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Layoffs at Respawn somehow mostly hitting "PoC, queer folks and those on parental & medical leave" complains disabled queer ployamorous employee
gaming_again
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Imagine working with that person. 'Fluent in snark.' They must be a troll lol.
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killatopak
Member
Needs more details. Who exactly are these employees that are laid off. If it’s just a bunch of community managers, then it’s actually understandable.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
They got rid of people who were expendable. Companies care about profit, they won't lay off valuable employees no matter their backgrounds.
We cut out 13% of the workforce at my job and those who were let go were mostly people that weren't critical to the operations. People in HR got hit the hardest and surprise, they also had the highest proportions of queer and transgender folks. Had nothing to do with their sexual orientation or what have you. Our forecasts didn't pan out, we had massive budget cuts, so we had to trim the fat to stay afloat.
We cut out 13% of the workforce at my job and those who were let go were mostly people that weren't critical to the operations. People in HR got hit the hardest and surprise, they also had the highest proportions of queer and transgender folks. Had nothing to do with their sexual orientation or what have you. Our forecasts didn't pan out, we had massive budget cuts, so we had to trim the fat to stay afloat.
Needlecrash
Member
More info needed on this.
Yeah more detail is needed. Were specific departments downsized because they were deemed not necessary? I.e. was a DEI department filled with PoC and queer folk as that person says downsized? Were these people underperforming mid level managers?
It's also just their perspective. They are seeing people in their circle get laid off. With 670 people who got laid off it's bound to hit all types of people.
Plus, it's also possible (likely) that the people laid off were people management determined were pains in the ass and found a way to get rid of them. Happens all the time, for better or for worse. As for people who recently went out on leave.....I mean, it sucks, but I've seen it happen in a few places. These things do happen in corporate America. It's not pretty but it's reality.
It's also just their perspective. They are seeing people in their circle get laid off. With 670 people who got laid off it's bound to hit all types of people.
Plus, it's also possible (likely) that the people laid off were people management determined were pains in the ass and found a way to get rid of them. Happens all the time, for better or for worse. As for people who recently went out on leave.....I mean, it sucks, but I've seen it happen in a few places. These things do happen in corporate America. It's not pretty but it's reality.
I don't even know what most things under their little bio even mean.
Valt7786
Member
I'd bet good money on that they don't. Parent is the last thing they mention, where they want to stick their genitals comes before that, being disabled comes before that, being a slag comes before parent. So no, I don't have high hopes that they do. I imagine the iPad is more of parent than they are.
Nickolaidas
Member
It's exactly like Nerdrotic said. It's a purge. The pendulum is slowly starting to swing back.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
It just may so happen to be that "assholes" get work done and ship products, while "LGTBQ's" talk about how special and victimized they are instead of being productive developers.
Who would have thought of that. That's why the "assholes" are still employed. Better to be an asshole than pretend your gender is now your asshole instead of focusing on what matters at work.
Who would have thought of that. That's why the "assholes" are still employed. Better to be an asshole than pretend your gender is now your asshole instead of focusing on what matters at work.
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Nickolaidas
Member
Also, 'the assholes that made my life hell' probably equals to 'refused to call me by my chosen pronouns'.
Literally zero sympathy from me. People like that shouldn't have been hired for million-dollar budget projects in the first place. They should've been hired to a McDonald's instead.
Literally zero sympathy from me. People like that shouldn't have been hired for million-dollar budget projects in the first place. They should've been hired to a McDonald's instead.
Buggy Loop
Member
Fluent in snark on your bio, imagine that
Good luck landing a job in one of the biggest generational downturn
Good luck landing a job in one of the biggest generational downturn
tkscz
Member
"It's not fair the people I don't like got to keep there jobs"
Bitch please, they probably were the ones actually working while she got on Twitter to bitch about Hogwarts legacy or something. The fact that she even said that tells me she and the people she liked who were let go made the workplace toxic, but being the narcissist they are they wouldn't notice it.
Bitch please, they probably were the ones actually working while she got on Twitter to bitch about Hogwarts legacy or something. The fact that she even said that tells me she and the people she liked who were let go made the workplace toxic, but being the narcissist they are they wouldn't notice it.
Roronoa Zoro
Gold Member
Alright guys let's chill with the satirical headlines. There's no way that actually happened but it was funny to read
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
Oh no, not the queer folks. How will they tell everyone about being queer now? 
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Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
translation: the people I liked weren't actually in critical jobs, and they should've fired those hard working people in critical positions instead.
KuraiShidosha
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elbourreau
Member
T.H.I.S.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
.... is this a joke.... right?
Shake Your Rump
Member
You can take this situation and completely remove all subjective statements and it makes complete sense.
"I was laid off today along with all the people who work closely with me"
This is completely logical and requires no sort of bias on the part of the management. I was once laid off, and they simply got rid of 20 contractors. It had nothing to do with my gender, attitude, productivity, etc. It was just getting rid of non-essential staff.
"I was laid off today along with all the people who work closely with me"
This is completely logical and requires no sort of bias on the part of the management. I was once laid off, and they simply got rid of 20 contractors. It had nothing to do with my gender, attitude, productivity, etc. It was just getting rid of non-essential staff.
vpance
Member
Let's hope this is true. Gamers can vote with their wallets against this stuff but at the end of the day only the studios can flush them out.
HoodWinked
Member
kind of a weird one. Zampella is pretty woke and was the one that put alot of pressure on EA to then subsequently tweet support when they were trying to remain neutral.
Sleepwalker
Member
Not really, Zampella was making a lot of money back then, now he's making less money. It's easy to posture but he only really cares about respawn.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
They were diversely hired. Now they've been diversely fired.
This is diversity at its finest.
Let's just hope they respawn someplace else far from video games, where they fuck off into oblivion.
This is diversity at its finest.
Let's just hope they respawn someplace else far from video games, where they fuck off into oblivion.
NoLootBoxDev
Member
existensmaximum
Member
How do you know someone is polyamorous?
Don't worry. They'll tell you.
Don't worry. They'll tell you.
DeaDPo0L84
Member
Interviewer "So what skills do you think you can bring to our company if hired"
Interviewee "I wake up every day unsure of my gender, everything offends me, nothing is my fault and I believe I am owed everything. I also have some experience with Word and Excel"
Interviewer "We'll be in touch"
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