又一家科技公司裁員，游戲驛站將裁撤加密貨幣團(tuán)隊(duì)
ALENA BOTROS
2022-12-08
德國(guó)的游戲驛站門店。攝影：ALEXANDER POHL —— NURPHOTO/蓋蒂圖片社
2021年似乎是網(wǎng)紅股游戲驛站（GameStop）表現(xiàn)出色的一年，但它在2022年的處境卻截然不同。
據(jù)多份報(bào)道和前員工在LinkedIn上發(fā)布的帖子顯示，該公司開始了新一輪裁員。
自稱游戲驛站前高級(jí)軟件工程師的加布里埃爾·A，周一在LinkedIn上發(fā)文稱：“今天上午收到了不幸的消息，我今天被游戲驛站裁員了。我很榮幸在游戲驛站任職期間，有機(jī)會(huì)與一個(gè)優(yōu)秀的團(tuán)隊(duì)合作，創(chuàng)建了電子商務(wù)+零售技術(shù)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施?！?/p>
另外一位自稱是游戲驛站軟件工程師的威爾·赫爾姆斯在LinkedIn上寫道：“很傷心地宣布，我今天被游戲驛站裁員了?！?/p>
游戲驛站并未立即答復(fù)《財(cái)富》雜志的置評(píng)請(qǐng)求。
Axios引用知情人士的話稱，該公司負(fù)責(zé)開發(fā)區(qū)塊鏈錢包的加密貨幣團(tuán)隊(duì)將首當(dāng)其沖，受到嚴(yán)重影響。
自稱游戲驛站iOS區(qū)塊鏈工程師的布蘭登·延尼格斯周一在LinkedIn上寫道：“很不幸，游戲驛站今天裁員，我在裁員名單上。我在游戲驛站度過(guò)了一段美好的時(shí)光，深入研究了以太坊，并學(xué)到了加密貨幣領(lǐng)域的許多新知識(shí)?！?/p>
游戲驛站在9月與現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)倒閉的加密貨幣交易平臺(tái)FTX合作，“將更多游戲驛站客戶引流到FTX的社區(qū)和數(shù)字資產(chǎn)交易平臺(tái)。”上個(gè)月初FTX倒閉之后，游戲驛站開始切斷與該交易平臺(tái)的關(guān)系，在11月11日發(fā)推文稱公司正在“逐步中斷”與FTX.US的關(guān)系。
Kotaku得到的一封游戲驛站CEO馬特·弗朗寫給員工的郵件副本，并未說(shuō)明裁員范圍，但稱裁員是在不同團(tuán)隊(duì)“減少員工人數(shù)”。弗朗稱裁員決定是“前瞻性的”和“艱難的”，并將其歸咎于當(dāng)前的經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境。
這并非游戲驛站今年首輪裁員。7月，首席財(cái)務(wù)官邁克·雷佩羅以及來(lái)自多個(gè)部門的許多人均被公司解雇。CNBC獲得的當(dāng)時(shí)向員工宣布裁員的備忘錄顯示：“我們所關(guān)注的是實(shí)現(xiàn)可持續(xù)盈利能力。這意味著削減額外成本，并以強(qiáng)烈的主人翁精神經(jīng)營(yíng)公司?！?/p>
過(guò)去幾個(gè)月，有多家科技公司已經(jīng)執(zhí)行或宣布裁員。Meta、亞馬遜（Amazon）和惠普公司（HP Inc.）都宣布大規(guī)模裁員。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）
翻譯：劉進(jìn)龍
審校：汪皓
2021年似乎是網(wǎng)紅股游戲驛站（GameStop）表現(xiàn)出色的一年，但它在2022年的處境卻截然不同。
據(jù)多份報(bào)道和前員工在LinkedIn上發(fā)布的帖子顯示，該公司開始了新一輪裁員。
自稱游戲驛站前高級(jí)軟件工程師的加布里埃爾·A，周一在LinkedIn上發(fā)文稱：“今天上午收到了不幸的消息，我今天被游戲驛站裁員了。我很榮幸在游戲驛站任職期間，有機(jī)會(huì)與一個(gè)優(yōu)秀的團(tuán)隊(duì)合作，創(chuàng)建了電子商務(wù)+零售技術(shù)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施?！?/p>
另外一位自稱是游戲驛站軟件工程師的威爾·赫爾姆斯在LinkedIn上寫道：“很傷心地宣布，我今天被游戲驛站裁員了。”
游戲驛站并未立即答復(fù)《財(cái)富》雜志的置評(píng)請(qǐng)求。
Axios引用知情人士的話稱，該公司負(fù)責(zé)開發(fā)區(qū)塊鏈錢包的加密貨幣團(tuán)隊(duì)將首當(dāng)其沖，受到嚴(yán)重影響。
自稱游戲驛站iOS區(qū)塊鏈工程師的布蘭登·延尼格斯周一在LinkedIn上寫道：“很不幸，游戲驛站今天裁員，我在裁員名單上。我在游戲驛站度過(guò)了一段美好的時(shí)光，深入研究了以太坊，并學(xué)到了加密貨幣領(lǐng)域的許多新知識(shí)?！?/p>
游戲驛站在9月與現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)倒閉的加密貨幣交易平臺(tái)FTX合作，“將更多游戲驛站客戶引流到FTX的社區(qū)和數(shù)字資產(chǎn)交易平臺(tái)?！鄙蟼€(gè)月初FTX倒閉之后，游戲驛站開始切斷與該交易平臺(tái)的關(guān)系，在11月11日發(fā)推文稱公司正在“逐步中斷”與FTX.US的關(guān)系。
Kotaku得到的一封游戲驛站CEO馬特·弗朗寫給員工的郵件副本，并未說(shuō)明裁員范圍，但稱裁員是在不同團(tuán)隊(duì)“減少員工人數(shù)”。弗朗稱裁員決定是“前瞻性的”和“艱難的”，并將其歸咎于當(dāng)前的經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境。
這并非游戲驛站今年首輪裁員。7月，首席財(cái)務(wù)官邁克·雷佩羅以及來(lái)自多個(gè)部門的許多人均被公司解雇。CNBC獲得的當(dāng)時(shí)向員工宣布裁員的備忘錄顯示：“我們所關(guān)注的是實(shí)現(xiàn)可持續(xù)盈利能力。這意味著削減額外成本，并以強(qiáng)烈的主人翁精神經(jīng)營(yíng)公司。”
過(guò)去幾個(gè)月，有多家科技公司已經(jīng)執(zhí)行或宣布裁員。Meta、亞馬遜（Amazon）和惠普公司（HP Inc.）都宣布大規(guī)模裁員。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）
翻譯：劉進(jìn)龍
審校：汪皓
It seems that 2021 was an amazing year for meme stock sensation GameStop, but 2022 has been a very different story.
The company has begun another round of layoffs, according to several reports and LinkedIn posts from former employees.
“Received the unfortunate news this morning that I was part of today’s layoffs at GameStop,” Gabriel A., who identified himself as a former senior software engineer at the company, wrote on LinkedIn Monday. “I’m proud of what I built for the eCommerce + Retail tech infrastructure during my time there and the opportunity to work with a great team while doing so.”
Another person, Will Helms, who said he was a software engineer for the company, wrote on LinkedIn: “Super sad to say I was a part of the layoffs today at GameStop.”
Gamestop did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
The company’s crypto team, tasked with building the company’s blockchain wallet, is facing the brunt of the blow, Axios reported, citing a source within the company that said the team was heavily impacted.
“Unfortunately I was impacted by layoffs at GameStop today,” Brandon Jenniges, who identified himself as an iOS Engineer for Blockchain at GameStop, wrote on LinkedIn Monday. “I had a great time getting a deep dive into Ethereum and learning about many new things in the crypto space.”
GameStop partnered with the failed crypto exchange FTX in September “to introduce more GameStop customers to FTX’s community and its marketplaces for digital assets.” After the FTX collapse began early last month, GameStop moved to cut ties with the exchange, tweeting on Nov. 11 that it was “winding down its relationship” with FTX.US.
GameStop’s CEO Matt Furlong, in a copy of an email sent to staff obtained by Kotaku, did not clarify the extent of the layoffs, but referred to the cuts as “headcount reductions” across different teams. Furlong called the decision “proactive” and “difficult,” while blaming it on the current economic climate.
This isn’t Gamestop’s first round of layoffs this year. In July, chief financial officer Mike Recupero was let go along with others across several divisions. The memo to employees regarding the layoffs at that time, obtained by CNBC, read: “our focus is on achieving sustained profitability. This means eliminating excess costs and operating with an intense owner’s mentality.”
It’s just one of several tech companies that have executed or announced layoffs over the last few months. Meta, Amazon, and HP Inc. have all announced major job cuts.
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