WarnerMedia Lays Off Most Of DC Universe's Staff Along With DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Bob Harris

@Spawnnn -
Or at least keep it around as a comic book service if they aren't going to add comics to HBO Max.

@tmp3 - This is absolutely a huge factor. I work for Turner in Atlanta, which is a big part of Warner Media's outfit with news, sports and entertainment, and we've been expecting something along these lines ever since we were acquired. The new boss made an announcement the other day including a handful of major executive layoffs at Warner Media as well. More will surely be coming.

Even though it sounds like we're going to be relatively unscathed, they're still doing stuff like selling CNN Center downtown, where they've been headquartered since the 1980s. We're also expecting them to gut our benefits package to some degree, which is easily the most generous of any place I've ever worked and a huge reason why I took this job in the 1st place. That's the frightening thing about being a huge company swallowed by an even larger company: You truly are just a number on a spread sheet.

On the bright side for consumers, this dude's background is with Hulu, and he's made no secret of the fact that HBO Max is the big focal point moving forward. The potential there is enormous, and if he's any good he could be able to fully realize that. You'd think that DC properties would be a major, major part of that, especially if you look at all the success Disney has had with Marvel.

@tmp3 - It's kind of crazy, I've never worked for a company even close to this size so somebody like that is so, so many layers removed from where we are, a small unit within a smaller division in one corner at Turner, which in turn was only part of an even larger media conglomerate. The previous guy, Stephenson, was just some dude we got quarterly emails from about how great everything was.

So to be frank, I don't really have much of a clue. I will say that up until this, I've never worked at a place that felt like it took care of you like Turner does. (For example, my previous job gave us grocery store gift cards as bonuses, and we were happy to have them. Here they give you actual money based on Warner Media's overall performance for the year, so we're obviously hoping that continues, among a handful of other benefits.)

We were hoping that this would bring some stability and actually benefit in the long run, and it obviously very well still could given that it only just happened. You're talking about thousands and thousands of people, and even under the very best circumstances there will be casualties with a transaction of this magnitude. But certainly it brings into stark relief the meat grinder that is corporate capitalism. You really are just a number.

@tmp3 - But he is right a lot of people gave Disney a very hard time. Acquisitions are much worst then mergers. AT@T don't give sh!t about DC superheroes.

@tmp3 - Marvel fans loved the Disney acquisition because their in the movie studio and family entertainment business. AT@T is in the telecom business.