Why this expression? This guy just needs to spent a year homeless on the beach or so, if being fired: https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-deering-playstation-sony-laid-off-staff-beach-uber-2024-9 It definitely isn't greed on side of the CEO who earns millions for nothing while so many get fired, right? RIGHT?
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We share all our streaming services and so far nothing has happened because we don't use smart televisions but only dumb monitors connected to PC/laptop. They can't figure us out. I don't think I will ever use a tv again, first because we do not watch live tv anymore, second because smart TVs spy on us and on top try to put ads on and other shite. A mini PC in the living room looks cute, can play anything including local data and they can't tell if accounts are shared.
Nice joke until reality comes along: https://winfuture.de/news,145540.html
German article translates to:
The Tesla plant in Grünheide had to accept a record number of sick days, at least in August: Around 17 percent of the 12,000 employees were affected. At the beginning of September, the figure had fallen to around 11 percent, according to a report in the Handelsblatt newspaper. However, this is still comparatively high.
As a result, the plant management had begun to visit employees on sick leave at home and check on them. Head of HR Erik Demmler was surprised that he was sometimes met with an aggressive attitude, as he explained to Handelsblatt. It had happened that the door had simply been slammed in his face. There were even instances of people threatening to call the police.
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I only came her for this comment, thank you!
Patrick's Parabox - Single developer, unique idea, mind bending - think outside and inside the boxes inside boxes.
Knowing how expensive these products are, how can a ten y.o. afford them? And on top how can parents not have a clue what she is spending her money on?
Weird moms for liberty for themselves not for anyone else.
Come on, it is not an attack on poly it is an attack on hiding anything related to gender and sexuality from kids, terrorizing them with guilt and punishment for everything related to gender and sexuality while doing what they want and need and expecting not to be called out for their hypocrisis. You know that.
Thank you for the smile!
Not if you have kids or cats or you will be always out of toilet paper.
Wow, ich habe meinen Konsum von Wassereis "im großen Stil" gesteigert, nämlich um 100 % von gestern einem Eis auf heute zwei Eis.
Die Abschiebungen gehen auch den Weg des geringsten Widerstandes, sprich in Länder die dem nicht widersprechen und bei Asylsuchenden die sich an alle Regeln halten und nicht untertauchen und am ehesten integriert sind. Erfolge wo man nur hinsieht. Dass uns das einen Haufen Geld kostet, weil Georgien da nur mitmacht wenn wir Gegenleistungen bringen... Schwamm drüber, auch über die Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Georgien. Dass man aus Georgien leichter und mit weniger Risiko nach Deutschland zurück kann als wenn man in einem Gummiboot über das Meer rudern muss ... Nebensache, die Drehtür zählt nur die Abschiebung, nicht die illegalen und legalen Rückkehrer.
Indien hat übrigens erst Geld kassiert und jetzt trotzdem aufgehört Abschiebungen zu akzeptieren. War wahrscheinlich zu wenig geschmiert, die Rückreiseroute.
Oh und dann haben wir da noch die Leute von denen wir jetzt schon wissen, dass sie aus gutem Grund wieder kommen wollen und auch willkommen geheissen werden wie die Zahnarzthelferin aus Forchenheim, die mal einfach zwei Jahre ihres Arbeitslebens verliert und am Ende doch ihre Ausbildung in Deutschland machen und bleiben kann, aber heh, jede Abschiebung zählt und macht die Wählenden froh - nein, weil Nummer geht hoch wird für die Hardliner nie hoch genug sein und die extreme Rechte will immer noch höhere Zahlen und nie zufrieden sein.
Menschenrechte zu opfern um sich am rechten Rand anzubiedrn wird für mich immer einfach nur widerlich bleiben.
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An ex-Sony exec said laid-off employees should 'go to the beach for a year' or 'drive an Uber' Lian Kit Wee Sep 11, 2024, 7:15 AM MESZ
Chris Deering Sony Former Sony Entertainment president, Chris Deering, told recently laid-off employees to take a break for a year and wait for opportunities to return. Reuters
Ex-Sony Entertainment president Chris Deering said laid-off employees should take time off. Deering said that he doesn't believe the recent Sony layoffs result from corporate greed. In February, Sony said it would lay off 900 employees from its PlayStation division.
Former Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Chris Deering has a blunt message for recently laid-off game developers: They should "go to the beach for a year" or "drive an Uber" until the job market improves.
Deering, who led Sony's European PlayStation division during the launch of the iconic game console and its successor, PlayStation 2, acknowledged the pain of Sony's recent cuts.
The company said in February it would lay off about 900 people globally and close PlayStation Studios' London studio, amid a slowing gaming market. Deering dismissed the notion that the layoffs were purely driven by corporate motives.
"I don't think it's fair to say that the resulting layoffs have been greed," Deering said on journalist Simon Parkin's "My Perfect Console" podcast. "I always tried to minimize the speed in which we added staff because I always knew there would be a cycle.
Fluctuations in consumer spending and recent games' diminishing sales impact the company's ability to "justify spending the money for the next game," making some staffing cuts inevitable, said Deering.
Deering offered some unconventional advice for game developers affected by the layoffs. He suggested workers take time off or find temporary work, like driving for Uber, while the industry stabilizes.
"It's like the pandemic," Deering told Parkin. "You're going to have to figure out how to get through it, drive an Uber, or whatever. Find a cheap place to live and go to the beach for a year."
His remarks come at a time when layoffs have hit the gaming industry hard.
Other game developers, including Microsoft and Unity, have similarly downsized their studios this year, cutting over 3,000 jobs at the start of the year, BI reported in February.
This series of layoffs in the game industry stemmed from slumping game sales and a shrinking gaming demographic, BI previously reported. Revenue from video game sales in the US in 2023 fell by 2.3% from the previous year, and the average time spent gaming fell from 16.5 hours to 13 hours from 2021 to 2022. Related stories
However, Deering seemed optimistic about the prospects for game developers. He told Parkin that laid-off workers should take advantage of the time off to recharge but keep an eye out for any opportunities to return to the industry.
Game development skill is not going to "be a lifetime of poverty or limitation. It's still where the action is," said Deering.
Deering is currently an advisor for Cudo Ventures, a company specializing in monetization applications.
Sony Interactive Entertainment and Deering did not respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside business hours.