Twitch er den platform i verden der primært associeres med livestreaming, men selvom stort set samtlige store eSportsbegivenheder og personligheder benytter platformen flittigt, og at mange millioner seere strømmer til hver dag, så er virksomheden i vanskeligheder.
Konsulent Rod Breslau kan fortælle via Twitter at Twitch har for noget tid siden hyret for mange nye ansatte til firmaet, og at som resultat har de måtte fyre omkring 25 ansatte.
"Twitch laid off more than 25 people from the Twitch Studios and Community/Marketing teams yesterday, including several high-profile employees who have been with the company since Twitch began, sources said. People were told that Twitch had 'overhired', and this was to re-adjust."
Noget tyder altså på, med så mange fyringer, at firmaet ikke er så sikkert som hidtil troet. Ikke bare det, Breslau fortæller også, at nogle af disse fyringer ikke blev foretaget ansigt til ansigt, men via Google Hangout.
"Some Twitch employees were fired by new Twitch VP of Content Michael Aragon who wasn't even in the office and did this via a remote Google Hangouts call. Employees were told to leave immediately. Morale is at an all-time low at Twitch, with one saying "We got amazon'd. Sad day."