OMGPOP layoffs: 'A weight has been lifted off our shoulders'

- a former OMGPOP employee describes how his team felt after being laid off by Zynga. Zynga confirmed earlier this week that it was closing the doors on its Los Angeles, New York and Dallas offices, letting go of 520 employees in the process. The OMGPOP team, acquired by Zynga just over a year ago, was also let go, although according to a report from Business Insider, it wasn't exactly the biggest surprise to the team. "There were no hard facts or figures. No real explanation. Just typical corporate BS," said the former employee. "Everyone was just like, 'Yep.' Not surprised at all. It was like the weight had been lifted off our shoulders, that a decision had finally been made." The team had been reduced to simply fixing bugs in the recently-released Draw Something 2, and with no other assignments on the horizon, the layoffs were expected by most. "You could almost feel things were slowing down," the employee noted. "We were all champing at the bit for something new." And according to this employee, the OMGPOP team wasn't exactly upset to be let go from Zynga. "Music was being played loudly, and people were ripping up Zynga hoodies and T-shirts," the employee said. "Anything that was Zynga was completely left there. The sentiment felt positive." "It never felt like anyone other than Pincus was really happy about us," they continued. "I think everyone else was just pissed off because Zynga acquired a company that no one had really heard of before to do mobile." The employee added, "We regret nothing, not even being acquired. We got the chance to push Draw Something to the level we wanted, and we never took anything for granted. We lived through this experience that is very unique. It was a great ride. I think a lot of these people will be meeting up again in the future."