Black Wednesday

Black Wednesday was the moniker given to a round of layoffs at White Wolf in 1996. One of the final books published during this time was the, which detailed the people let go by the company.

These included:
 * Jennifer Hartshorn
 * Trace O'Conner
 * Joshua Gabriel Timbrook
 * Remy Blaine
 * Lisa Charlton
 * David Remy
 * Cindi Mayberry
 * Roger Smith
 * [[Sean Bajar]
 * Bruce Butkovitch
 * Lori Sanders
 * Elizabeth Folkes

Black Wednesday 2011
In 2011, CCP hf found itself in a difficult position. Due to a series of miscommunications and public relations gaffes, subscriptions to EVE Online were decreasing. This was concerning, as the proceeds were being used to support development on EVE, associated game DUST 514, and World of Darkness Online.

In order to fully utilize dwindling resources, on Wednesday, October 19, they cut their workforce by 20%, mostly in the Atlanta offices. As most of the White Wolf staff had moved out of tabletop development into working on the MMO, this meant a number of long-time White Wolf staffers were laid off (although it should be noted that CCP Transmedia, which handles tabletop development, remained unaffected).

Staffers included:
 * Russell Bailey
 * John Chambers
 * Mike Chaney
 * Brian Glass
 * Craig S. Grant
 * Sara Luebke
 * Aileen E. Miles
 * Ethan Skemp
 * Michelle Webb

Many of these staffers continue to contribute to White Wolf as freelancers. Notably, Ethan Skemp expressed he'd likely still be working on Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition, and VTR developer Russell Bailey noted that immediately after the meeting where he was laid off, he was brought into another meeting where he was asked to pitch new Vampire books.