Sega of America Lays Off 61 Employees in QA, Localization Departments
Layoffs go into effect on March 8 // The Twitter account of the Allied Employees Guild Improving SEGA (AEGIS) revealed on Wednesday that Sega of America is...
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Layoffs go into effect on March 8 // The Twitter account of the Allied Employees Guild Improving SEGA (AEGIS) revealed on Wednesday that Sega of America is...
The company has filed two WARN notices that indicate the job cuts will take place in March.
Sega of America plans to lay off 61 employees in March, according to a California WARN Act report. The government notice lists two separate job cuts classified as “layoff permanent” on March 8.
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