Bandai Namco WANTS Their Employees to QUIT?!

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🐠 Become a MEMBER of The Reef at http://ClownfishMinus.com Bandai Namco, a AAA gaming company, is reportedly using "expulsion rooms" to pressure employees to quit voluntarily, a traditional Japanese approach under strict labor protection laws. The company is canceling titles featuring popular anime characters like Naruto and One Piece, and a Nintendo-commissioned project, amid gaming industry downtime. Bandai Namco’s goal is to make employees’ jobs unattractive and give them impossible tasks, as legally they can’t state that’s their intention. The video game industry is imploding post-pandemic, with gamers sick of titles from AAA studios, and not buying Bandai Namco’s games specifically. Bandai Namco’s leadership failed to make money, with the company writing off $141 million from December to summer. Employees in "expulsion rooms" are typically given no work-related tasks but left with knowledge of their performance to give managers ammunition to cut severance when they leave. Bandai Namco is facing significant financial challenges and employee dissatisfaction, leading to layoffs, project cancellations, and a controversial approach to encouraging voluntary resignations. 00:00 Bandai Namco is laying off employees and canceling projects while encouraging voluntary resignations amid industry challenges. 01:54 Bandai Namco is reportedly reducing its workforce and using a controversial method of sending employees to "expulsion rooms" to pressure them into quitting amid industry downturns. 02:52 Companies often create a hostile work environment to push employees to quit instead of firing them, especially in states with weak job protections. 04:01 Bandai Namco faces a significant employee exodus, with around 100 out of 1,300 quitting and more expected to follow amid uncertainty about future projects. 05:08 Bandai Namco is delaying layoffs by giving employees busy work and canceling projects, prompting many to look for new jobs despite the company’s claims of not pushing them out. 06:43 Bandai Namco is struggling with declining sales not due to a post-pandemic drop in gaming but because gamers are dissatisfied with their titles compared to competitors. 08:02 Bandai Namco is facing significant financial issues and potential job cuts due to poor leadership decisions and a failure to connect with audiences. 09:36 Bandai Namco’s work culture raises concerns as they seemingly encourage employees to leave. Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com CFTV Audio Podcast (iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 CFTV Audio Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/6qJc5C6OkQkaZnGCeuVOD1 Official Website: http://ClownfishTV.com Official Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Geeky Sparkles’ Blog: https://www.piratesandprincesses.net/ About Us: Clownfish TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary channel that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer’s point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #games #gaming #eldenring #News #Commentary #Reaction #Podcast #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech