Oh man, it's a bloodbath. (Destiny)

by INSANEdrive, ಥ_ಥ | f(ಠ‿↼)z | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, Monday, October 30, 2023, 16:33 (180 days ago) @ INSANEdrive

Been diggin' into this. Reading comments. All that jazz. Some serious business chicanery appears to have been at play here. Grain of salt on all of this, it's all scuttle-butt.

Getting texts from friends impacted by layoffs this morning.

It is frustrating - infuriating even - to continue seeing people who strap in to do good work losing their financial security due to poor management.

The continued echoes of poor decisions made that >feel< avoidable.

— dmg04 (@A_dmg04) October 30, 2023

Bungie leadership assures employees Sony deal will not result in layoffs, restructuring. Key phrase "sony deal". As in "at close". As in "not immediately". Apparently, part of the contract expired not too long ago, the "statute of limitations", and this allowed the floodgates to open up.

In February 2022, Bungie leadership team assured the Sony deal will not result in layoffs or restructuring.

Last month, Bungie began waves of layoffs amid a major expansion on the horizon and multiple titles in development.

Furthermore, Bungie Careers have been active… pic.twitter.com/ENfV1N204d

— The Destiny Show (@thedestinyshow) October 30, 2023

And now... oh wow. Dude, into the holiday season no less.

I was laid off from Bungie today. If anyone is looking for a passionate writer/editor to join their narrative team, please reach out! Bungie was a dream opportunity, and I'm so grateful to all the people I worked with.

— jay? (@Jason_Guisao) October 30, 2023

I am absolutely devastated to say I am looking for work.

Words cannot express all of the emotions I have… my anniversary here was in two days.

I have ~1.5 years of experience in AAA Art at Bungie, and live in the Chicagoland area. Remote would be great, too.

— John Zelman (On Shore Leave) (@TR_BlueJay) October 30, 2023

Well after 10 years at #bungie I was laid off today. I’m sad for sure. Hope the best for the all the people I won’t get to work with anymore. Love you all.

— Jason Larsen - Ancient Mariner Fan (@Crabman54) October 30, 2023

I've been laid off from @Bungie. A surreal thing to write as I sit here pondering what went wrong. I'm still processing it all and while my first instinct is anger I know I'd regret what I'd say.

Thank you to everyone at Bungie who helped make my last 5+ years the best ever.

— Griffin Bennett (@GriffinWB) October 30, 2023

That was a hell of a run folks...
Today I was let go from Bungie.
5 years and 346 days of D2, Marathon and some of the absolute best co-workers in Gaming.

If you are on the lookout for a Producer, Marketing person, Events Manager, or Consumer Products person, hit me up!

— Beeonkey (🐝 on 🔑) (@beeonkeyco) October 30, 2023

People that celebrate layoffs are evil. Plain and simple. This year came with stress you wouldn’t believe, including cancer that I never shared with anyone. To those going out of their way to be cruel, i hope the world shows you some kindness so you can remember your humanity.

— Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy) October 30, 2023

Yeah.