every week, MS announces record profits, cuts devs by the thousands.

Call of Duty is doing gangbusters? Fire a bunch.

Ho-lee-sheeeeeit that remastered hot garbage Oblivion rejiggering is selling like HOTCAKES! Aw yiss, fire a shitload of them.

Maintain dominance, fire some people.

Oh fuck, let’s spend a shitfuckton on AI! That’s always profitable! And fire some devs.

Oh shit it’s a day that ends in -Y? FIRE 'EM UP.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck we fired too many people, hire a third of linked-in.

Then fire most of 'em.