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GamingBot@lemmy.zipMB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago

Epic's mass layoffs left a programmer with terminal brain cancer without life insurance, but Tim Sweeney says the company will "solve" the problem

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Epic's mass layoffs left a programmer with terminal brain cancer without life insurance, but Tim Sweeney says the company will "solve" the problem

www.rockpapershotgun.com

GamingBot@lemmy.zipMB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago
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A programmer with terminal brain cancer lost his life insurance due to Epic Games' mass layoffs, and Epic are now helping his family out.
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  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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    Companies only care when there is pressure. When I was laid off there was a woman literally in Africa at the moment of the layoff adopting a child, and she had just bought her home 2 weeks prior. Absolutely no notice, 2 weeks severance. Everyone rallied behind her, suddenly when we threatened to go to the press they “found” that they could afford to give her 6 months severance.

    Fuck these executives. Absolutely no shame or morals.

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    Yes but like actually solve the problem, or solve it the Boeing way?

    • Slotos@feddit.nl
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      For the company, the problem is already solved.

    • BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Gesturing at the boot, You told me to take care of him!

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    Fortnite skin in their likeness, where Sweeney “only” takes 12% of the proceeds.

    • ishartdoritos@lemmy.zip
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      Fort-skins

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    Solve it? Or solve it?

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    This is what happens when all the important stuff is tied to an employer.

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    Must make number go up quicker, no matter the human cost.

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    They’re gonna kill him, right?

  • belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org
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    He’s such a scumbag and only did anything because of public outcry. Dogshit human, dogshit company.

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