Greenlion was a volunteer mod he doesn't count probably. The layoffs were devs, netadmins and compliance there was a Tier II support employee in there in CS as well. So hes most likely referring to the Tier I CS agents.
Edit: Yes Jim did all the hiring. I was asked to bring him up to speed since the interface, and company was new to him and his team.
Edit 2: I was put on payroll when Jim came to the company for that reason. Yes I worked for Jim for some time.
Edit 3: Was going to quote gleb but its too long Ill just comment. Yes your timeline is pretty accurate 6-12 months not Leroy time. Ginny was not the first accountant. The first accountant left the company about 4-5 months ago. Bryant was the first CTO replaced by Marshall Long who also left a month or two ago. Supportshift was the company that came in and took over support and later just merged in. Yes myself Mullick, Horus and Pr9me were paid all at the same time when Jim was brought in though it was as contractors for the first check or two don't remember exactly. Jim did the hiring though a few folks were already doing most of the support so no he didn't hire them. They did all work for him.
Virginia "Ginny" Bryant-Shockney and Jim Shockney have been working with or for Paul Vernon since the late 1990s.
✓Both have done so from their home office(s) at 5040 Plainview Rd, Pineland, TX.
✓"Ginny" Shockney has been with Cryptsy from day one as its accountant.
✓Ginny and Jim both administered Paul Vernon's SupportShift company.
✓Jim Shockney was brought up to speed during the nascent stages of ALL of Paul's companies.
✓Husbands and wives talk about their at-work experiences, especially when sitting across from one another in their home-cum-office.
✓Now, you're telling us that you, as an unpaid volunteer, trained Jim Shockney to handle support for a cryptocurrency entity when he and his wife were leading support teams to handle various types of entities that neither they nor their support crew are versed in via Paul Vernon's Support Shift company. That doesn't make a lick of sense. Then, you go on, on how once you trained him, he HIRED you. You can take it to the bank - any fuckin' bank - that Jim Shockney was well-versed in cryptocurrency and knew damn well how to handle Cryptsy's support on the very first day it opened its doors for altcoin traders to deposit their precious.
BitJohn, pretend for a second that you are us and we are you. Would you believe our crazy-ass story? If you do, then by all means become an Investard at Leroy Fodor's StakeMiners Ponzi. Rumor has it that he's seeking a few savvy-impaired folks to bring his Investard count back up to 180 after several have withdrawn their initial investments during the past couple weeks.
EDIT: Just realized that I commented as if BJ's EDIT#3 didn't exist, which wasn't my intent. Upon reading or rereading it now, I don't buy it.