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AUGUST 14, 2013

According to Business Insider, last week AOL’s CEO Tim Armstrong told Wall Street they’re cutting Patch – AOL’s local news network – websites from 900 to 600. As a next step, Armstrong got on a conference call with those 1,000 Patch employees with the intention of boosting morale and to talk about what’s next.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Last week we covered the recent case of AOL CEO Tim Armstrong firing an employee (Patch creative director, Abel Lenz) publically while on a conference call of 1,000 employees. And it wasn’t until four days after Lenz was fired that Armstrong sent AOL employees an apology for his behavior. It was all caught on tape.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

In August 2013, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong announced that AOL would be reducing the number of Patch websites. Soon afterward, Armstrong spoke to 1,000 employees on a conference call that was intended to boost morale and discuss the future. Armstrong ended up firing Patch’s Creative Director , Abel Lenz, in front of everyone.

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