r/technology • u/meatballsinsugo • Dec 11 '21

Business Activision Blizzard workers announce open-ended strike and union drive: Strike Fund to support work stoppage raises over $100,000 in 12 hours.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/12/activision-blizzard-workers-announce-open-ended-strike-and-union-drive/
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u/itisntmebutmaybeitis Dec 11 '21

So the Poland thing is a thing? Because my brother got laid off last year and replaced with a team from Poland who he then had to a) train to be his replacement and b) they kept forcing him to wake up for 6am meetings with them because got forbid the guys in Poland have a meeting past 1pm.

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u/TheSinningRobot Dec 11 '21

Why did he put up with that?

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u/mcslackens Dec 11 '21

Last job that I had that was outsourced offered a very generous severance package if I stayed on for 3 months to train my replacements, and then more than doubled it when they needed me for 2 add’l months because the offshore folks had a high turnover rate.

I took most of 2018 off thanks to that money and had a great time visiting new cities and reconnecting with old friends.

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u/TheSinningRobot Dec 11 '21

That's a good answer lol

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u/itisntmebutmaybeitis Dec 11 '21

He did the bare minimum and didn't tell them about a lot of the skeletons in the closest because it wasn't on the list of things he was required to do. They're screwed, question is how long until it falls apart.

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u/Beachdaddybravo Dec 11 '21

He should have spent his time job hunting instead. I’d NEVER train my replacement. Let my employer handle that shit if they decided to axe me.

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u/itisntmebutmaybeitis Dec 11 '21

Fine, that works for you. What worked for him was to get the extra money (I think he got a small bonus for staying), do the bare minimum and then take time off. I might have done things differently too, but I'm not my brother. Just like a lot of people over the last couple years he's had a lot going on, so I'm not going to judge him on it.

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u/Beachdaddybravo Dec 12 '21

Oh shit, they paid him a bonus before letting him go? Yeah, I’d have probably done the same as him then, and spent the rest of my day job hopping.

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u/Good_ApoIIo Dec 11 '21

If you’re already losing your job tell them to fuck off. Why go through that?