About time WotC unionised and spun-out of Hasbro.
In an internal memo, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks regretted eliminating staff so close to Christmas and called the drastic decision “a lever we must pull to keep Hasbro healthy”.
I knew I heard mention of a lever pull recently, and had to dig back up the news about Bungie’s layoffs: https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-devs-say-atmosphere-is-soul-crushing-amid-layoffs-cuts-and-fear-of-total-sony-takeover
they couldn’t guarantee there wouldn’t be more layoffs, with two specifically confirming previous reports that chief people officer Holly Barbacovi outright stating that layoffs were a “lever” the company would pull again.
do these people think of it more as a slot machine lever to get paid, or a trapdoor lever to make people disappear?
They 100% think of it as a lever that makes expenses disappear. They’re often just a little bit surprised when it results in labour disappearing along side the expenses, though.
Importantly, though, this kind of dehumanizing language is purposeful, and it’s extremely harmful. It makes it easier for management to treat people’s livelihoods and lives as disposable.
Keep in mind that “human resources” (sometimes called “human capital” at some especially icky places) is also one of these dehumanizing terms. Treating people as resources that are available to use or process is really gross, and that’s literally the name of the department.
so, alternatively, this answer boils down to: “yes”
Trap door, definitely a Bond villain style trap door.
‘Man, I wish MTG had a slower release cadence’
the monkey paw curls
So tired of these headlines
Those were probably the people who protested the most against pushing out faster releases, so I wouldn’t hold my breath…
When do we as players buy out Hasbro, split DnD out, and then sell off Hasbro again?
Petition to create a public fund to publicly own DND and MTG.
Even slightly inconveniencing internet sensation Amy Dallen in any way should be illegal
Oh man, Amy is great. Was she affected by these cuts?
Yup, she announced on xitter and bluesky. She’s one of the best voices in the TTRPG space so hopefully opportunities abound
That is heartbreaking to hear. Agree with your assessment though. Best wishes and good luck to her.
