I was laid off today. I spent the last 2 years as the only UI Engineer on Festival, implementing new features like Local Multi-player, Festival Menu, Calibration, and new game modes. I dove into focus and input issues, often helping other teams with their issues as well.
Fortnite Developers — I want to thank each and every one of you for making my job at Epic Games so fulfilling.
It was a pleasure advocating for you, working with you, and getting to see you all shine and grow into the creatives you are today. 💙
They forgot 2023 when they laid off over 800 employees inlcuding me. This was right when they made a deal with Disney by the way who now owns a small % in Epic. If the books dont look good, investors run!
"This isn't our first time being here. Epic survived upheavals in 1990's with the move from 2D to 3D with Unreal 1; in the 2000's building console games with Gears of War; and in 2012 moving to online gaming with Paragon and Fortnite. Each time, we rebuilt our foundations and earned a renewed leadership position."
I’m a part of the layoffs today at Epic, closing out four years working on Fortnite. It’s been the privilege of my early career being a part of this team. I’m proud of what we built, and grateful for every person I got to build it with. Fortnite will always be special to me.
I was laid off today after 2 years Epic Games.
If you enjoyed the maps in C7S2 or C6S3, The Simpsons mini-season map, or IP collabs like KPOP Demon Hunters, Superman, South Park, Doja Cat, and more, I was the Lead Environment Art and/or Environment Concept Producer for them.
i have done so much for this company and our games
so many late nights
so many weekends
so many live events, and competitive events, and new features, and new seasons
solid performance reviews every time
with multiple people mentioning how critical i am and what an impact i make across multiple teams
just to be thrown out
i don’t get it.
guess who got laid off today! 🫠
i am genuinely so confused and bewildered
like, i spent the past week debugging the rivalry system while recovering from pneumonia
and just in the past few days i’ve had multiple directors tell me how much they appreciate everything i do
@superswagmillie Hi! So my original Backrooms map hasn't been updated in a very long time, and I'm sure it probably has some bugs. I originally planned to update it to have hints as Part 2 of the map does, but in the end I never got around to doing it. Thank you so much for playing my map tho!❤️