https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs
Bring back Verdansk! And people will start playing again
Hopefully all of the product owners on Warzone were shitcanned Next step, nerf rotational aim assist
Sorry fellow gaming bros. May the severence by high and the job search short.
Since ppl returned to office, not playing as much
Blizzard employees can’t catch a break. They have execs who sexually assault employees and HR who laugh while covering it up. Now this
Bobby Kotick and his cronies are now gone. That’s what the industry and the ABK employees wanted 3 years ago. They’ve been there since. Let’s not forget. Clear the swamp. Start fresh. Change the culture. Enable an equitable thriving culture. For the good ones who got laid off too, I’m sorry you were impacted. May the good ones land on their feet.
These layoffs had nothing to do with “clearing the swamp”. We lost a lot of really good (and kind) people.
More developers dumped into the market
Don't worry, software bros assured me their industry is not oversaturated.
Oh boy.
People really forgot Microsoft is the evil empire just because their stock has done well recently, SMH
People have forgotten that MSFT and Oracle are notoriously famous for annual layoffs. But this one, was probably planned for long time after the merger.
Page out of Google's play book to start laying off org by org! Stay strong Microsoft folks!