Unity Software is slashing about 25% of its workforce just eight months after announcing its prior round of layoffs.
  • 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.
  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The tech bubble is bursting. The CEOs in tech really thought that COVID lockdown era growth would continue infinitely, and seemed to bet their house on it. And now the workers must suffer the consequences, of the actions taken by these executives. It’s all a bunch of nonsense and extremely unfair.

  • askat@programming.devOP
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    10 months ago

    Still boggles my mind that Unity has 7700 employees. It’s funny how Godot while having only 10(?) developers is considered good alternative for Unity.

    • saintshenanigans@programming.dev
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      10 months ago

      Hoping it’s not a mistake but I’m early enough in my career I’m still prepping for my first indie game and I’m currently pivoting to godot. I want to make pc and mobile titles, and I was already upset over how unity treated their customers and now they’re laying off 25%… I’d rather try something else while I have time to learn

  • sirdorius@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    It’s great to see the majority of workers paying for the mistakes of that big pricing fuckup that was approved by a minority of people in power. Just a normal day for capitalism, nothing to see here.

    • Marcbmann@lemmy.world
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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?

      • MadhuGururajan@programming.dev
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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.

      • sirdorius@programming.dev
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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

        • Marcbmann@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

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

          • KepBen@lemmy.world
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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.

      • deur@feddit.nl
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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.

        • Marcbmann@lemmy.world
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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.