That sucks!" - Sodapoppin reacts to Twitch staff claiming they were not informed about recent layoffs
During a livestream on March 20, 2023, Twitch star Chance "Sodapoppin" reacted to the platform recently laying off 400 employees. While reading a blog post detailing the matter, the content creator's attention was drawn to a Twitch staff member in his chat room, Pluto, who commented:
Flabbergasted after reading this, Sodapoppin wondered whether the fired employees were still unaware of their situation. He then stated:
Sodapoppin was two hours into his broadcast on March 20 when viewers informed him that Twitch had laid off 400 employees. The streamer began reading the address of new Twitch CEO Dan Clancy.
An excerpt from the most recent blog post read:
The One True King (OTK) co-owner began pondering which verticals of the platform were fired when Pluto, a Twitch staff member, claimed they had no idea about the situation and said:
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After reading Pluto's comments, Sodapoppin exclaimed:
The Austin, Texas-based personality claimed that the situation "sucked," and that nearly half of the workforce was let go:
A reaction thread featuring Pluto's revelation was a highly upvoted post on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit. According to Redditor u/cgc86, Twitch made a "horrendous leadership decision.":
Another Reddit user commented on the situation:
Here are some more relevant fan reactions:
Twitch's decision to lay off 400 employees sparked a heated debate on the internet, with many Twitter users wondering if the affected employees were informed of the decision.
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