Nintendo has reportedly cut 120 contractor testing roles at its North American operation - with an unspecified number s…
  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    91·
    7 months ago

    Yeah, this isn’t really surprising. It doesn’t make sense to keep testers around when there’s no new hardware to test. That’s why they were contract positions in the first place.

  • echo64@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    7 months ago

    Sounds like NoA is getting ahead of unionization efforts to outsource QA. It’s a lose lose situation!

    • Friendship@kbin.social
      183·
      7 months ago

      Except that’s not what’s happening. They aren’t increasing their FTE headcount, just screwing over their contractors to save a quick buck. Nothing to celebrate here except corporate greed.