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I WROTE TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE

I am not sure if anyone else did this, but, I did and got a response which may be automated!......This is in regards to the removal of Carolyn and Dan as "HOSTS"!  I don't think it will matter to them at all, but they still need to know how it has affected the customers who shop on this channel!..........I still cannot get over what has happened!  You would have thought that their fellow HOSTS who they have know for years would have stood up to the Corporate Office on behalf of them.  Everyone wants to keep their jobs, so on the one hand you cannot blame them.  I saw Rick Domier with Gary Goben, and it was uncomfortable for me to watch them together!  It was just so out of place when Carolyn used to work with Gary!  Extremely "AWKWARD", to even watch and I turned it OFF!..................I will be following Carolyn on her Facebook page and have already posted my feelings on there....I can only imagine how she must feel to be blindsided like that as well as Dan!......Has anyone else gotten in touch with the "SUITS"??

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@SweetSpice No. Layoffs happen and I don't consider any of these sales people my friends. No doubt you got some kind of boilerplate auto response. Doubt they even read their email.

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Some of these comments are getting ridiculous. It's a shock that they were laid off, but based on their Facebook posts, they will be okay.  

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Carolyn and Dan may have voluntarily left so others could keep their jobs.  They both have many outside interests and maybe an enticement was put out there for voluntary retirement.  I think they will both land on their feet and be happy in their personal lives.

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I haven't, but thinking about it.  I don't want to sound angry and unprofessional should I ask why Carolyn and Dan were let go. 

 

I know I won't be told why, but do want them to know why I think the decision was very unwise.

 

I saw QVC's direction was decided several years ago and it doesn't include older customers and hosts.  Right now, both Rick and David said, all the producers and buyers are Millennials, 25 years old. 

 

 

 

 

 

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@SweetSpice wrote:

I am not sure if anyone else did this, but, I did and got a response which may be automated!......This is in regards to the removal of Carolyn and Dan as "HOSTS"!  I don't think it will matter to them at all, but they still need to know how it has affected the customers who shop on this channel!..........I still cannot get over what has happened!  You would have thought that their fellow HOSTS who they have know for years would have stood up to the Corporate Office on behalf of them.  Everyone wants to keep their jobs, so on the one hand you cannot blame them.  I saw Rick Domier with Gary Goben, and it was uncomfortable for me to watch them together!  It was just so out of place when Carolyn used to work with Gary!  Extremely "AWKWARD", to even watch and I turned it OFF!..................I will be following Carolyn on her Facebook page and have already posted my feelings on there....I can only imagine how she must feel to be blindsided like that as well as Dan!......Has anyone else gotten in touch with the "SUITS"??


 

@SweetSpice 

 

Sorry, but people are now seriously over-reacting here. 

 

Yes, it was a surprise, but layoffs happen, at companies everywhere and staffing changes are made within departments.  This is nothing new. 

 

We don't know the whole story ... nor do we know what kind of severance package they got.  It might have been a very good deal and better for them to leave than to stay.

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@Foxxee wrote:

I haven't, but thinking about it.  I don't want to sound angry and unprofessional should I ask why Carolyn and Dan were let go. 

 

I know I won't be told why, but do want them to know why I think the decision was very unwise.

 

I saw QVC's direction was decided several years ago and it doesn't include older customers and hosts.  Right now, both Rick and David said, all the producers and buyers are Millennials, 25 years old. 

 

 

@Foxxee the milennial's were born from the early 80's to mid 90's, you're speaking about generation Z who were born after this.

 

 


 

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@Foxxee wrote:

I haven't, but thinking about it.  I don't want to sound angry and unprofessional should I ask why Carolyn and Dan were let go. 

 

I know I won't be told why, but do want them to know why I think the decision was very unwise.

 

I saw QVC's direction was decided several years ago and it doesn't include older customers and hosts.  Right now, both Rick and David said, all the producers and buyers are Millennials, 25 years old.

 

 

 

 

 


Millenials were born between 1981 and 1996 so 25 year olds would be Gen-Z.

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Yes they laid off 5 hosts between QVC and HSN but what about the other 395 who were laid off.  Dan and Carolyn will be fine.  Hopefully, all the others find new jobs.  There are a lot of people behind the scene and office workers. 

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Kudos too you!!!!! I never understand how you just "lay" someone off without giving them the "heads up" with that being said QVC made a HUGE MISTAKE removing Dan Hughes and Carolyn Gracie....Carolyn Gracie is Denim and Company "Point blank period" her with Gary Goben Carolyn was kind,funny,warm,sincere and a joy too watch..Dan Hughes was my handyman on TV I enjoyed his home presentations,food presentations, his HP presentations, all things audio, and his Sunday mornings with Dan and Pat...Dan is a renaiissance man and a great host..There are several other host that definatley could have been removed...(HINT) the newer hosts mainly T.C., R.G, J.C.they are HORRIBLE..QVC don't know what's happening  but replacing class, honesty, integrity and likability is a HUGE MISTAKE JUST SAYING....

 

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