OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Bungie
Tech Layoff Tracker & Corporate Hypocrisy Database (2020-2026)
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Layoffs & Culture at Bungie

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THE NUMBERS

-220 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.1%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.1%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,220 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-220 EMP(2024.07)

"Rising costs, industry shifts, economy"

💀 TRANSLATION: Blaming the economy because blaming our strategy would get the CEO fired.
🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
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    Quality Assurance (QA) (85%) ─ Reason: Offshore talent cheaper, internal cost-cutting.
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    Junior Game Developers/Artists (80%) ─ Reason: Expendable talent, project re-scoping optimization.
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    Project Managers/Producers (75%) ─ Reason: Excessive process overhead, efficiency drive.
☢️ CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
95%

Bungie has eliminated a total of 220 positions across 1 workforce events.

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