OTIOSE/THE DISPOSABLE INDEX/Games 24x7
Tech Layoff Tracker & Corporate Hypocrisy Database (2020-2026)
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Layoffs & Culture at Games 24x7

Consumer

THE NUMBERS

-580 EMPTOTAL DISCARDED
0.3%WORKFORCE IMPACT

THE SCALE

REDUCED BY 0.3%
PEAK WORKFORCE (EST.)180,580 EMP
CURRENT WORKFORCE180,000 EMP

HISTORY

-400 EMP(2025.09)

"Regulatory upheaval"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
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    Recruiting & HR (95%) ─ Reason: Hiring halted, internal talent acquisition redundant.
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    Quality Assurance (QA) (85%) ─ Reason: Offshoring, automation, or project cancellations.
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    Mid-level Project Management (80%) ─ Reason: Reducing overhead, flattening structure, 'efficiency'.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
88%
-180 EMP(2025.05)

"GST dispute, industry turmoil"

🩸 LIKELY CASUALTIES (AI ESTIMATE):
  • 🔴
    Game Development (non-core projects) (88%) ─ Reason: Underperforming projects eliminated, focus core.
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    Marketing & User Acquisition (82%) ─ Reason: High CAC, declining ROI.
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    Quality Assurance (QA) (78%) ─ Reason: Cost center, ripe for outsourcing.
🤡 CORPORATE BS LEVEL:
88%

Games 24x7 has eliminated a total of 580 positions across 2 workforce events.

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