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Rovio Lays Off 110 People as Angry Birds Hype Fades

posted by janrinok on Saturday December 06 2014, @06:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the from-angry-birds-to-angry-people dept.

joshuajon writes:

From Wired:

Rovio has confirmed that 110 people will lose their jobs as the Angry Birds maker also shuts down its game-development studio in Tampere. The layoffs, first announced in October, amount to about 14 percent of the company's workforce.

It had been expected that Rovio would make 130 people redundant but after a round of consultations this number has now been reduced. Rovio said that as a result of the redundancies "several positions" have been opened for internal applications. The actual number of employees out of work will depend on how many new internal positions are filled.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday December 08 2014, @03:08PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Monday December 08 2014, @03:08PM (#123741) Journal

    I got my degree in Economics at the University of Chicago and took many classes at the Business School, so yes, I do know what is taught at MBA programs. More than that, I know the attitude and culture that are also taught, but not by the coursework. After I graduated I first worked in the hedge fund industry and then in banking, which constitute the acme of that MBA attitude and culture, so I have more first-hand experience with it than just in academia.

    There are many from those industries and that attitude and culture who think it's butch to consign masses of people to poverty, misery, and death for a couple extra basis points of return. Most from that attitude and culture would destroy something beautiful and good without a moment's hesitation if it put another Porsche in the garage of their third home. It is an attitude and culture of profound sociopathy and dysfunction that will drown us all.

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