Chocney

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I am unbelievably shattered and heartbroken with the news coming out of ZenMax Online and Xbox in general today. The team at ZOS is made up of amazing, dedicated, smart - and above all, awesome humans. To see so many of them laid off today - and last year at this time - is just awful

Announcing massive layoffs and a goal to reach one billion users in the same memo is just the ultimate bad vibes move. Earnest or not, no one sees that prospect as an exciting challenge to overcome. It looks like you’re being prepped for some Amazon-style piss in a bottle workloads.

My LinkedIn feed is full of "after 9 years, 13 years, 16 years, 15 years, 15 years, 19 years, 15 years..." This is absurd. Throwing away hundreds of years of experience on projects that have earned billions in profits.

I'm one of the lucky ones today as I am unaffected, but I'm thinking about every single one of the devs, and friends, I've worked with over these past 18 years who poured their heart and soul into this game. Make sure to offer them love and support as you can. #ESO was built with their love.

This is a tiny thing, but it's what I've got. If you were (or are) a writer/designer/artist on Elder Scrolls, I want to make sure the community remembers your work. Comment or DM me with your contributions and I will make sure they're recorded on The Imperial Library and @uesp.net forever.

A list of people we know who have been laid off at ZOS and Bethesda: ZOS Community Manager Gina Bruno Lead Dungeon Director Mike Finnigan Writer Designer Andrew Siañez-De La O Writer Designer Julianna Comstock Senior Writer Designer Jeff Grubb Project Art Director Marc Hudgins 1/many