A New Report Details Employee Exodus Happening Within Ubisoft

A caller study from Axios details what is reportedly a ample exodus happening astatine Ubisoft. 

Axios’ study astir this exodus says colleagues crossed the institution notation to what’s happening arsenic “the large exodus” and “the chopped artery.” Those colleagues picture this exodus happening astatine Ubisoft arsenic thing they’ve ne'er seen before, citing reasons specified arsenic debased pay, competitory opportunities, vexation astatine the company’s originative absorption arsenic of late, and the caller scandals surrounding the video crippled improvement and publishing company. 

The study besides says that “at slightest 5 of the apical 25-credited radical from the company’s biggest 2021 game, Far Cry 6, [are] already gone,” noting that connected the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla broadside of things, 12 of the apical 50-credited developers from that crippled person departed arsenic well. It’s important to note, of course, that it’s not uncommon for developers to depart from a institution aft enactment connected a crippled is complete, but Axios spoke to a twelve existent and erstwhile Ubisoft employees who accidental these departures are portion of a ample exodus happening astatine the company.

Axios notes that LinkedIn reveals that Ubisoft’s Montreal and Toronto studios are down “at slightest 60 full workers successful the past six months,” and that 2 existent Ubisoft developers accidental this exodus of employees has led to stalled and slowed projects. 

One developer told the work that leaving the institution is “an casual people for recruiters,” fixed each of the company’s scandals arsenic of late, and that different former-Ubisoft worker near aft becoming disappointed with directives from the company’s Paris headquarters, citing that “there’s thing astir absorption and originative scraping by with the bare minimum that truly turned [them] away.” 

However, Axios reached retired to Ubisoft and absorption told the work that it is connected apical of the exodus and that portion attrition is up, the institution has besides hired 2,600 employees since April. 

“Our attrition contiguous is simply a fewer percent points supra wherever it typically is…but it’s inactive wrong manufacture norms,” Ubisoft’s caput of radical ops, Anika Grant, told Axios. 

Elsewhere successful the report, 1 programmer told the work that they were capable to get a occupation with triple the wage aft leaving Ubisoft. Grant said Ubisoft precocious gave each of its workers astatine its Canadian offices a wage rise and that “those boosts person improved retention by 50 percent.” 

This study comes aft a summertime wherever employees were near unhappy with Ubisoft absorption and its handling of interior scandals. Back successful July, a new study revealed that galore Ubisoft employees were unhappy with however enactment handled “Me Too” and successful October of 2020, a study revealed that 25 percent of Ubisoft employees experienced or witnessed workplace misconduct. 

In different Ubisoft news, the institution announced past week that it is processing a Splinter Cell remake. For much accusation astir the exodus of employees reportedly happening astatine Ubisoft, cheque retired Axios’ afloat report. 

[Source: Axios]