You can relax, It's not over.
Maxis & The Sims are far from over, according to the EA Careers Website After our recent report that EA is laying off some of their veteran employees working at Maxis, it seems that new positions h...
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"Terra;c-16448879" wrote:
Thank you! It annoyed me so much how the community as a whole assumed that none of these Sims 4 positions would be replaced. We actually have no evidence that any of the Sims 4 employees were "laid off". That was a rumour started by Sims VIP and the Sims Community, which they attributed to still-unnamed "sources". An interpretation of a tweet's tone and the reports of a "former Guru" account on Reddit do not solid evidence make.
Some people do leave of their own accord -- and sometimes people get fired for not doing their job (or for other reasons we won't discuss here). I was laid off from a company over 25 years ago because they were cutting back in preparation for moving the company to another state. I was eligible to be rehired (and ironically the first temp job I had when I signed up with an agency was with my former employer.) The difference between a layoff and a firing is that when you're fired, you have security guards escort you out while you've got your personal items in a cardboard box, while a layoff you get to leave on your own. :|
As for leaving of one's own accord, that happens a lot in the tech industry -- people are often looking for new challenges or a chance to climb the ladder of success, if you feel your path is blocked at one company you might look to another. And anyone can claim to be a "former Guru" on Reddit or other sites, without any proof.
