EA Staff Cuts

Joystiq has confirmation of "seasonal" job losses at Electronic Arts, pointing out this is the third year in a row they've cut jobs heading into the holidays. EA also tells GamesIndustry.biz (registration required) "sources may be exaggerating" the number of positions impacted. These sources include a Tweet by George Broussard, who had said: "EA Canada lays off 100+. Rumors swirl about global EA layoff in double digit range," and a post on Shacknews saying EA Black Box (likewise located in Vancouver, Canada) also suffered layoffs. Here's EA's official statement: "As you know, seasonal roll-offs that follow game launches are common and vital to maintaining a healthy business. Because so many of our games ship in the holiday quarter, the team size adjustments tend to follow in the same timeframe. However, EA is growing and several of our studios are looking to hire talented people."
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Oct 28, 2010, 22:46
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Re: EA Staff Cuts Oct 28, 2010, 22:46
Oct 28, 2010, 22:46
 
That's exactly what they do. Every year EA Vancouver takes in a fresh batch of Computer Systems Technology grads from BCIT, which is essentially right next door to EA, at the cost of the experienced employees. Heard nothing but nightmare stories from a lot of those people (the recent grads).

Dev wrote on Oct 28, 2010, 22:00:
Probably more like "lets fire some of our experienced workers so we can hire cheap fresh out of college ones who won't mind working slave hours/wages to get into the industry"
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