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Microsoft cancels Blizzard survival game, lays off 1,900 (arstechnica.com)
25 points by thunderbong 12 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



This should go for everyone regardless of the current economic conditions:

If your company is involved in a merger or acquisition then you should set a mental timer and expect to leave that company before 365 days. The second the merger is announced you should begin resume and professional hygiene.

Do not get caught flat footed. Chances are you'll still have a job there after a year, but the cost of the M&A will come from employees first.


[dupe]

News from last week. Wasting our time tb

More: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39129949


~3 months after acquisition was complete.


Phew! I'm so glad that Microsoft bought them. To think that some people thought that consolidation would be bad for consumers and bad for employees!

> Microsoft was "committed to trying to retain as many of our people as possible.”

Who did they think they were fooling with these statements?




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