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Ex-Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Chris Deering does not believe recent layoffs across the games industry have been a result of corporate greed. Instead, workers who have lost their jobs should "drive an Uber" or "go to the beach for a year" until employment settles.

Deering was a guest on games writer Simon Parkin's podcast My Perfect Console, where the pair discussed games industry layoffs.

"I don't think it's fair to say that the resulting layoffs have been greed," said Deering. "I always tried to minimise the speed with which we added staff because I always knew there would be a cycle and I didn't want to end up having the same problems that Sony did in Electronics."

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[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Honestly, not really all that sarcastic. I work in the tech industry and.... Well we're all getting fucked aren't we?

Just imagine the power that we would have if we all stood together everyone in the help desk all the engineers all the developers...

The Earth stands still if we stand still.

E: ... I'm too much of a coward though.