer / clients.
Best of luck… you won’t need it.
Ben
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:57
Welcome to the club my friend…. Leaving is the new starting!
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:58
Fight the Power!
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August 24th, 2009 at 17:58
Wishing you continued loveliness fr yr next moves James x
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August 24th, 2009 at 18:02
Two things. (1) *hint* – James llikes lunch at Ping Pong! (2) whoever gets to work with you will be very lucky indeed. I’m watching with excitement.
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August 24th, 2009 at 18:02
Good luck James – looks like you’ve had to put up with a whole load of crap (and much fun too…) in the last couple of months, wish you well in whatever awesomeness you inevitably end up in next…
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August 24th, 2009 at 18:04
Dude! Following your antics is always an adventure. I can not wait to see where you go next. Loving your Lucozade work by the way, boy did they ever pick the right man for the job!
I’ve always thought that you’d do well in TV, any doors opening for you there? Any doors you can kick open? ^_-
As Ben said, you won’t be needing luck.
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August 24th, 2009 at 18:11
Best of luck with whatever you move onto James. Do keep us all informed. I did hear that Forrester might be looking for a new Social Media Analyst… (http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2009/08/20/thank-you-forrester-a-grand-adventure/)
Seriously though, there’s a couple of opportunities I’m working on at the moment – if either take off I’ll definitely drop you a line.
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August 24th, 2009 at 18:11
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August 24th, 2009 at 18:15
[...] At the beginning of August, SpinVox’s Twitter feed suggested as much. On his personal blog, Whatley writes today that it’s become very clear to me that the shelf-life I predicted for this chapter of my career [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 18:19
what Ben said.. plus..
lets do lunch!
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August 24th, 2009 at 18:42
Best of luck James
I know you will be hugely successful in whatever you choose
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August 24th, 2009 at 19:04
[...] maelstrom of accusations, misapprehensions and sometimes just plain lies”. But today, he has left Spinvox. Like many of those who have left, he has apparently signed a non-disclosure agreement, so he [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 19:25
Good Luck James!
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August 24th, 2009 at 19:39
[...] "a veritable maelstrom of accusations, misapprehensions and sometimes just plain lies". But today, he has left Spinvox. Like many of those who have left, he has apparently signed a non-disclosure agreement, so he won't [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 20:57
[...] At the beginning of August, SpinVox’s Twitter feed suggested as much. On his personal blog, Whatley wrote today: “It’s become very clear to me that the shelf-life I predicted for this chapter of my [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 22:01
[...] maelstrom of accusations, misapprehensions and sometimes just plain lies”. But today, he has left Spinvox. Like many of those who have left, he has apparently signed a non-disclosure agreement, so he [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 22:28
James,
Congratulations on taking the jump out into the somewhat unknown! I am excited to see what you do next.
As with the other commenter above, I vote for more TRMP videos!
smiles, jen ;o)
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August 24th, 2009 at 22:37
Shouldn’t you update the copyright on your page?
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August 24th, 2009 at 23:03
Best of luck man!
Excited to see what’s next!
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August 24th, 2009 at 23:07
I remember when you first hinted at this. I’m interested to see what you do next. I just turned a page in my career, as well.
And BTW, I still hate you for having such an awesome summer. I also hate the British postal service for never getting that package to you; there was a note in there I think you needed to read.
In any case, enough about me. Back to you: good luck, old man…
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August 25th, 2009 at 00:20
Congrats on the move, and let us know where you end up! Curious to see what your next endeavour will be. Drop me a line if you’re ever out in my neck of the woods (Vancouver).
Cheers!
-nick
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August 25th, 2009 at 00:25
Best of luck whatters. I am here with any support needed (although unlikely)
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August 25th, 2009 at 00:41
[...] by WP Greet BoxFormer MIR contributor and Head of Digital & Social Media James Whatley, has quit the Stinking Ship that is [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 00:59
Good luck, I wish you much success for the future! I’m sure this industry will continue to benefit from the Whatleydude for a long time to come!
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August 25th, 2009 at 01:39
[...] mobile world today with Nokia announcing a netbook, Spinvox spokesman and well known mobile blogger James Whatley leaving the beleaguered company and Google openning submissions for the second Android Developer [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 03:41
All the best. Go do something… unexpected
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August 25th, 2009 at 07:20
Out of interest did you have any trouble posting this to draft from your blackberry ? no ? oh well !
In the meanwhile I would first say Best Of Luck to you good sir and as many have pointed out dont believe the full time employment hype. The only person looking out for your next move is you. Youve gained some valuable credit and experience in being both the pinata and pressman for Spinvox and I for one am going to miss the presence of our Orange Cubed headed overlords.
Enjoy the down time and I look forward to you being truly really mobile in the future.
All the best.
Loudmouthman
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August 25th, 2009 at 07:27
All the very best.
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August 25th, 2009 at 07:37
Best of luck for the future! Hopefully this will give you a little time for that long awaited break! Now then have you told those TechCrunch boys they can release that post announcing this!
Keep in touch!
Sarah
ps ping pong is also one of my face lunch places!
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August 25th, 2009 at 08:42
Cripes, with you, me and Si no longer there it’s looking bleak!
Paul
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August 25th, 2009 at 09:50
Would say sorry to see you go, but am sure that we’ll have plenty of opportunites to work together again in future and handily there is a Ping Pong just around the corner from PN towers.
Good luck with whatever comes next, you’ll be stellar at it.
K
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August 25th, 2009 at 10:45
[...] Sinking Ship Spinvox’s head of digital and social media, James Whatley, announces his departure: As you may be aware, things have been quite tense and anxious of late (at [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 15:12
Best of luck, dude, though it’s not as if you’ll need it. You’re a freakin rock star. Chat soon.
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August 25th, 2009 at 15:53
Best of luck to you, sir. You did a sterling job in very… um… interesting circumstances! Looking forward to seeing what you get up to next…….
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August 25th, 2009 at 18:05
[...] Exit stage right | whatleydude whatleydude.com/2009/08/exit-stage-right – view page – cached Aug 31st will officially be my last day of employment with SpinVox. As you may be aware, things have been quite tense and anxious of late (at least when — From the page [...]
August 27th, 2009 at 05:00
ShoZu should hire you to whip their online marketing stuff into shape. they’d be fools not to
! Good luck James, looking forward to the next chapter!
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August 28th, 2009 at 20:37
You dont have to wear that dress tonight……..
Whaaaaaaaatley……. You dont have to sell your body to the night…..
Sit down in the boat, mate….
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:01
James,
Keep me posted on what you’re doing next. You’re definitely one of thise guys who will easily find a home!
Cheers,
James
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August 31st, 2009 at 19:14
You’ve been doing a great job when the shit hit the fan at Spinvox. The openness and transparency of your replies to questions were unparalleled in the computer biz.
Unfortunately, your successors are already reverting to the “bad old ways”…
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August 31st, 2009 at 21:37
[...] maelstrom of accusations, misapprehensions and sometimes just plain lies”. But today, he has left Spinvox. Like many of those who have left, he has apparently signed a non-disclosure agreement, so he [...]
September 7th, 2009 at 15:59
hey dude – just saw this. all the very best for whatever your next gig is. i’m sure i’ll see you around soon enough.
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September 14th, 2009 at 18:03
Mate,
I was away on holidays and then at a Conference and I missed this huge BOMB. Wow! I hope things go well in the future and you find something amazing to take you forward into the future.
All the best your mate in Canada!
R.
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March 11th, 2010 at 10:14
[...] getting in the way a little in the meantime might be a little bit of an understatement. What with leaving one job, travelling the world, starting another job then moving house, ’spare time’ has [...]
March 29th, 2010 at 01:15
[...] have been tumultuous at best and at worse, just plain upsetting. But here we are, just 24hrs before my departure from SpinVox is announced and I am full of glee; the future has never looked so bright and exciting. Opportunity really is [...]
April 15th, 2010 at 04:40
You’re probably one of my long lost relatives. My ancestors came from England in the 1760′s. His name was James Phineas Alexander Whatley.
We own and operate a guest ranch in the beautiful Texas Hill Country so if you are ever in the neighborhood, stop by for a visit.
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April 5th, 2012 at 02:51
[...] SpinVox’s social media comms person James Whatley is leaving. TechCrunch UK earlier this month mistakenly published a draft story reporting the news ahead of [...]