Earlier this week, PlayStation Studios’ Bungie noticed an undisclosed variety of staff proven the door, together with large expertise. Now, it’s alleged that about 100 staff got the boot, and it wasn’t Sony that sought the job cuts like many speculated however quite inner administration.
Forbes author Paul Tassi posted on Twitter, giving a contact extra perception. The massive takeaways included that it was Bungie that had direct layoff choices, most advantages, excluding medical health insurance, expired on the prime of the month, forcing most affected former staff with a lapse in protection, and staff who got unvested inventory for staying post-acquisition are shedding the shares as a result of firing.
To be clear, Tassi additionally notes Sony might nonetheless be the puppet grasp behind the layoffs, however how Bungie dealt with the firings, together with firing individuals proper earlier than profit protection would renew, is completely on its administration. This revelation, assuming it’s true, makes CEO Pete Parsons’ already controversial submit look even worse.
New data in regards to the Bungie layoffs. Per a supply: pic.twitter.com/sPs9dLTruI
— Paul Tassi (@PaulTassi) October 31, 2023
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