Thread regarding Scientific Games Corp. layoffs

I wouldn’t correlate being in the office with being productive. There are plenty of hard working people adding value, who are not in the office everyday. Light & Wonder is a global company and there are people starting work at 5am and are also working late into the evening. In fact being in the office is less productive for these folks.

I also know of some very lazy people who are in the office all day, 4 - 5 days a week and are adding very little value, but play the perception game of looking busy quite well. The truth is, they spend a good chunk of their day gossiping and talking trash about people who are not in the room. They’re dead weight and they need to be cleared out.

I feel there is a lot of cleanup that needs to be done. Compliance, development and project management are top heavy. Get rid of high pay VPs and let Directors manage teams.

As a long-tenured employee, I am concerned about the decision to offshore jobs, particularly to countries with adversarial views toward the U.S.

Additionally, the issue of in-office attendance is inconsistent. It’s not only upper management who spend limited time in the office—some departments have failed to clearly communicate the three-day in-office requirement to their teams. Expectations should be applied consistently across the organization.

This inconsistency is further exacerbated by the challenges employees face when requesting accommodations for medical issues, which often require extensive documentation. The result is a sense of unfairness, jealousy, and declining morale.

From my perspective as a veteran employee, I’ve observed that our recent focus on cost-cutting may be creating long-term risks for our operational continuity. The high turnover of experienced staff and the rapid shift to offshore staffing have introduced significant logistical challenges, particularly regarding time zone alignment.

Moving forward, I believe we should empower our offshore teams to work independently to reduce the friction caused by 24-hour support cycles.

I get it. Unfortunately, it often feels like a “rules for thee, not for me” situation. At the end of the day, though, we have to focus on the fact that this job provides stability and benefits—it’s a means to support our lives. When the workday ends, that’s when our real time begins. We all have to work somewhere, but it doesn’t have to define everything.