{"id":134217,"date":"2026-03-29T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/2026\/03\/29\/epic-games-avsked-programmerare-som-kampade-mot-terminal-hjarncan-lamna-honom-utan-livforsakring\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:12:14","slug":"epic-games-avsked-programmerare-som-kampade-mot-terminal-hjarncan-lamna-honom-utan-livforsakring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/sv\/2026\/03\/29\/epic-games-avsked-programmerare-som-kampade-mot-terminal-hjarncan-lamna-honom-utan-livforsakring\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Games avsked programmerare som k\u00e4mpade mot terminal hj\u00e4rncan\u0446\u0435\u0440, l\u00e4mna honom utan livf\u00f6rs\u00e4kring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"key-takeaways\"><h3>Viktiga punkter<\/h3><p>Skapad med AI - vi experimenterar fortfarande! Urs\u00e4kta om det inte riktigt motsvarar dina f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntningar.<\/p><ul><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Epic Games avskedade Mike Prinke, en programmerare med terminalbraincancer, vilket ledde till f\u00f6rlusten av deras inkomst och livf\u00f6rs\u00e4kring f\u00f6r hans familj.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Firmaets Personresursavdelning meddelade familjen att att konvertera eller \u00f6verf\u00f6ra f\u00f6rdelar skulle kosta tusentals kronor per m\u00e5nad, vilket innebar en betydande ekonomisk belastning.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Fornitet-gemenskapen har samlat sig f\u00f6r att st\u00f6dja Prink-familjen, med potentiella planer p\u00e5 en GoFundMe-kampanj f\u00f6r att t\u00e4cka kostnader.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">F\u00f6r att svara p\u00e5 allm\u00e4nnads protester erk\u00e4nde Tim Sweeney, chef f\u00f6r Epic Games, felen i hanteringen av situationen och lovade att ordna f\u00f6rs\u00e4kring f\u00f6r familjen Prinke.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Enligt en rapport fr\u00e5n Kotakus Ethan Gach har Epic Games avskedat Mike Prinke, en programmerare som arbetat d\u00e4r f\u00f6r n\u00e4stan sju \u00e5r, trots hans kamp mot terminal hj\u00e4rncan\u0446\u0435\u0440. Prinkes fru, Jenni Griffin, delade i en Facebook-post att avskedet orsakade b\u00e5de f\u00f6rlusten av inkomst och livf\u00f6rs\u00e4kring, med f\u00f6ljande uttalande: &#8221;Min make Mike har senast f\u00e5tt sparken, tillsammans med \u00f6ver tusen andra vid Epic Games&#8230; Vad g\u00f6r detta ovanliga f\u00f6r v\u00e5r familj \u00e4r att Mike k\u00e4mpar mot terminal hj\u00e4rncan\u0446\u0435\u0440. P\u00e5 grund av avskedet har vi inte bara f\u00f6rlorat inkomst utan \u00e4ven hans livf\u00f6rs\u00e4kring.&#8221; Griffin f\u00f6rklarade att Prinke p\u00e5 grund av sina preexisterande tillst\u00e5nd \u00e4r oelegibel f\u00f6r nyanlagd livf\u00f6rs\u00e4kringsavtal n\u00e4r hans nuvarande g\u00e5r ut. Hon delade en hj\u00e4rnskan som visar aggressiv v\u00e4xt i Mike Prinkes fronallobe och ber\u00e4ttade f\u00f6r Kotaku att Prinke har regelbundna medicinska bes\u00f6k och tidigare tagit betald ledighet, till\u00e4ggande: &#8221;Hans tillst\u00e5nd var inte ett hemligt vid bolaget \u2013 alla han arbetade tillsammans med vet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Firman\u00e4ren Tim Sweeney meddelade att avskedade anst\u00e4llda skulle f\u00e5 ut\u00f6kad h\u00e4lsov\u00e5rd och en avskedsavbetalning som inkluderar minst fyra m\u00e5naders grundl\u00f6n samt snabbt accelererade aktieoptioner fram till januari 2027. Dock uppgav Epic Games&#8217; personalavdelning f\u00f6r familjen att omvandla eller \u00f6verf\u00f6ra dessa f\u00f6rdelar skulle kosta tusentals kronor per m\u00e5nad. Familjen unders\u00f6ker nu alla tillg\u00e4ngliga m\u00f6jligheter f\u00f6r att adressera den f\u00f6rs\u00e4kringsbrist som uppstod. Griffin uttryckte sin sorg i en Facebook-post: &#8221;Konfronterad med verkligheten om min makes d\u00f6d&#8230; Jag \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 konfronterad med verkligheten om vad slags begravning\/gravl\u00e4ggning jag kan kosta. Hur ska jag ha ett tak \u00f6ver mig? Hur ska jag skydda v\u00e5r barn och det liv vi byggt tillsammans? Vad kommer att h\u00e4nda med v\u00e5ra hundar? Jag tror helt enkelt att om dem som tog den h\u00e4r beslutet hade f\u00f6rst\u00e5tt den fullst\u00e4ndiga m\u00e4nskliga inverkan, de skulle inte ha avsikt att denna utfall skulle vara.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fortnite-gemenskapen har samlat sig f\u00f6r att st\u00f6da Prinkes familjen och anmodar dem att starta en insamlingskampanj. Griffin \u00f6verv\u00e4ger att starta en GoFundMe-kampanj f\u00f6r att hj\u00e4lpa med kostnaderna men \u00e4r os\u00e4ker om hon ska v\u00e4nta p\u00e5 mer information. Hon skrev, &#8221;Vi b\u00f6r v\u00e4rda varje m\u00f6jlig sekund, d\u00e5 tiden rinner ut, med h\u00e4nsyn till Mike&#8217;s aktivt spridd hj\u00e4rnbesv\u00e4rjumor&#8230; Men st\u00e4llet f\u00f6r detta m\u00e5ste vi snabbt l\u00f6sa livf\u00f6rs\u00e4kringsuppgiften. Varje \u00f6gonblick kan Mike ha sin tredje allvarligaste h\u00e4ndelse och f\u00f6rlora medvetandet. Fr\u00e5n dessa tillf\u00e4llen kommer han inte kunna l\u00f6sa detta.&#8221; Prinkes roll var avg\u00f6rande i skapandet av &#8221;Inside Unreal&#8221;-tutorials p\u00e5 YouTube, inklusive &#8221;En guided tour genom Gameplay Ability Systemar&#8221;, som lockade hundratusentals tittare 2021. Griffin ber\u00e4ttade att Prinkes tog special\u00e5tg\u00e4rder f\u00f6r att hantera sin behandling och f\u00f6rhindra minnesf\u00f6rlust, f\u00f6r att det inte skulle p\u00e5verka hans arbete vid Epic Games.<\/p>\n<h2>Finansiell kris lindrande f\u00f6r stridande Prinkes-familj under f\u00f6rlust av jobb och cancerstrider, Epic Games erbjuder f\u00f6rs\u00e4kringssupport<\/h2>\n<p>Den 29 mars 2026 skrev Sweeney p\u00e5 Twitter: &#8221;Medicinska uppgifter har h\u00f6g hemlighet, och det var inte en faktor i denna arbetskraftsbesparing. F\u00f6rl\u00e5t alla f\u00f6r att jag inte erk\u00e4nt den helt f\u00f6r\u00f6dande situationen tidigare och hanterat den b\u00e4ttre.&#8221; Han sa ocks\u00e5 att f\u00f6retaget \u00e4r i kontakt med Prinkes familj och kommer organiseras f\u00f6rs\u00e4kring f\u00f6r dem. 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