Excited for new opportunities in the video game industry | Former Community Manager
@EpicGames
| Broadcaster | Entrepreneurship & Biz development grad
@UNCW
Well, never thought I'd say this but I was just part of massive layoffs at Epic Games. It's a bit of a shock as you can imagine, I open my email and see a notice sent at 10:47am that says I'm being let go.
I'll figure out my next steps at soon enough, cant keep me down forever!
After a few hours and looking at the response are overwhelming to see. I thought i sat behind a desk, typed some words, and had a minimal impact.
The current responses show me thats not the case and hit me a bit harder than i expected 😢
Thanks for the support everyone!
Need the FN Status tweet that says
"We're aware of an issue we've let nearly 900 employees go with only giving them 10 minutes notice" 🤣
Humor is my method of dealing with a lot of things folks so dont take this as a stab at anyone working at Epic, i just like to make jokes.
I'll take a peek at jobs soon, right now I think it's important to let this settle in a bit.
If anyone knows of any open gaming positions around community management I have 5 going on 6 years of experience in the area and would love to chat in the future!
Well, never thought I'd say this but I was just part of massive layoffs at Epic Games. It's a bit of a shock as you can imagine, I open my email and see a notice sent at 10:47am that says I'm being let go.
I'll figure out my next steps at soon enough, cant keep me down forever!
Today is a great day! I joined Epic Games as a fulltime employee starting this week😄
It was always a dream of mine to work in the gaming industry and I'm grateful for the opportunity Epic Games has provided to me to fulfill this dream.
To many great folks to @ know I ♥️ u all
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Conversation with grandma before going to work:
G:Did you know some kid won 3 million dollars playing Fortnite?
M: ya grandma im aware, i work for the company and watch competitive gaming.
G:Well, you must really suck at the game since you didn't win anything.
M: its true..
I blame my keyboard for typing an extra letter. This is what happens when you dont pre-write the tweet out and just copy/paste it. Doing it live means living with the oppsy.
Going to pin this tweet so everyone is aware: tweeting at me is not the correct way to get your issue attention. I will not comment or speak to anything related to Fortnite on Twitter. Please use the mobile subreddit, thank you.
Well im done for folks. This is my goodbye to twitter and everyone I guess... i just got the worst phone call of my life.... It seems my social security card has been revoked and there is a warrant out for my arrest... I'm scared.. idk what to do... Do I give them the gift cards?
See a lot of upset players speaking about cash cup. If you are upset about your performance understand that this is the first opportunity for competitive mobile. Everyone is learning and these cups are much different than arena.
Just make sure you a learn from your mistakes!
@duckybtw
This is what it was about honestly and I enjoyed doing these things. Just wish it all could have turned out differently with mobile and such.
Used to love fireworks on the 4th of july. Now i celebrate the 4th typically in my room with headphones on while playing a video game with max volume to drown them out. Its not like i cant handle it. Its just for moments i think im deployed again hoping the mortar misses my loc.
Been a hell of a journey so far. Its been 1 year since I started working at Epic to help on Fortnite and I have loved every minuted of it. Shout out to all the awesome people I have been able to meet and work with this past year!
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It has been an amazing life journey and I can say it lead to Epic Games as a QA tester and now today I was just told I got the community coordinator job I applied for! I am so excited about this opportunity!! Its a dream to be working in the video game industry!
#DreamsComeTrue
Today I fought a wasp in my room and I won... it was a battle... but not even a monster wasp could handle the suction of my Shark vacuum cleaner hose. The dance was long and dangerous, but I was able to take advantage with a juke move and sucked that fool into the vacuum.
So my mobile gaming thumb gloves came in today. Im never playing a game without them ever again. My expectations were minimal, im blown away by the difference. Im not endorsing any brand or anything. Just a suggestion to look into.
Well today is an exciting day. Had an epic battle with my arch rival, the weight scale, and came out on top. Down 50lbs since beginning of March. Im still a big man and a long way to go, but 🍻's to the next 50lbs i hope to lose before next year!
It's upsetting people ruin months and even years worth of work/planning just for some internet clout. Truly mindblowing and i feel terrbile for the folks at Rockstar having had this trailer leaked early.
Keep the hard work up team, GTA VI will be amazing!
flight attendant: is there a doctor on this flight?
mom:*nudging me* that should've been you
me: not now mom
mom: not asking for a Community Coordinator to help, are they?
me: mom, there's a medical emergency happening right now
mom: Go check reddit, see if that helps.
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Dont tweet much work stuff but hey why not tweet this. One year of being a community coordinator on Fortnite has been awesome thanks for the support! Here is my cake day thank you post for those who wish to read.
@gone_witch
You do know i had 0 to do with cosmetics, item shop, or anything regarding purchasing... right?
I was a community manager. players would voice opinions on patches and other features, my job was to provide that feedback in detail to others.
I also didnt ask you to feel bad 😂
For the Fortnite mobile players that follow me remember that Twitter is not the way to let your feedback be known. If you do have feedback feel free to drop it in the Fortnite mobile reddit. Also check my reddit profile for previous post for info! :)
After hearing the news about Activision employees being laid off I have to do the best I can every day. Regardless of the possibility of being let go one day or 10 years from now I want to know I brought it every day so if the time comes I have amazing recommendations and friends
There are some genuinely good people out in this crazy world. I'm glad to say i know some. In the end i think we can all try to be a bit nicer to each other because we only have so much time and we should make the most of it.
@Ozzie_1120
@gamespot
Your comment of its whatever is the big issue. Stand up and fight for non pay to win or insane dlc infused games. Dont support these games
JUST MADE TWITCH AFFILIATE! Finally!! thanks for the support everyone <3 will have my first affiliate stream tomorrow for a few hours!! need emote ideas!! FreightFail, FreightRage, FreightBM FreightSalt? what?!?!
My grandma playing super metroid on the Switch. She loves super metroid but the snes cartridge was not working well. I remembered Switch had SNES games with Nin online, so i hooked up my switch for her on the main tv to play. If it wasn't for my grandma i wouldn't be a gamer ❤
Why is it the cool edgy thing to do in saying a game is dying. Why would u want a game to die? Do u think its funny for people to be unemployed? Cause thats the reality of a dead game. Wild Star team let go of over 50 ppl. So why do u think its funny to meme ppls careers?
1st day working at epic was AWESOME! Everyone was crazy awesome reaching out and checking on the new guy. Also they have a giant slide.... i mean what else can you want?
HOW TO CONTACT ME FOR FORTNITE MOBILE: Hey all, I want to put this up in order to better help people contact me. I get A LOT of messages in a day, so to make things easier follow these simple steps in the next tweet. **Please understand that I CAN NOT respond to every DM.**
Go enjoy your Friday night folks and don't be toxic in your gaming lobbies tonight. Maybe find out if they are a new player, offer help and make a friend.
Is captain marvel like a MUST see before the avengers end game. Still haven't seen it but curious if it really leads into anything huge other then maybe an end scene credit or something.
Been a crazy amount of travel the last few weeks but excited to be home and start the job hunt for 2024!
From Anime NYC, Pax Unplugged, and a Cruise to Mexico, I'm headed into 2024 ready to go!
Some Mayan ruin pics and tequila tasting was a good time!
@ThePunisher
@Daredevil
I love who ever runs your twitter accounts! keep up the smack talk and maybe we can see the punisher in defenders 2, after he kills everyone
I hope everyone understands the reasoning behind this choice. Your feedback is important and the subreddit has more people looking at it then my Twitter, where notifications can get buried. Thanks again for understanding!