PUBG Publisher Krafton Offers Voluntary Resignations Following “AI-First” Investment
Now that Krafton Inc. is becoming an “AI-first” company, the South Korean PUBG publisher is offering employees a “growth direction” opportunity through voluntary resignations, effectively reducing human jobs.
According to a Business Korea report (spotted by Eurogamer), Krafton internally began a voluntary resignation program on November 12. Based on tenure, employees who signed up were offered the following packages: six months’ salary for those with one year or less; 12 months’ salary for two years or less; 18 months’ salary for five years or less; 24 months’ salary for eight years or less; 30 months’ salary for 11 years or less; 36 months’ salary for more than 11 years. The company said this resignation “support” assistance isn’t a means to slash its workforce, but to offer its employees the opportunity of “embarking on new challenges” as AI tech booms.
“The core purpose is to support members in proactively designing their growth direction and embarking on new challenges both inside and outside the company amid the era of AI transformation,” a company representative said.” The company plans to support members in autonomously deciding whether to continue the direction of change internally or expand externally.”
