Hopefully this post is actually read. The hyperbolic performative outrage around these things usually derails discussions.
A massive company like Activision unionizing would have had ramifications within the larger gaming industry. They didn't spend 75 billion just to stop this, more like a shitty bonus, but if Activision hadn't gotten bought someone somewhere would've done something to stop this.
Where did MS make such a statement? A bit premature to come up with the theory don't you think?
That's standard language and for now MS has done nothing to screw them over just yet. I'd imagine most of them are happy they don't have to work under Kotick and a few other leaders much longer. Some of them even tweeted about being happy about the announcement of the merger. I hope MS recognize the union after the deal is done. Would be good for the employees.A big merger fucking over workers?
I guess that's more likely. Still I hope they do allow it like they've done in Korea apparently (one user said that).
maybe they will if or after they lay off hundreds or thousands of ATVI employees for "redundancy"
That's actually unlikely, because Zenimax kept their employees by and large. After all Zenimax just like AB will operate independently first and foremost. Booty the Head of Xbox first party can't oversee every studio without help.
ATVI is much larger than Zenimax and Microsoft is spending 75b, or 10x the amount they paid for Zenimax, so they will probably want to recoup their cash outflow much more aggressively, aka layoffs.
That's nothing but wild hypothesizing without a single shred of evidence to support it.
What are you talking about? Microsoft has looked and knows what the employment conditions are, why would they want someone to yield to anything without their approval?
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I think this is also right. Microsoft will look to have them in a better working environment, and likely even a better wage package. Recognizing a union is not going to be one of the things likely to happen.
Nokia was hardly a successful buyout hence why they had such drastic layoffs. And LinkedIn was 4 years after acquisition during a time where there were mass layoffs bc of the pandemic. Like ... duh? Why would this relate to the scenario with ABK?I'm going by their past history of laying people off after acquisitions
Microsoft announces biggest-ever job cuts: 18,000 in the next year
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as coronavirus slows hiring
Microsoft's professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products.
I'm going by their past history of laying people off after acquisitions
Microsoft announces biggest-ever job cuts: 18,000 in the next year
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as coronavirus slows hiring
Microsoft's professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products.
While ignoring their more recent history in the gaming space where they've proceeded to grow every company they've acquired.I'm going by their past history of laying people off after acquisitions
Microsoft announces biggest-ever job cuts: 18,000 in the next year
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as coronavirus slows hiring
Microsoft's professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products.
