Carly Sullivan
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As one illustration of just how sloppy and chaotic today's mass Xbox layoff has been, some employees at Zenimax Online Studios are now watching their Slack accounts abruptly get locked out. No message from HR, no word on whether they still have a job, just an ominous Slack deactivation
July 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As one illustration of just how sloppy and chaotic today's mass Xbox layoff has been, some employees at Zenimax Online Studios are now watching their Slack accounts abruptly get locked out. No message from HR, no word on whether they still have a job, just an ominous Slack deactivation
They laid off my little sister and my blood is boiling.
July 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
They laid off my little sister and my blood is boiling.
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Anyone affected by the layoffs today, please take a look at the 2K careers board.
Most 2K studios are RTO, but Gearbox is remote-friendly! (Unfortunately we have very few openings here...maybe after BL4 ships we'll have more).
2k.com/careers/
Most 2K studios are RTO, but Gearbox is remote-friendly! (Unfortunately we have very few openings here...maybe after BL4 ships we'll have more).
2k.com/careers/
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July 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Anyone affected by the layoffs today, please take a look at the 2K careers board.
Most 2K studios are RTO, but Gearbox is remote-friendly! (Unfortunately we have very few openings here...maybe after BL4 ships we'll have more).
2k.com/careers/
Most 2K studios are RTO, but Gearbox is remote-friendly! (Unfortunately we have very few openings here...maybe after BL4 ships we'll have more).
2k.com/careers/
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Important to note; Japan has way stricter laws around laying people off. Actual protections from its government that force companies to do things like have execs take pay cuts before doing a mass layoff. The solution to this problem is not a “good” CEO. It’s systemic and complete reform.
I remember a time Nintendo leader Satoru Iwata took a paycut himself to prevent laying off developers. They really don't make the like they used to.
Layoffs begin at Xbox
aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-july
aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-july
July 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Important to note; Japan has way stricter laws around laying people off. Actual protections from its government that force companies to do things like have execs take pay cuts before doing a mass layoff. The solution to this problem is not a “good” CEO. It’s systemic and complete reform.
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The game industry is amazing, they're like "we made more money than ever before, congratulations you're all fired. Especially you, studio that made us the most money."
July 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The game industry is amazing, they're like "we made more money than ever before, congratulations you're all fired. Especially you, studio that made us the most money."