DIS Layoffs

marks · Mar 2014

"Disney Interactive has laid off roughly 700 employees, according to a New York Times report. The cuts represent 26 percent of the company's global workforce."

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-03-06-disney-interactive-lays-off-700

What even...? Do you even employment...!? What is happening to this industry!

StephenVyas · Mar 2014

fuck sakes...

skyline5gtr · Mar 2014

holy god

MeshModeler · Mar 2014

wow.

condolences to those affected. KJPLA is hiring

Rurouni Strife · Mar 2014

Yay Q4...

D4V1DC · Mar 2014

Lmao do you even employ!

But seriously this is sad news, i hate and love Disney, damn choices.

Sry to those affected by this.

...idk what to say anymore this is nuts.

Brygelsmack · Mar 2014

Statistically, it feels like I'm going to be laid off at least once in this industry. Ugh. I hope everyone affected will land a job ASAP.

praetus · Mar 2014

Fuck man, I read this earlier and just saw that it effects one of my best friends, though she doesn't work in games. Sad stuff. I hope everyone lands on their feet.

wasker · Mar 2014

700! Shieeet o_o So that probably means we've broken the 1000 employee mark for 2014 by now.. and it's only march :c

Sorry for everyone affected. This shouldn't have to happen over and over again.

MeshMagnet · Mar 2014

This is why you never work for the Mouse.

PyrZern · Mar 2014

700 ... Holy crap. That's a lot of ppl.
*cries self to sleep tonight*

Boban · Mar 2014

I am even more afraid to work in this industry anymore.

ambershee · Mar 2014

My current contract expires in three weeks. Nice to know I'll now be competing with an additional 700 people.

Here's hoping these folks land on their feet - that's a stupendous quantity of layoffs. I suspect that's a significant percentage of the industry as a whole.

praetus · Mar 2014

ambershee, while it is a crap ton of people I am curious on the number that actively had to do with games. My friend that got laid off managed ABC ads for Hulu. While I'm sure there were a number of people working in games, i don't think it was 700 3d modelers and programmers. Large swatch.

ambershee · Mar 2014

Disney Interactive Studios (as mentioned in the article) is specifically their games division - I don't think they're responsible for things like Hulu adverts. It's not unlikely that more than just DIS staff got cut though

StephenVyas · Mar 2014

I hope some of those employees think about starting their own companies. That's a ton of talent to pull from if a few of them feel ambitious enough

PeterK · Mar 2014

If you guys know any of the coders laid off from there, tell them to contact Exis: http://www.exisinteractive.com/contact-2/

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