Hal-5700XtoGames@lemmy.worldEnglish·1 month agocross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksRocksteady Reportedly Hit with Layoffs Due to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s Poor Sales(gamingbolt.com)external-linkarrow-up1120arrow-down12message-square15fedilink
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkRocksteady Reportedly Hit with Layoffs Due to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s Poor Sales(gamingbolt.com)Hal-5700XtoGames@lemmy.worldEnglish·1 month agocross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksmessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareSilverserenarrow-up34arrow-down0·1 month agolinkfedilinkI mean, even if it had done well, I feel like they would still be laying people off anyways, just to pad out their end of year revenue presentations.
minus-square𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒Englisharrow-up8arrow-down0·1 month agolinkfedilinkEvery time. Seems more like companies aren’t “hit with” them at all, more like… They “get to participate” or “decide to indulge” in layoffs.
minus-squareSilverserenarrow-up5arrow-down0·1 month agolinkfedilinkYeah, “hit with” has always been bizarre passive voice wording. The executives in charge were the ones who actively decided to lay off people.
I mean, even if it had done well, I feel like they would still be laying people off anyways, just to pad out their end of year revenue presentations.
Every time. Seems more like companies aren’t “hit with” them at all, more like… They “get to participate” or “decide to indulge” in layoffs.
Yeah, “hit with” has always been bizarre passive voice wording. The executives in charge were the ones who actively decided to lay off people.