My assumption is they are making sure they get their severance/golden parachute before the mass layoffs begin. But I guess it is still better than "This is a really hard day for me to fire everyone who put their trust in me. I am going to go drown my sorrows in a prostitute that is waiting with blow in my lambo outside" that we usually get.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You are vastly overestimating how good contracts for creative roles in the industry are, especially for a mid-sized studio of under 200 people. But even if that wasn't the case, the guy isn't quitting the company, he's apparently stepping down as creative director and staying on in some other role, according to the article.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 hours ago

Ah. Shame on me for not reading the article. Usually associate the director of a big game as high up enough in the studio that they still get good money.

In that case... this is completely pointless and is just an attempt to avoid needing to figure out the right tone for the "This is the worst day of my life and I am so sad that I just fired a couple dozen people because of my business decisions" linkedin post that is usually associated with the mass layoffs. He isn't even metaphorically falling on his sword. He is just washing his hands of it.