In Protest Of Mass Layoffs, Bethesda Devs Greet Xbox Leadership With A Giant Inflatable Rat
Kotaku | 11.08.2026 21:45
Workers at Bethesda’s Rockville, Maryland office decided to commemorate a visit from Microsoft leadership in a unique way. To protest the mass layoffs that have seen 1,600 people lose their jobs, with another 1,600 folks to be laid off throughout the rest of the year, developers put up a giant inflatable rat, known affectionately throughout union organizations as Scabby.