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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenmarable" data-source="post: 7658636" data-attributes="member: 40359">As others have said, Chris Sims's tweets make it quite apparent that he didn't see this coming and was surprised. Plus the fact that Jennifer Clarke Wilkes was employed continuously by WotC for 15 years makes it seem extremely unlikely that this was just end of contracts.Two people (out of a very small staff) unemployed on the same day, unexpectedly (so at least Sims didn't quit) and despite one of them being there for a long time means they were fired. It is remotely possible it is something else, but the likelihood is pretty absurd. So it's safe to assume they were fired. So either they both did something worthy of firing (I doubt it), or were fired for business reasons - they were laid off. Considering WotC has laid off employees Dec/Jan many, many times in the past, and often around new edition launches, every single sign points to them being laid off.I'd say the burden of proof is definitely on those who want to argue that they weren't laid off. Because there is so much evidence pointing towards a layoff, that it's safe to assume that's what it is until proven otherwise.Plus, wishing people well when they find themselves surprisingly without a livelihood isn't a "pity party." Having been through that and not knowing how I'm going to feed my family, calling sympathy for that a "pity party" is awfully rude.</blockquote>