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Routine layoffs, nothing to see here:
People on the official forums have already pointed out that the Connacht Tribune is a notoriously WoW-friendly publication.
Galway jobs blow with 300 gone at online gaming firm
Up to 300 workers at multinational gaming and software company ZeniMax Online Studios’ base in Galway have been let go over the past two months.
Up to 200 employees were let go after just three weeks with the company – including a week of training.
The workers at the facility in Rahoon are understood to have been hired on short-term contracts, but were let go prior to the completion of the contracts.
The Sentinel was unable to make contact with a representative for the company or its recruitment agency yesterday.
One employee told this newspaper that he was hired in March with around 200 other workers on six month contracts, but has now been let go.
“In April, the company said it wanted 200 more workers. They went through a week of training, worked for two weeks and were let go. These would have been people taken in on two to six-week contracts.
“Four weeks ago, another 50 were let go, and over the last few days, another 20 or 30.
“It’s a disgrace how workers were treated. If they showed up at 10.30pm for the night shift, they were being told to go home at 11pm, that their jobs were gone,” he said.
It’s understood that there are now just over 100 employees at the European customer services centre in the Rahoon Business Park (near B&Q).
People on the official forums have already pointed out that the Connacht Tribune is a notoriously WoW-friendly publication.