Microsoft Restructures Again With Sales Division in Firing Line, Cutting Thousands of Jobs
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Video game companies laid off more than 11,000 people last year and in 2024 so far, a further 8,100 have been laid off. Yet 2023 was a good year for many games businesses in financial terms. GameSpot's Phil Hornshaw dives into what's going on, and how the industry needs to change.
GameSpotVideo Game Industry Layoffs Are Worse Than Ever. How Did We Get Here?Several factors have come together to make this an incredibly tumultuous time for video game developers, and could have lasting effects on the industry.
Electronic Arts is to cut 5% of its workforce, according to a note to staff from CEO Andrew Wilson. That translates to around 670 of the 13,400-strong workforce. @GIbiz's @BrendanSinclair has more details on the company's restructuring plan, which also includes closing offices and sunsetting certain live games. Wilson said in his note that the company is "moving away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry."
GamesIndustry.biz · EA cutting 5% of workforce
Nothing says #MerryXmas in #tech better than the termination of employment notice on December 15. Instead of getting a bonus for my (often praised!) hard work, I was laid off. #TkoŽeliNekČestita #TŽNČ #TechLayoffs #TechReckoning #JobCuts #FuckWork #FuckCapitalism
I just found out that the company I work for is basically out of money and there will likely be some massive job cuts. I'm a contractor so I'll probably be axed first. I'm lucky that I have a good savings account. I'm seriously thinking about going back to consulting and freelancing. I'm sick of relying on poorly run companies controlling my life. I'll just have to see if I can find some affordable health insurance that doesn't suck. #TechLayoffs
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Talking about #DEIB efforts in ESG, @venikunche said, “We were making some progress. And then, all of a sudden, it felt like these high-profile CEOs were saying it doesn’t matter. And while some don’t publicly say it, they are absorbing it.”
Sadly, shamefully, #DEI advocacy roles are heavily among the first #TechLayoffs cuts.
Thankfully Veni has created a no-charge, public list of underrepresented talent that have recently been laid off. https://www.diversifytech.com/hire
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https://thenewstack.io/tech-works-why-burnout-and-layoffs-hit-some-people-harder/ and FAR more likely to be hit by #TechLayoffs. Thank you @venikunche for offering advice!
The New StackTech Works: Why Burnout and Layoffs Hit Some People HarderMany tech companies are eliminating jobs and rolling back their diversity efforts — and that’s bad news for any member of a marginalized group who’s already working in tech.
How many of these #TechLayoffs would be prevented if the tech industry had strong unions who could fight against CEO mismanagement and shareholder greed?
Makes you wonder
Despite the time and expense dedicated to #onboarding and the current #TechLayoffs, little attention is paid to #offboarding which is an opportunity missed at best and a risk to your whole #recruitment and #retention cycle and team motivation at worst. So I created a guide to help!
https://thenewstack.io/tech-works-a-guide-to-humane-employee-offboarding/
The New StackTech Works: a Guide to Humane Employee OffboardingThe tech industry invests loads in onboarding, but often overlooks employee offboarding as a valuable tool to ease transitions and be more kind to former teammates.
What are memorable or thoughtful ways you’ve experienced #offboarding? For my next #TechWorks column at The New Stack, I’d love to highlight positive exit experiences (relatively speaking) whether it was your choice or not. #TechLayoffs #layoffs2023 #layoffsupport #hrchallenges
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Media that continues to put out pieces like this arguing that while Twitter laid off most of its employees, everything is fine even with *revenue itself being down 40% and the valuation being down 55%*, is why *context is important*. Rocket guy has set billions on fire, and yet this article is fawning over how "tech layoffs, while not all the same, are not that big a deal" with the now, vacuous nod to how AI is going to "take ALL the jobs" in the piece 
cc: @chancerydaily
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/big-tech-layoffs-2023-twitter-meta-amazon-google
SkyTV is sacking 170 people, while outsourcing customer service to the Philippines and tech & content divisions to India.
StuffSky TV confirms plan to lay off about 170 staff, after completing consultationsOutsourcing move is expected to cost $6m in the current financial year, but deliver annual savings of about $6m a year thereafter.
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@simon they must have laid off the guy with the digital watch who was providing this feature #TechLayoffs
I haven’t come across much coverage of this story, and wish there was more: https://news.techworkerscoalition.org/2023/02/28/issue-1/
TWC NewsletterWho’s Cleaning Twitter?If you know, the fired unionized cleaners want to hear from you
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The #ExploreTab is indeed one of the most toxic #MastodonRegressions that #MastodonDevs have introduced. Also forced javascript. We can see the bots are pumping the #turderatti with instant "#fame".
Interestingly, ninety percent of people complaining about #techLayoffs at the #dotCons were in that joining-window also.
#mastodonBugs #makeJavascriptOptional @james@mstdn.starnix.network @james@pl.starnix.network @james@pleroma.jamesp.org
The Cult of Conformity in Silicon Valley: Conformists vs. non-conformists in the tech and startup world
What happens when the unconventional becomes conventional? Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell discuss #startups changed from dominated by outsiders and nonconformists, to more mainstream conformists looking for status and money.
: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=ia7IKW0yuG0&local=true
Due to #layoffs and other hardships, many are trying to cut costs.
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