Epic's layoff list evolves into recruiter portal as Sweeney intervenes on health coverage
TL;DR
Epic Games has converted a public Google Sheet listing employees affected by its layoffs into a searchable, recruiter-facing website built on Replit; the portal currently lists about 320 people and also adds other developers seeking work, while CEO Tim Sweeney stepped in to resolve a laid-off worker’s loss of cancer-treatment insurance amid industry backlash.
- The list of people hit by recent Epic layoffs has been turned into a dedicated portal for recruiters GamesIndustry.biz
- Today’s layoffs epicgames.com
- Epic Games Responds After Fortnite Layoffs Revealed to Include Employee With Terminal Cancer IGN
- It Sucks to Work in the Video-Game Industry Right Now Bloomberg.com
- Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Employees, Citing Fortnite Slump The New York Times
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