Back to collectionThe Layoff Pledge Meets the Workload Question
Background: On the second Friday after Terra's collapse, layoff reports kept circulating in industry chats. Today: The studio reaffirmed that it would lay off no one. Impact and next steps: The pledge gave staff a break from guessing who might leave and shifted the discussion toward choosing what work to do.
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Background: On the second Friday after Terra's collapse, layoff reports kept circulating in industry chats. The studio had already decided to cut its advertising budget and keep its team, but staff still feared the next adjustment might affect them.
Today: The studio reaffirmed that it would lay off no one. Someone then asked whether saving money while keeping the original schedule would leave the remaining staff carrying too much work. The team lead asked each group to discuss which tasks were essential and which could wait.
Impact and next steps: The pledge gave staff a break from guessing who might leave and shifted the discussion toward choosing what work to do. How to divide the workload after the spending cut remained unsettled; the next step was to put every group's priorities on one schedule.