{"id":540252,"date":"2023-01-18T04:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T01:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-wall-street-journal-unity-software-to-lay-off-more-than-200-workers-some-projects-going-in-the-closet\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T04:43:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T01:43:00","slug":"the-wall-street-journal-unity-software-to-lay-off-more-than-200-workers-some-projects-going-in-the-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-unity-software-to-lay-off-more-than-200-workers-some-projects-going-in-the-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Wall Street Journal: Unity Software to lay off more than 200 workers, some projects \u2018going in the closet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4121f046835\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4121f046835\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-unity-software-to-lay-off-more-than-200-workers-some-projects-going-in-the-closet\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Wall_Street_Journal_Unity_Software_to_lay_off_more_than_200_workers_some_projects_%E2%80%98going_in_the_closet%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Wall Street Journal: Unity Software to lay off more than 200 workers, some projects \u2018going in the closet\u2019&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-unity-software-to-lay-off-more-than-200-workers-some-projects-going-in-the-closet\/#Sarah_E_Needleman\" >Sarah E. Needleman<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Wall_Street_Journal_Unity_Software_to_lay_off_more_than_200_workers_some_projects_%E2%80%98going_in_the_closet%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Wall Street Journal: Unity Software to lay off more than 200 workers, some projects \u2018going in the closet\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\">\n<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001571974\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001571974\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Unity Software\u00a0Inc.\u00a0is laying off more than 200 employees, making it the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> company\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-companies-conducting-layoffs-in-2023-heres-the-list-11673288386?mod=article_inline&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">to implement staff cuts<\/a>\u00a0amid mounting recession fears.<\/p>\n<p> San Francisco-based Unity<br \/>\n        U,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/221035391\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+2.57%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       said Tuesday that 284 jobs would be eliminated. Some of those losing their jobs may be rehired for other positions if they <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly for openings, the company said. Unity, a provider of tools for creating video<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and other applications, last\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/unity-software-lays-off-around-4-of-workforce-11656605502?mod=article_inline&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">disclosed layoffs in June<\/a>, when it cut around 225 jobs. At that time, the company said it was looking to better match the size of its staff with its needs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Some of the latest cuts at Unity are in response to negative economic trends such as the weak digital advertising market, the company said, while others are aimed at reducing duplication in job roles stemming from a recent acquisition that added more than 1,400 employees to its workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Unity had more than 8,000 employees before Tuesday\u2019s layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re dealing very specifically with overlap and a handful of projects are going in the closet,\u201d Unity Chief Executive\u00a0John Riccitiello\u00a0said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/unity-software-lays-off-more-workers-as-tech-job-cuts-grow-11673974721?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also popular on WSJ.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ftc-plan-to-ban-noncompete-clauses-shifts-focus-to-deferred-pay-nondisclosure-agreements-11673904728?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">FTC plan to ban noncompete clauses shifts companies\u2019 focus to NDAs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/a-crypto-magnate-saw-the-risks-and-still-was-hammered-11673979412?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">A crypto magnate saw the risks and still was hammered.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Sarah E. 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