As the unfortunate trend of layoffs continues this year as well, one Activision Blizzard employee made the most of the situation before his eventual release from duty. Microsoft recently laid off 1,900 employees across its gaming department which affected several different partner studios. The layoffs also affected the development of a AAA game which is now eventually cancelled.
Microsoft announced the unfortunate job cuts addressing the employees in an open letter and Blizzard Entertainment was among the partner studios specifically mentioned. While this former Activision Blizzard employee made the most of a bad situation before being relieved of his duties, he clarified he did nothing illegal.
Activision Blizzard Employee Redeems Subscription Codes Before Leaving
A job loss is not something to be taken lightly and has been a rather serious point of discussion of late, given the amount of the gaming industry who were left jobless over the past year. A job loss out of the blue can depress any employee, but this former Activision Blizzard employee ensured he had one less thing to regret before he was laid off.
Adam Holisky, a former Activision Blizzard employee posted on X from his account revealing how he got the hint of another round of layoffs happening at his firm and before it could impact him, he had the presence of mind to use all of his World of Warcraft subscription codes.
Holisky mentioned in his post that he had never used his codes which is part of a perk working for Activision Blizzard that every employee receives but also didn’t want to let it go to waste should he be laid off. Redeeming his codes, Holisky got close to a decade of World of Warcraft subscription.
In a reply to his post later, Holisky clarified that it’s part of his employee benefit so it wasn’t anything immoral as one might think, given the subscription length he was able to redeem.
A yearly World of War subscription usually costs $179.88, though new subscribers can get it at a 13% discount. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion costs $29.99. Adding up the number of years he was able to redeem his codes, Holisky’s move was lauded by several others who responded to this post on X.
Some Fans Call It a Boss Move, While Others Felt Sorry
Fans who replied mostly praised Holisky’s move and were glad that he had the presence of mind to do so. While appreciating Holisky’s move, one user also hoped he would get another position soon. Several others echoed the same hope while a few mentioned having either missed out on redeeming their codes or having their subscriptions cancelled.
Given the amount of being relieved of their duties, one of the users mentioned how they tried to do the same in the middle of the unfortunate meeting but couldn’t redeem as the keyring site crashed. It could probably be that several others were trying the same at the same time.
A day later, Holisky posted an update stating he was having a better, peaceful time after months of having worked for Blizzard. It may not be a better situation but for some employees who were impacted by the recent round of layoffs, a break was said to be a blessing in disguise.
The situation around the gaming industry in general remains rather uncertain for several employees, as Riot Games also recently let go of several employees but not before providing them as much support as possible.
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