stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@lemmy.world · 9 months ago'There's almost nobody left': CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 dev Swen Vincke says the D&D team he initially worked with is gone, due to Hasbro layoffswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up1844arrow-down112file-textcross-posted to: baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world
arrow-up1832arrow-down1external-link'There's almost nobody left': CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 dev Swen Vincke says the D&D team he initially worked with is gone, due to Hasbro layoffswww.pcgamer.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square162fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world
minus-squarerigatti@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up202·9 months agoHasbro continuing to make shit decisions on behalf of WotC, the only sector of the company keeping it afloat.
minus-squareOsa-Eris-Xero512@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up71·9 months agoYou see, if they fire everyone from the division, it’ll make even more profit. ez
minus-squareLianodel@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·edit-29 months agoAh, the Jack Welch method. (Seriously, fuck that guy. He was a pioneer among bloodsucking CEOS, and part of it was mass layoffs to boost short-term profits.)
minus-squareMindSkipperBro12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·9 months agoHonest question: what’s bad about firing the “bad performers”?
minus-squarecaseofthematts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 months agoIf they wanted to fire the “bad performers” then they’d be firing the CEOs and higher ranked people, not those actually making the products work.
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoThere’s no one there left to defend the IP, so they can do evil things. I’m guessing it’s as intended.
minus-squaresnor10@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·9 months agoI think Barbie would like a word
minus-squaresquirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·9 months agoThat’s Mattel. And one of the reasons why Hasbro looks so bad in comparison.
minus-squareThugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·9 months agoBarbie is Mattel, not Hasbro.
minus-squarecorytheboyd@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 months agoFuck I mixed up my board game doll companies lol
Hasbro continuing to make shit decisions on behalf of WotC, the only sector of the company keeping it afloat.
You see, if they fire everyone from the division, it’ll make even more profit. ez
Ah, the Jack Welch method.
(Seriously, fuck that guy. He was a pioneer among bloodsucking CEOS, and part of it was mass layoffs to boost short-term profits.)
Honest question: what’s bad about firing the “bad performers”?
If they wanted to fire the “bad performers” then they’d be firing the CEOs and higher ranked people, not those actually making the products work.
There’s no one there left to defend the IP, so they can do evil things. I’m guessing it’s as intended.
I think Barbie would like a word
That’s Mattel. And one of the reasons why Hasbro looks so bad in comparison.
That’s Mattel.
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Barbie is Mattel, not Hasbro.
Fuck I mixed up my board game doll companies lol