Twitch is an immeasurably worse place to work at now than it was before the pandemic.
The creep of corp Amazon culture accelerated. Twitch was acquired in 2014, but it was still Twitch, and not Amazon, when it came to culture. That's no longer true.
It no longer feels like a special environment. These layoffs really seal the magic being gone, though they would have happened even if Amazon hadn't acquired Twitch.
Many core employees have left in the past few years.
Amazon managers have been transferring in at a steady pace.
A beloved early employee committed suicide.
Twitch's source code was leaked shortly afterwards.
The creep of corp Amazon culture accelerated. Twitch was acquired in 2014, but it was still Twitch, and not Amazon, when it came to culture. That's no longer true.
It no longer feels like a special environment. These layoffs really seal the magic being gone, though they would have happened even if Amazon hadn't acquired Twitch.
Many core employees have left in the past few years.
Amazon managers have been transferring in at a steady pace.
A beloved early employee committed suicide.
Twitch's source code was leaked shortly afterwards.