exactly what I was worrying about. what a shit situation all around
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Blizzard employees are crying and hugging in the parking lot ahead of impending layoffs - Jason Schreier
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This sucks shit. Fuckin' Activision. Why even acquire a studio like Blizzard that CLEARLY doesn't fit your model of annualized horseshit?
Sigh. Damn.
Sigh. Damn.
But why even work in the place where you can get fired randomly?
They are in a very tough spot. They have single-handedly destroyed some of their most precious games based on poor design decisions and is sleeping with a greedy publisher that mostly cares about money. It feels like, this is it for the Blizzard I once knew and loved.
I remember watching a poll regarding Unionization in the gaming industry and the percentage of people in favor of it was way lower than should be.
How many more of these stories needs to happen until the whole industry workforce fights for it?
How many more of these stories needs to happen until the whole industry workforce fights for it?
Wow. Just wow.
Truly the darkest timeline.
Welcome to the US. I have a government job and a union, but my situation is faaaaar from normal.
Fucking insane that a company as popular as Blizzard, in both metacritic and revenue. A company that made the most profitable game of all time and others in the tens of millions sold, gets slammed with massive layoffs.
If the new CFO hadn't gotten that massive offer just a month ago I would be saying the same as some here, that this stuff happens all the time BUT it feels extra disgusting because of the CFO's package. Blizzard is a hell of a thing to have on your resume so I hope the workers, who were sacrificed for massive executive payouts, find themselves in good jobs.
Honestly? The Blizzard we once knew and loved died awhile ago. This is finally the reaction to that.
Activision stayed away from meddling with Blizzard as long as they made money. But WoW stagnation, no Titan and really no other game on the horizon, now they are sinking their claws in.
It's unfortunate that they have more than enough money to pay all their employees and won't but that's how it is
Hopefully, some of these devs can branch out and do something on their own. I know it's scary to not be part of a legendary team like Blizzard but these people are talented and can make some badass stuff on their own surely
Hopefully, some of these devs can branch out and do something on their own. I know it's scary to not be part of a legendary team like Blizzard but these people are talented and can make some badass stuff on their own surely
I've always thought of all devs Blizzard would be one that is immune. How the mighty has fallen.
Typical Activision running it into the ground.
Typical Activision running it into the ground.
That is every single job in 49 of the United States of America.
Employees have no rights.
It's disgusting. People need to realize what is an annoyance to them that they can easily ignore is a lifeline for others. Even after devs commented on it making them not want to be here some jeot going and doubling down.
The end of an era. I wouldn't say no to a great new Blizzard game, but I've already accepted that probably isn't gonna happen.
I think it is trendy to just blame everything on China now. Just look at the mobs on Reddit due to the Tencent deal...
Tencent also owns 5% of Tesla, what are Reddit gonna do about it!? LOL.
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You cannot seriously be upset that someone working in "ESports" doesn't have a job anymore.
As others have noted, this is literally any job in the US that isn't covered by a collective bargaining agreement under a union.
Or the country.
Here the longer you work for a company the more severance they have to give you at least.
It's about time Blizzard's "goodwill" runs out as the studio most people go "But I had amazing fun playing Diablo 2 and World of Warcraft!".
They have transferred into another carbon copy of everything wrong with the top layer of the games industry.
They have transferred into another carbon copy of everything wrong with the top layer of the games industry.
Interesting how Activision fell from the powerhouse and best big publisher to the biggest problem child.
Right now EA, Ubisoft and TakeTwo are all in better shape. Especially looking at long term future.
I cut out Bethesda here, because they're not publicly traded.
Average for S&P 500 CEOs is between 350 and 400 times the median employee depending on the year you look up that data.
Right now EA, Ubisoft and TakeTwo are all in better shape. Especially looking at long term future.
I cut out Bethesda here, because they're not publicly traded.
300 times is pretty normal tho.Hope everyone lands somewhere safe. :(
This is horrible.
Also.
Average for S&P 500 CEOs is between 350 and 400 times the median employee depending on the year you look up that data.
What a disgusting thing to say about another human being becoming unemployed.
Because the gaming industry and gaming fandom fucking suck and people who speak out against the beloved corporations will get attacked by both in different ways.
huh??
every company is technically like that, unless you're the one who owns the company
Thats a crushing image they really must had loved working there :'^( wish them good luck
They are more than prepared to get any job they want, psychological struggle is what really matters here don't 'worry' about their resumes
Sponsors tend to make it worthwhile.
That and the devs justify it because strong competition encourages a thriving playerbase. I come from Rocket League esports (semi pro/top 50 NA/teamed with 2 top players right now by pure luck) and RLCS definitely encourages the playerbase to play more which is worth it because money. Esports can generate money via both sponsors and encouraging people to play more (which contributes to sales, crate/dlc sales, and battle pass sales)
Let's say there was a super powerful union in place, and all of these esports and publishing jobs (according to the report) had to be kept. That's good for them short term, but what happens to the company (which affects their livelihood and those of others longer term)?
Bobby Kotick made $29 million dollars last year.
Over 300 times the median wage at his company.
And you wonder why some people in our society just completely break down, crack, and hit a point of no return.
Over 300 times the median wage at his company.
And you wonder why some people in our society just completely break down, crack, and hit a point of no return.
Hope everyone lands somewhere safe. :(
This is horrible.
Also.
The median making $93464.05~ is pretty good.
Because profits in the multimillions aren't enough to ensures jobs. Seriously, fuck these megacorporations.... and we got assholes on this very forum and social media that defend everything that these big companies do... Fuck!
Hope everyone lands on their feets and find better companies. My heart seriously goes out to them.
Hope everyone lands on their feets and find better companies. My heart seriously goes out to them.
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Sucks for the affected people, hope they find a new job soon. I thought Overwatch did very well and am a bit surprised by this.
So clearly he has sources and just doesn't name them. Dude is always ahead of the game with video games