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EA is laying off 6% of workers and restructuring



EA announced 6% layoffs and restructuring. News comes through a EA official blog post, were also shared internally with employees, and EA said it began notifying employees of layoffs as early as 2023.

Affected workers will continue to receive layoff notices until the start of the new financial year starting in April. SEC documents show that the EA had 12,900 employees as of March 2022, showing that 6% or about 774 employees were affected.

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Ông chủ của EA, Andrew Wilson nói với nhân viên rằng công ty sẽ ưu tiên “xây dựng trò chơi và trải nghiệm giúp giải trí cho cộng đồng trực tuyến lớn, tạo ra cách kể chuyện tương tác bom tấn và khuếch đại sức mạnh của cộng đồng trong và xung quanh trò chơi của chúng tôi bằng các công cụ xã hội và người sáng tạo.”

Là một phần của những mục tiêu mới đó, Wilson nói rằng công ty đang giảm diện tích văn phòng, tránh xa các dự án “không đóng góp cho [the] strategy,” and restructuring groups.

“This is the hardest part, and we’re doing this process with the utmost care and respect. When possible, we’ll give our colleagues the opportunity to move on to other projects.” Wilson said. “If that’s not possible, we’ll provide severance pay and additional benefits like healthcare and career transitions.”

The EA also submitted an 8-K form – a mandatory notice when companies make major changes that shareholders need to know about – to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company said the restructuring will end in September. inside sample 8-KILLION, the company also said it expected to “incur about $170 million to $200 million in fees.” These fees relate to intellectual property impairment, employee severance and employee-related costs, reductions in office space, and contract cancellations.

EA’s restructuring plan comes after the company laid off hundreds of employees. Apex Legends Quality Checker in February and canceled many projects in early 2022, including a single player game set in the Titanfall and Apex Legends universes. EA also made the decision to stop working Apex Legends mobile gameis currently scheduled to close on May 1.

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