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
    7·
    11 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
      29·
      11 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
          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.

      • 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”

    • deur@feddit.nl
      11·
      11 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.

    • DaleGribble88@programming.devEnglish
      8·
      11 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
      8·
      11 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.