XTigerHyperX

I need help 😞 Most of you know this but I’m a single father to my autistic son, Luca. His mom isn’t in the picture so it’s just Luca and me and we are about to be evicted due to not making rent and we will be homeless. Idaho used to have a program called parents as caregivers and this allowed me to be Luca’s official paid caregiver which was my only way of supporting us between that and Uber Eats. I do Uber Eats because it’s the only thing I can do while having him with me. Well, Idaho ended the parents as caregivers program so I’ve had to rely solely on Uber Eats. We tried to find a caregiver for him but there just aren’t any, which is why the parents as caregivers program existed to begin with. I have to take him to school, pick him up from school, take him therapy, pick him up from therapy, and be available to take care of him when he’s out of school. This means I can only work a normal job during the hours he is in school. I have him enrolled in the afterschool program but it’s still not enough and not many places are willing to work with my schedule and periods where Luca has school breaks like spring break and summer. I don’t know how I’m supposed to make a living while also being the only person who can care for my son. I’m currently a job coach for people with disabilities but again, it’s only during hours Luca is in school. On top of this, my father is in the hospital in critical condition and I’m praying for his recovery, my birthday is on the 19th and I don’t even want to celebrate it, and Luca and I are getting evicted the day after my birthday unless we can somehow come up with the rent we owe. I’m confident I could stay afloat if I can just catch up on what I’m behind on and save our home. But I don’t think saving it is possible unless by the grace of god some miracle happens 💔

@ShiinaBR These used to be a nightmare for me

i speak for EVERYONE when i say that we need fortbytes for OG Season 9

@ShiinaBR @cozyY29 @SentinelCentral Probably saved the epic from laying off 20 more employees

Ed Sheeran denied a Fortnite skin collaboration Revealed on the Warnes Way podcast (Noticed by @cozyY29 & @SentinelCentral)

@evankinney Lessssgoo this is great news! Can’t wait to see what ur cooking next tho 👀

well that was fast! just met with a studio head for a really cool game said the team was super impressed with my work and would love to have me, talking with everybody more on monday. fully remote, great pay, hard problems to solve chat we are so back 🥹

@JustTeddii @twer516065 @Pear_baby428 Great to hear!! Best of luck in whats next ❤️

@twer516065 @Pear_baby428 I'm here folks. Following the news I'm just focused on the team right now and our future plans.

FORTNITE FESTIVAL TWT FOUND ALIVE AND WELL!!!!🥺🙏🙏🙏

finally got the motivation to try and summarize all my work in some bullet points so i could get my name on the AWESOME PEOPLE LIST (of all of us who were laid off) i’m number 150! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

@evankinney We Love you Evan 🫂❤️

today has been a whirlwind of emotions. thank you, genuinely, to everyone that’s reached out to me today (a former coworker even sent me a milkshake). i’m still going through them all (and will continue to do so). reading how much you all appreciate my work has been so surprising and uplifting on such a shitty day. i’m really, really going to miss making cool stuff happen for our players. that was the guiding principle behind everything i ever did. seeing how many of my former colleagues are as confused as i am about my departure is definitely validating too. i’m very grateful (and thankful) to also already have many studio leads and recruiters reaching out about roles they’d like me for. i’m gonna go grab a beer and watch the rest of the canes game. 💚🦖

You must feel terrible. With your direction Epic spent countless billions on lawsuits and legal fights, IPs , and supporting UEFN AI Slop And what’s even terrible, instead of spending less on Collabs / UEFN Maps or making an actual proper strategy you just start by sacrificing your employees that genuinely cared about the game and the company and built it from the very start. Nothing changed from the first layoffs 2 years ago , same dumb vision and same pointless spending. You act like the industry have a place for a 1K employees , some of these people might take a very long time to find new jobs. You must feel ashamed of yourself

In the coming days, employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality folks. An important thing to understand is that Epic never lowered our hiring standards as we grew, and the layoff wasn't a performance-based "rightsizing" as companies call it nowadays. It's a sound bet that anyone with Epic Games on their resume is in the top few percent of their discipline.

I was part of the Epic layoffs today. I worked as a Art Outsource Lead overseeing Fortnite Lego minifigs. I worked on everything from K-Pop DH, to huge streamers and minifigs for the latest Superman movies. If you’re looking for a Outsource Lead, Lead Or Char artist let me know!

I am safe, but many of my incredibly talented coworkers, colleagues and friends were affected 😔 Someone started a Google Form for those who are now seeking new opportunities. you can find the real-time list of AWESOME PEOPLE here: lnkd.in/eJ7sD6rd

@AmyyAwesome_ You're one of the best people i've ever met on this app too!

@XTigerHyperX2 🫶🏼

This is honestly one of the worst days on my time here on Twitter. I've been away from the community for the past few months , My interest in the game dropped a lot in the past couple of years , i have a lot going on in life But i've been feeling sad , sick , angry and terrible all day couldn't really focus or carry on with anything after i saw the news , i don't even really know why , however i'm truly grateful for all the work and effort and everything these devs have done to us and to this game that i've once loved a lot , it turns out you guys really mattered as much as the game did.. at least for me

Hey! Redownloaded this app to give the update we didn’t want to hear, I was impacted by the Epic Layoffs. Over the past 5 years, I shipped 24 seasons of Fortnite 🎮🌎 If you see any production roles that would be a good fit - please send them my way on LinkedIn!

The Lead Writer of Epic Games, Nik Blahunka, who worked at Epic Games for over 10 YEARS, contributing to both BR & STW's storylines was laid off today. I feel terrible for him, so many talented people were laid off today. This is all so infuriating. Shame on Sweeney.

Unfortunately, my role was impacted. 7 years on Fortnite now wrapped up. Lots of good people looking for new jobs today. If you know of any that fit my skillset, please let me know

Got hit by this, as did many of my super talented buds in QA. If anyone in the Seattle area is hiring, ya boy needs help. And if you know of work in Cary, I'd be happy to pass it on to other folk

@TimSweeneyEpic Better think less if your all of your thoughts lead laying thousands of the people who actually put effort and time and a huge part of their lives for this shitty ass treatment

@aaronp613 I have some thoughts.

Apple could announce WWDC 2026 as soon as this week! What do you hope to see announced at WWDC this year?

One of the best Fortnite Devs , we’re forever grateful for you Evan!