Skydance Institutes Company-Wide Mandatory Return To Office So It Can Avoid Saying ‘Layoffs’ So Soon After Merger

Tale as old as time. Big company completes a huge buyout for billions of dollars, employees get laid off swiftly after. Only Skydance is getting “creative” to avoid having “layoffs” in the headlines. Vertical Slice reports that employees at Skydance Games, the amalgamation of what was once WB Games and Paramount Games, have received a mandatory five-day return to office (RTO) notice. The RTO policy is business-wide, affecting Skydance’s games division, DC Comics, and its numerous other media holdings.