Unity Software is slashing about 25% of its workforce just eight months after announcing its prior round of layoffs.
  • Unity Software said Monday that it would lay off about 1,800 employees, or 25% of its overall workforce, as part of a corporate restructuring plan.
  • The company said it is unable to “reasonably estimate the costs and charges in connection with this reduction, which it expects will be substantially incurred in the first quarter of 2024.”
  • In October, John Riccitiello retired as Unity’s CEO, while former Red Hat CEO James Whitehurst became interim CEO.
  • Marcbmann@lemmy.world
    629·
    10 months ago

    How do you expect a business to run? Every major business decision go to a vote? Or should a company that is bleeding cash not lay off anyone until the company shuts down and everyone is out of a job?

    • sirdorius@programming.dev
      301·
      10 months ago

      Every major business decision go to a vote?

      Yes, especially when you plan to fuck over all your existing customer base, as was the case here. A lot of Unity employees knew this was a major fuck up, and would have never went with the plan

    • KepBen@lemmy.world
      165·
      10 months ago

      The second one. It’s funny that people think this is an absurd suggestion, too.

      • saintshenanigans@programming.dev
        2·
        10 months ago

        Actually there’s a hidden option C!

        The execs take a fucking pay cut for fucking up their company instead of subsidizing their wealth on the suffering of those who earned them that wealth.

        I know I’m a little liberal on this one but anything over like 200k salaried should mean “I’ve done an amazing job helping the company grow”

      • Marcbmann@lemmy.world
        313·
        10 months ago

        Lmao, yeah, let’s just let everyone join the unemployment line together. Big brain moves.

        • KepBen@lemmy.world
          1·
          6 months ago

          “If we don’t do what they say they’ll bring the entire economy to a halt, yes this is the best most flawless system imaginable” is definitely an objective and emotionless assessment and not ideological cowardice.

    • DaleGribble88@programming.devEnglish
      9·
      10 months ago

      Others have already stated the second option as preferred, I’m going to offer up some more context. The obvious contemporary example of this sort of structure is a co-op. There is usually some general manager or CEO-like position that handles day-to-day operations, and major business decisions are decided by a member vote. If that is a little too on the nose, it is not uncommon to have a shareholder vote for major business changes in a more traditional, publically traded, company.

    • MadhuGururajan@programming.dev
      91·
      10 months ago

      Lay off a few C-Suite. Abolish golden parachutes. It’s not so difficult that a company can’t run for a few months without execs.

    • deur@feddit.nl
      104·
      10 months ago

      Or should a company that is bleeding cash not lay off anyone until the company shuts down and everyone is out of a job?

      Y. E. S.

      This isnt as absurd as you think, its not the goddamn employees fault the execs suck ass. If there are performance issues from an employee that is different, but in general these moves are wholely driven by failure at the exec level.

      • Marcbmann@lemmy.world
        610·
        10 months ago

        So because the execs suck ass, everyone should lose their jobs instead of a fraction of the employees. Genius move.