Axios reports that “great resignation” is hitting game publishers and developers Ubisoft It is difficult to call it the “Great Exodus” internally, because waves of resignations are hindering its ability to operate.
Talent from the top of the supply chain is being drained from the company at an alarming rate. Five of the top 25 employees who worked in Far Cry 6 have left, and 12 of the top 50 employees in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Resign. People with lower rankings will also leave. LinkedIn shows that Ubisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Montreal each lost 60 people. Due to lack of manpower, the entire project has stalled or delayed, which has become a problem.
Employee turnover can be attributed to a variety of factors. The interview mentioned low salaries, more competitive positions elsewhere, creative frustration, and frustration with how the headquarters has recently dealt with allegations of gender discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
As far as Ubisoft is concerned, it has not publicly admitted that this is a major event. The data they provided to Axios showed a churn rate of 12%. As the media pointed out, although this is lower than Activision Blizzard, which is dealing with larger workplace harassment scandals, it is significantly higher than other large publishers such as EA and Take. -two.
At the same time, Ubisoft is actively recruiting to make up for the loss. Its barebones remake of “Split Cell” reveals that it is accompanied by calls for people to join the studio and participate in the game, which is unusual in normal times. The company seems to be more concerned about how to apply NFT to its games lately, although many people who have left the company say it ignores issues that need to be fixed internally.
