Mono, the staffing has been an area of interest for some time.  If the share price were headed higher, slowly but surely, the interest in the area of staffing would be nothing but positive.  But since it is not, it creates a little doubt in exactly what is happening.  I don't think anyone here knows all the details, but certainly Rick's post was a bit tongue in cheek, as he is smart enough to know that if people were leaving cuz they didn't get paid, then POET wouldn't really be able to replace them as that word does tend to get around.  Now, could some people have left for larger base salaries and less on the come (options, etc), sure.  It's all a calculated risk.

Mono, you often post as though everything is pre-ordained for success.  I very much disagree with that view.  I think success may well come, but disappointmnet may also be the outcome.  No one has known for as long as I've been around POET which is about 7 years, and they still don't know.  When people pretend to know, you've gotta know just that - they're pretending.