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minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up194·3 days agoevery week, MS announces record profits, cuts devs by the thousands. Call of Duty is doing gangbusters? Fire a bunch. Ho-lee-sheeeeeit that remastered hot garbage Oblivion rejiggering is selling like HOTCAKES! Aw yiss, fire a shitload of them. Maintain dominance, fire some people. Oh fuck, let’s spend a shitfuckton on AI! That’s always profitable! And fire some devs. Oh shit it’s a day that ends in -Y? FIRE 'EM UP. Fuck fuck fuck fuck we fired too many people, hire a third of linked-in. Then fire most of 'em.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up78·edit-23 days agoWelcome to hyper capitalism, where the valuations are made up and long term sustainability doesn’t matter
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 days agoI fear for all those studios after the husk has been entirely cored out and all that remains is the IP. Because that’s what we’re seeing.
minus-squarefartsparkles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 days agoThe why is really simple. The regular cuts are to keep salaries low by keeping the job market flush with candidates so salaries are suppressed across MS’s competitors too.
minus-squarepsycho_driver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoHiring a third of linkedin would cause even Saudi oil to go bankrupt.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agodon’t worry, their stock offerings - like all the cuts - won’t vest and will all return to the mothership. now fire this thread
every week, MS announces record profits, cuts devs by the thousands.
Call of Duty is doing gangbusters? Fire a bunch.
Ho-lee-sheeeeeit that remastered hot garbage Oblivion rejiggering is selling like HOTCAKES! Aw yiss, fire a shitload of them.
Maintain dominance, fire some people.
Oh fuck, let’s spend a shitfuckton on AI! That’s always profitable! And fire some devs.
Oh shit it’s a day that ends in -Y? FIRE 'EM UP.
Fuck fuck fuck fuck we fired too many people, hire a third of linked-in.
Then fire most of 'em.
Welcome to hyper capitalism, where the valuations are made up and long term sustainability doesn’t matter
I fear for all those studios after the husk has been entirely cored out and all that remains is the IP.
Because that’s what we’re seeing.
The why is really simple. The regular cuts are to keep salaries low by keeping the job market flush with candidates so salaries are suppressed across MS’s competitors too.
yer not wrong.
Hiring a third of linkedin would cause even Saudi oil to go bankrupt.
don’t worry, their stock offerings - like all the cuts - won’t vest and will all return to the mothership.
now fire this thread