Ryuu96 said:
In a different industry at this rate, there are not enough jobs hiring right now in the gaming industry to replace how many have been laid off and layoffs are happening every quarter so when you finally do find a job, you get laid off again 3 months later. Though probably not in the tech industry even considering that's shit right now too and about to get a lot worse thanks to AI. Honestly I have thought to myself, if I was in College or Uni right now working on a degree to get a job in the gaming industry, I'd be seriously questioning lately whether I've made the right choice and definitely be preparing multiple backup options, I just think how depressing it must be to anyone new entering the industry watching this all unfold. |
The majority of the jobs are probably not developer jobs but operational, marketing and so forth. While getting hired in gaming is not a good deal, there are tons of jobs out there outside of the industry. From a person who has been laid off a few times, I fear it not. I have taken those really nice settlement packages gone and got a new job usually making more money and never looked back. At first it does feel scary but you realize its just another opportunity. In a few instances I have contracted back my services to the company that laid me off at twice the rate because they did not know what they were missing until it was gone.
