Aras Pranckevičius
I guess true face of a company, similar to a person, shows up when things are not going super well. When money is free/infinite and you’re partying like 1634 (associative pic) it’s easy to have great perks, no accountability, etc. When shit hits the fan, you see how much of “we care about employees” there actually is - layoffs feel random and preferential, strategy in shambles, everyone’s running around like headless chickens.
May 5, 2023 at 7:53amWeb
Show threadAlexandre MutelMay 5, 2023

@aras these are not fun times 😔

At least, I'm relieved and happy that we can bring 3 folks from Vilnius to the .NET Tech Group at Unity that you most likely hired in the past. With the hope that it will come back to a better situation in the future 🤞

Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 5, 2023
@xoofx oh! who are you bringing into the .net?
Show threadAlexandre MutelMay 5, 2023
@aras Marius, Tomas and Justinas
Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 5, 2023
@xoofx oh wait, the people from ex-QoL team? interesting!
Show threadSkjalgMay 5, 2023
@xoofx @aras Sorry to hijack the thread here, but do any of these fine gentlemen have a mastodon account I could follow?
Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 5, 2023
@skjalgsm @xoofx none of them are active on any socials, I think
Show threadJoel de VahlMay 5, 2023

@xoofx @aras not fun indeed.

Good to hear you could bring some in, as it's very uncertain times to be laid off in. And that they wanted to stay after that.

Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 5, 2023
@joeldevahl @xoofx as an Outsider :tm:, Unity right now looks like Microsoft towards Ballmer era end. Microsoft managed to turn things around somewhat, but it required changes at very high levels, not just some random firings.
Show threadSkjalgMay 5, 2023
@aras @joeldevahl @xoofx Couldn't agree more. I am not surprised that this is how its going though, as this is exactly how people were saying it would go when they hired an 60 year old EA exec to be their new CEO. Out with the young and loved and in with the old bullies.
Show threadSkjalgMay 5, 2023
@aras Haha I've come to learn that any company where the higher ups needs to say that they "care about the employees" you need to start brushing up your CV and apply somewhere else. If you have to say it out loud you're not doing it right imo.
Show threadMaciej SiniloMay 5, 2023
@aras I know nothing about what is going on inside... but looking from the outside, some of the layoffs were very surprising for sure (Mike Acton??)
Show threadNeil HenningMay 5, 2023
@msinilo @aras I doubt he’s a layoff - suspect it’s a timing thing (he’d have had a long lock-in I’d guess).
Show threadSander van Rossen🇺🇦May 5, 2023
@neilhenning @aras @msinilo oh I hadn't heard about mike acton yet?? I hope he just left because firing him would've been ridiculously stupid
Show threadMenekisMay 6, 2023
@aras i agree, but at the same time I do see some patterns in some of the layoffs and demotions.
Show threadMatt PettineoMay 6, 2023
@aras I feel this very strongly
Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 6, 2023
@mjp recent experience with certain Big Tech Co by chance?
Show threadMatt PettineoMay 7, 2023
@aras I can neither confirm nor deny!
Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 7, 2023

@mjp that’s so meta!

(I’ll get my coat)

Show threadMartin KiftMay 6, 2023
@aras are there many of the original dots people left now?
Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 6, 2023
@MouseByTheSea that entirely depends on your definition of what makes an “original” dots person, I guess
Show threadMartin KiftMay 6, 2023
@aras bad choice of words on my part, I heard rumours that Joachim left, and there are now rumours of Mike going... curious who's leading the dots initiative now, unless its already delivered on its mission statement - I haven't been following that closely
Show threadAras PranckevičiusMay 6, 2023
@MouseByTheSea Joachim stopped being a CTO a while ago, and Mike just left. But DOTS team has been led by other people for a while by now, I think. They are busy finishing Entities 1.0, I have no idea about future plans.