This is a very recent review from a designer currently employed at id software. An interesting read in which the designer headlines his review with "sinking ship." If this is any indication, Doom 4 is still a long way away, if it's even coming out at this point. (The designer does mention John Carmack's departure as well.)

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/id-Software-Reviews-E3811.htm?sort.sortType=RD&sort.ascending=false

Pros – The history of the company and the possibility of working on the next big thing is a powerful draw. The pay is reasonable, and there are still some really good people here trying to make the best of the situation. If you're a strong, self-motivated individual, you'll get a chance to learn a lot and grow more than you would at other companies.

Cons – The upper management. Hands down they are the most incompetant, arrogant, and untrustworthy managers I've ever worked for in over ten years in this industry. They are doing such a horrible job that we've lost over a hundred people, including John Carmack, in the last two years. They're bleeding the company dry of time, money, and talent; before they all bail with their golden parachutes. Zenimax is a patient, supportive publisher that takes a hands off approach, which normally would be great, but in this case is allowing the management to waste their time and money. People sit around untasked for weeks or months at a time, until the next publisher demo, so there is lots of time for people to sit around and be nasty to each or play politics to grab whatever favor they can. There is no chance for advancement or career growth, and Zenimax has stopped giving bonuses because the studio consistently fails to deliver. The game itself is re-invented every six months to a year, so there is no foward progress to show for the last two years.

Advice to Senior Management – Zenimax needs to step in and take a hard look at the people they have running the studio. We need drastic changes and real leadership if id software is going to survive into the next generation. To their credit, Zenimax recently installed a corporate "spy" to report to the board about what's going on, but we need real action to confront the challenges we face as a company.

Thanks for posting this. I guess we won't be seeing Doom 4 anytime soon.

Yeesh!

So i guess this is what carmack meant by " gory details" id,s management.Not surprising considering as i said before id,s management is horrid.

Also i saw this on neogaf before.

http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=720926&page=4

Alright.

When Id sold to Zenimax, the id execs got a giant paycheck. However, none of that money got anywhere near the primary development staff for RAGE, who were busy trying to finish the game.

Cut to a meeting where one exec who shall not be named is sitting in a chair, literally grinning to himself with the staff present saying how rich he is now and not doing anything.

Most of, if not all, the dev staff resigned en mass soon after. This left Id in a scramble to find replacements for, well, everyone.