Me and several of my coworkers got laid off from Twitch, but they are planning to “boost headcount 30% in 2018.” This company has become such a shit show since Amazon bought it. Seriously don’t work at this company unless you don’t have any other options. http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/twitch-layoff-two-dozen-employees-hiring-2018-1202740453/
I hope my shit x manager was laid off, he has played part in ruining several careers partially
A twitch recruiter just pinged me a couple of days ago.
I guess ninja is to blame for this
Layoffs to refocus efforts and resources in other areas are not uncommon. I'm disappointed in the decision. But they are paying the people through June and helping them find new jobs within Amazon - with additional severance if they can't. It's the most generous layoff package I've ever seen at the non manager level. Morale is low and I'm sure we'll see more regretted attrition soon. The problems will continue until we get an effective C suite in place.
How’s Sara Clemens doing?
She's very solid at All Hands meetings. I haven't felt the effect of her contributions yet. To a large degree I am hoping that she will be a stabilizing force against our disorganized CEO. We have a lot of poor processes and hopefully she'll clean them up.
Sorry to hear that and thanks for sharing your story. Hope your next job will be much more rewarding in all aspects and good luck. If you dont mind, could you disclose if you got any severance / what it was?
Thanks and I’m sure it will be fine and probably even better somewhere else. I’m not disclosing the number though because it’s embarrassing.
Well, you are anonymous... like anyone here knows who you are