Leave before being replaced
First of all, know that Krafton is doing well. Krafton is even doing very well. For its latest quarterly report, the company recorded record profits, but that is not enough. At a time when there are more and more promises of benefits linked to AI, sometimes without proving their effectiveness, Krafton wants to be one of the pillars of the video game industry in this sector.
Which means that many positions are ready to be replaced by this tool. Instead of carrying out a large wave of layoffs, Krafton therefore decided to implement a departure plan. Employees who participate will be able to receive 6 to 36 months of salary as compensation. The company does not want to present this as an economic layoff measure, but he gently pushes out people who aren’t comfortable with the AI-driven transformation Krafton is taking :
“ [Le plan de départ volontaire est là] to help employees proactively design their growth strategy and address new challenges, both inside and outside the company, in the context of AI transformation. »
In short, Krafton wants to empty its ranks to better replace them with AI, while avoiding saying that this caused layoffs, so as not to make itself look too bad.