• Unity Software said Monday that it would lay off about 1,800 employees, or 25% of its overall workforce, as part of a corporate restructuring plan.
  • The company said it is unable to “reasonably estimate the costs and charges in connection with this reduction, which it expects will be substantially incurred in the first quarter of 2024.”
  • In October, John Riccitiello retired as Unity’s CEO, while former Red Hat CEO James Whitehurst became interim CEO.
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    10 months ago

    How do you expect a business to run? Every major business decision go to a vote? Or should a company that is bleeding cash not lay off anyone until the company shuts down and everyone is out of a job?

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      10 months ago

      Lay off a few C-Suite. Abolish golden parachutes. It’s not so difficult that a company can’t run for a few months without execs.

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      10 months ago

      Every major business decision go to a vote?

      Yes, especially when you plan to fuck over all your existing customer base, as was the case here. A lot of Unity employees knew this was a major fuck up, and would have never went with the plan

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      10 months ago

      Or should a company that is bleeding cash not lay off anyone until the company shuts down and everyone is out of a job?

      Y. E. S.

      This isnt as absurd as you think, its not the goddamn employees fault the execs suck ass. If there are performance issues from an employee that is different, but in general these moves are wholely driven by failure at the exec level.

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        10 months ago

        So because the execs suck ass, everyone should lose their jobs instead of a fraction of the employees. Genius move.

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        10 months ago

        Lmao, yeah, let’s just let everyone join the unemployment line together. Big brain moves.

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          6 months ago

          “If we don’t do what they say they’ll bring the entire economy to a halt, yes this is the best most flawless system imaginable” is definitely an objective and emotionless assessment and not ideological cowardice.