"Fortnite" maker Epic Games is laying off about 830 employees, or 16% of its staff, and divesting online music platform Bandcamp, the company said on Thursday.
  • MeanEYE@lemmy.world
    16·
    1 year ago

    Doubt they are folding. It’s probably one of those “fire these people so we have bigger income on next quarterly report” kind of schemes.

    • float@feddit.de
      1·
      1 year ago

      Maybe someone’s bonus depends on it. Someone who’ll probably move to the next company for the next quarter.

      • MeanEYE@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Or that. There are certain CEOs who give themselves millions in bonuses after firing 5000 developers, then complain they can’t find good workers.