TheOneWithTheHairD&D and MTG designers, artists and producers lose jobs among over 1,000 Hasbro layoffs, former devs confirm
DigitalPaperTrailIn 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?
Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover - IGN
One month after a major round of layoffs impacted roughly 100 Bungie employees of 1,200, those remaining at the Destiny developer say the cuts, as well as other cost-cutting measures, came alongside an apparent scramble by studio leadership to avoid a total Sony takeover.
Trap door, definitely a Bond villain style trap door.