2023 was bad, but 2024 looks even worse.
  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
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    18 days ago

    I used to work in HR at one of the largest employers in my country. Layoffs, work force adjustments, rescinding of telework, negative things in general are purposefully picked to be given on Fridays or before holidays.

    The theory is that by doing so, you minimize risk to the company. If they commit suicide, they do so on the weekend or during the holidays, off of work time and not close enough that a judge would deem it on work time.

    Secondly, weekends or just before the holidays supposedly allows employees to seek out support to potentially avoid a risk to the company (like I mentioned above).

    Thirdly, weekends or just before the holidays allows a period of time for supposed emotional cooling, which lowers risks to the company of the employee sabotaging their work, undermining anything, or creating security incidents.

    • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
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      18 days ago

      Damn, I thought the holidays were filled with suicide due to loneliness. I should have known it was capitalism. It always is

      • DdCno1@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        18 days ago

        No, it’s not. Communist East Germany also had higher suicide rates during holidays - but it was a state secret there, because suicides couldn’t possibly be happening in the perfect “workers’ and peasants’ paradise”. They had the highest suicide rate in Europe, ahead of every capitalist country. Even performing research on the topic was forbidden.

        The East German suicide rate of 31 per 100k population would be the fourth highest in the world today. Compare it to modern-day capitalist Germany (8.3), USA (14.5) or even South Korea (21.2).

  • Mandy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    18 days ago

    The one time i used kotaku was when they accumulated the layoffs at the start if the year and updated it daily

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    18 days ago

    That’s why piracy is not an issue…

    You are not supporting the devs, they get laid off generally as the game is released because who wants to pay for dead weight 🤡

    • TechAnon@lemm.eeEnglish
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      17 days ago

      For AAA games, right? I think independent developers are on their own and would be harmed by piracy.

        • TechAnon@lemm.eeEnglish
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          17 days ago

          Not that I know of – I think many would be firing themselves and or a partner or two if that were the case. We should call them out and protect them since they’ve been bringing much needed innovation to the game industry.

          • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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            17 days ago

            My point being manor lords guy got his full fee;)

            Ubisoft, EA, microshit can get wrecked.

            Either pirated or grey market keys

  • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    18 days ago

    Yeah, I’ve seen headlines like this pop up for the past few years near Christmas. I think companies just want to cheat their devs out of Christmas bonuses.

    • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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      17 days ago

      heck I was let go just after the financial year but just before yearly bonuses were given out so I worked the full year and did not get it even though they like to list it as compensation. Its one reason when looking I don’t take any bonus bs as meaningful. Only actual wage.