Inside Ubisoft continues to grow. Employees openly criticize the company’s leadership for attempting to fix long standing issues with questionable management decisions, many of which were created by the company itself. A significant number of staff members have already realized that Ubisoft is losing momentum and are actively looking for new jobs. The publisher has decided to take advantage of the situation.
As part of a major cost cutting initiative, Ubisoft is considering reducing its workforce by more than 200 positions at its Paris headquarters. The company is offering employees the option to leave their roles on a voluntary basis.
Ubisoft has begun discussions around a potential collective voluntary departure agreement that could affect up to 200 employees at its French head office. At this stage, the proposal is not final and no decisions will be made until an agreement is reached with employees and approved by French authorities. The offer applies exclusively to staff at Ubisoft International in the main headquarters and does not impact other Ubisoft studios or teams worldwide.
Ubisoft’s logic is straightforward. If employees are unhappy with their jobs, the company is prepared to let them go. Management also genuinely believes that many specialists can be easily replaced by generative artificial intelligence. If that strategy fails, new hires can always be brought in later. This mindset, however, highlights yet another major mistake by the publisher. Still, Yves Guillemot and his team are no strangers to repeating the same missteps, so the final call remains theirs.
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