Estimated layoffs at SCEA were "totally off base"
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Jun 8th 2007 at 6:15PM }
Earlier, we reported that up to 100 employees were laid off by SCEA. It appears that these figures were incorrect, and "way high." In a statement to GameDaily, Dave Karraker noted that less than 50 employees were let go. Government regulations require a company that lays off more than 50 individuals to issue a WARN notification -- something Sony did not have to do in this latest step in their corporate restructuring."We had a number of different department shifts in restructuring throughout the company, but nothing that's different from what we would typically have," Karraker explained. "The stuff that's been going on and has been going on since I started, back in September, is just continual shifts and changes within departments that's nothing unusual for any company on a regular basis."
According to GameDaily's findings, the lay offs affected a variety of departments, including Consumer Service, Finance, Business and Technology, Operations, 1st and 3rd party test, Marketing and Sales. Karraker refuted the claims, and made note that such layoffs are part of "normal business practice."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
massive_98 @ Jun 8th 2007 6:34PM
Come to Calgary. Currently our unemployment rate is under 2%!
TheGuy @ Jun 8th 2007 7:25PM
@massive_98
Actually, in terms of game development in Canada it looks like Montreal is the place to be (as long as you know enough French lol).
Andir3.0 @ Jun 8th 2007 7:38PM
... and you like it cold ;)
Killer @ Jun 8th 2007 8:18PM
ahhh...Calgary. I'll be seeing that city in 7 days. Good old Canada. Great place for vacation. :)
GRT @ Jun 8th 2007 8:27PM
Y'know, I keep seeing more and more "news" that turns out to be false. I guess a phone call to check facts is just too much to ask?
Glenn @ Jun 9th 2007 10:10AM
Everyone is going to Calgary.... actually alberta in general. BC is just so much nicer though, I think I'll stay ;)
massive_98 @ Jun 9th 2007 12:56PM
Not many people speak french, soooooo... come to calgary. Using the keypad on the PS3 is tufficult
massive_98 @ Jun 9th 2007 4:56PM
my psn is refox, add me if canadian