A number of game contractors said their lost their jobs after Halo Campaign Evolved shipped on July 28. However, I have been told there have been no layoffs among internal staff employed at Halo Studios.
  • mr_account@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Aren’t they notorious for using a fuckload of contractors though? I know that them relying on a revolving door of limited-time contractors to avoid hiring full-time employees caused a ton of issues with Infinite. This statement just strikes me as “don’t worry, it’s just the plebs who were laid-off! The C-suite all still have their jobs 🙂”

    • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      22 days ago

      One of the “contractors” who was let go was a producer on the new Halo who’d been at the company for six years, so yeah, it’s just contract fuckery to keep wages/employee protections down.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      22 days ago

      I’ve been contracting with a tech company for over 2 years, renewed every 6 months. Total horseshit.