WotC 3% Of Hasbro's Workforce Laid Off

In recent weeks, WotC's Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford both left the company--they have both now joined Critical Role's Darrington Press. Dungeons & Dragons VP Jess Lanzillo also announced her departure this week, and Todd Kenreck revealed that he had been laid off.

While this is a mix of voluntary departures and lay-offs, it seems that these folks are not alone. 3% of Hasbro's global workforce has been laid off, according to the Wall Street Journal. That amounts to about 150 of its 5,000-strong staff.

In April, Hasbro warned that the current US tariffs would lead to layoffs.

In 2023, Hasbro cut nearly 2,000 staff, including Mike Mearls and in 2024 let go "less than 100" employees at WotC. Earlier this year, 90% of D&D's Project Sigil team was laid off, including Andy Collins.

 

[dbolack]

But it's not Christmas! How will they meet their Scrooge-quota this year?!

Are you familiar with the term "Christmas in July?"

 

[Black Dougal]

I know. I'm still 1% naive at 60 years old.

There's a very thin line between 1% naive and positive and optimistic

 

[dragoner]

Given the economic climate lately, this isn't surprising.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I've got a V8. I'll trade it to you for some antibiotics.

Yeah I’ll take my ‘95 v6 Toyota t100 over any v8 ever made, but even it won’t be that useful enough years into a mad max apocalypse…

 

[dragoner]

I got 6 liter LS, I can tow a camper, be like a modern day Mongol.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It takes a while for the gears of commerce to stop grinding. But as evidenced by the number of unsold Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney toys sitting on the shelves, it looks like Hasbro has been overproducing toys for the last few years.

More than a few. The plastic toy market has been declining for, oh, something like 8 years at least, in competition with video games, and kids being sent outside to play when they are not in front of a screen, and reduced disposable income. But the toy companies continue to produce them in the hope that the market would magically turn around.

 

[sevenbastard]

Yeah I’ll take my ‘95 v6 Toyota t100 over any v8 ever made, but even it won’t be that useful enough years into a mad max apocalypse…

Blasphemy !

No one drives a V6 into Valhalla.

 

[Theory of Games]

Business as usual. Happy Juneteenth, Earthers!

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

No one drives a V6 into Valhalla.

Of course not, that would be ridiculous. You carry its corpse in on your shoulder after the poor thing kills itself while running into your rippling muscles at 60mph. That's what happens when internal combustion meets a warrior worthy of Valhalla.

Real Vikings don't drive. No, not even bikes. Bikes are for butter-muscled Goths. If Vikings need to go somewhere, they either charge the whole way howling for blood, "borrow" Odin's freaky horse, or get a lift with a Valkyrie.

 

[DarkCrisis]

The dystopia we are entering will be amazing. And non of the fun cyberpunk parts just all the death in the streets and massive poverty.

The bed we made.