{"id":134219,"date":"2026-03-29T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/2026\/03\/29\/programador-despedido-por-epic-games-mientras-luchaba-contra-cancer-cerebral-terminal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:13:26","slug":"programador-despedido-por-epic-games-mientras-luchaba-contra-cancer-cerebral-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/es\/2026\/03\/29\/programador-despedido-por-epic-games-mientras-luchaba-contra-cancer-cerebral-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Programador despedido por Epic Games mientras luchaba contra c\u00e1ncer cerebral terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"key-takeaways\"><h3>Puntos clave<\/h3><p>Creado con IA - todav\u00eda estamos experimentando, as\u00ed que disculpa si no cumple con tus expectativas.<\/p><ul><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Epic Games termin\u00f3 con el trabajo de Mike Prinke, un programador con c\u00e1ncer cerebral terminal, lo que supuso la p\u00e9rdida de ingresos y seguro de vida para su familia.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">La departamento de recursos humanos de la compa\u00f1\u00eda inform\u00f3 a la familia que convertir o transferir los beneficiosWould cost thousands of dollars per month, lo que supondr\u00eda una significativa carga financiera.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">La comunidad de Fortnite ha apoyado a la familia Prinke al organizar un posible campa\u00f1a de GoFundMe para ayudar a cubrir gastos.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">En respuesta a las protestas p\u00fablicas, el CEO de Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, reconoci\u00f3 el error en el manejo de la situaci\u00f3n y prometi\u00f3 organizar un seguro para la familia Prinke.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Seg\u00fan un informe de Ethan Gach para Kotaku, Epic Games termin\u00f3 a Mike Prinke, un programador que trabaj\u00f3 en la empresa creadora de Fortnite durante casi siete a\u00f1os, a pesar de su lucha contra el c\u00e1ncer de cerebro terminal. La esposa de Prinke, Jenni Griffin, comparti\u00f3 en una publicaci\u00f3n de Facebook que el despido supuso la p\u00e9rdida tanto del ingreso como del seguro de vida, asegurando: \u00abMi esposo Mike fue recientemente despedido, junto con m\u00e1s de mil personas en Epic Games&#8230; Lo que hace que esto sea diferente para nuestra familia es que Mike est\u00e1 luchando contra el c\u00e1ncer cerebral terminal. Debido a la terminaci\u00f3n, no solo perdimos ingresos sino tambi\u00e9n su seguro de vida\u00bb. Griffin explic\u00f3 que debido al estado preexistente de Prinke, no es elegible para obtener una nueva cobertura de seguro de vida una vez que expire su p\u00f3liza actual. Comparti\u00f3 una imagen del escaneo cerebral que muestra un crecimiento agresivo en el l\u00f3bulo frontal y le dijo a Kotaku que Prinke ten\u00eda citas m\u00e9dicas frecuentes y hab\u00eda tomado anteriormente licencia remunerada, agregando: \u00abSu condici\u00f3n no era un secreto dentro de la empresa \u2014 todos con quienes trabaj\u00f3 lo sab\u00edan\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>El CEO Tim Sweeney declar\u00f3 que los empleados despedidos recibir\u00edan cobertura de salud extendida y un paquete de despido que inclu\u00eda al menos cuatro meses de salario base y opciones de acciones aceleradas hasta enero de 2027. Sin embargo, el departamento de recursos humanos de Epic Games inform\u00f3 a la familia que convertir o transferir estos beneficiosWould cost thousands of dollars per monthThe family is exploring all available options to address the insurance gap. Griffin expressed her distress in a Facebook post: \u00abFacing the reality of my husband&#8217;s passing&#8230; I&#8217;m also confronted with the reality of what kind of funeral\/burial I can afford. How will I keep a roof over our heads? How will I protect our child and the life we built together? What will happen to our dogs? I sincerely believe that if those who made this decision understood the full human impact, they wouldn&#8217;t have intended this outcome.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>La comunidad de Fortnite ha apoyado a la familia Prinke, anim\u00e1ndolos a comenzar una campa\u00f1a de recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos. Griffin est\u00e1 considerando lanzar una campa\u00f1a GoFundMe para ayudar con los gastos pero no est\u00e1 segura de si debe esperar m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n. Escribi\u00f3: \u00abDeber\u00edamos estar aprovechar al m\u00e1ximo cada momento posible mientras se agota el tiempo, dado que las tumores cerebrales activamente extendidos de Mike&#8230; Sin embargo, en lugar de eso, debemos apurarnos a resolver el problema del seguro de vida lo antes posible. En cualquier momento, Mike podr\u00eda tener su tercer evento grave y perder la conciencia. A partir de ese momento, no podr\u00e1 resolver esto\u00bb. Prinke jug\u00f3 un papel clave en la creaci\u00f3n de las tutoriales \u00abInside Unreal\u00bb en YouTube, incluyendo \u00abUn recorrido guiado por los sistemas de habilidades del juego\u00bb, que obtuvo cientos de miles de visitas en 2021. Griffin declar\u00f3 que Prinke tom\u00f3 medidas especiales para gestionar su tratamiento y prevenir la p\u00e9rdida de memoria para asegurar que no afectar\u00eda a su trabajo en Epic Games.<\/p>\n<h2>La urgencia financiera se alivia para la familia Prinke que lucha mientras enfrenta el desempleo y la batalla contra el c\u00e1ncer, Epic Games ofrece apoyo en seguros<\/h2>\n<p>El 29 de marzo de 2026, Sweeney tuite\u00f3: \u00abLa informaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica es confidencial y no fue un factor en esta decisi\u00f3n de despido. Lamento no haber reconocido antes esta situaci\u00f3n dolorosa y haberla manejado mejor\u00bb. Tambi\u00e9n se\u00f1al\u00f3 que la empresa est\u00e1 en contacto con la familia Prinke y arreglar\u00e1 el seguro para ellos. La comunidad de Fortnite sigue apoyando a la familia Prinke mientras atraviesa este per\u00edodo dif\u00edcil.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/M\/MV5BN2JjYzUwNjgtMDM4NS00YWY1LWEwZTgtY2JhMjUyNDVlZDNhXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"external-references\"><h2>Tambi\u00e9n se habla de esto en la prensa extranjera<\/h2><p class=\"external-references__disclaimer\">Si entiendes ingl\u00e9s, aqu\u00ed hay enlaces a fuentes externas<\/p><ul class=\"external-references__list\"><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"1\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Epic Lays Off An Employee With Terminal Brain Cancer Who Can&#039;t Get Life Insurance Now Update: Epic Responds<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/epic-games-layoffs-fortnite-brain-cancer-2000682941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Epic Lays Off An Employee With Terminal Brain Cancer Who Can&#039;t Get Life Insurance Now Update: Epic Responds<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">kotaku.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"2\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Epic Games Layoffs Hit Employee Battling Terminal Brain Cancer<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tweaktown.com\/news\/110727\/epic-laid-off-cancer-patient-who-then-lost-their-life-insurance-ceo-tim-sweeney-confirms-epic-will-make-it-right\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Epic Games Layoffs Hit Employee Battling Terminal Brain Cancer<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">tweaktown.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"3\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">UPDATE: 2026\/03\/29 21:03 EST BY JAMES LUCAS<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/epic-games-layoff-terminally-ill-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">UPDATE: 2026\/03\/29 21:03 EST BY JAMES LUCAS<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">thegamer.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El CEO de Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, expresa su pesar por el impacto de la terminaci\u00f3n de Mike Prins y ofrece apoyo para cubrir las necesidades de seguro m\u00e9dico de su familia, reconociendo la necesidad de mayor sensibilidad al manejar situaciones 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