{"id":1539352,"date":"2026-03-29T19:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7XgqZHsn4RoFZPNRRzRug7"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:52:06","slug":"a-programmer-with-terminal-brain-cancer-was-caught-in-epics-mass-layoff-but-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-the-studio-will-solve-the-insurance-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-programmer-with-terminal-brain-cancer-was-caught-in-epics-mass-layoff-but-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-the-studio-will-solve-the-insurance-for-them\/","title":{"rendered":"A programmer with terminal brain cancer was caught in Epic&#8217;s mass layoff, but CEO Tim Sweeney says the studio &#8216;will solve the insurance for them&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that layoffs often upend lives, but a particular pain point for workers in the United States is that it&#8217;s exceedingly common to only have health insurance through your employer. If a sudden layoff blindsides you, your coverage goes with your income. So it went with Mike Prinke, a technical writer who worked at Epic for seven years\u2014right up until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/epic-games-lays-off-more-than-1-000-employees-were-spending-significantly-more-than-were-making-ceo-tim-sweeney-says\/\">the studio laid off 1,000 people last week<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Prinke&#8217;s termination came amid particularly awful circumstances: He&#8217;s currently undergoing treatment for terminal brain cancer. His wife, Jenni Griffin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jenni.larkspur\/posts\/pfbid0eDjV87BjHftHixDjTHgGHEfwrtmDTdUzBsEbNHM19dXNtvvF8Jm1GzaNVUQrBz7el\" target=\"_blank\">posted about their situation on Facebook<\/a> in a plea to Epic or anyone who could help. Epic&#8217;s post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgames.com\/site\/en-US\/news\/todays-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\">announcing the layoffs<\/a> said impacted staff would receive paid healthcare coverage for six months, but the nature of Prinke&#8217;s illness means medical coverage is not their only hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of the layoff, we didn\u2019t just lose income\u2014we lost his life insurance. And because his condition is now considered a pre-existing condition, he can&#8217;t get new coverage,&#8221; Griffin wrote. &#8220;As I face the reality of losing my husband\u2026 I&#8217;m also facing the reality of what type of funeral\/burial I can afford. How I will keep a roof over our heads. How I will protect our son and the life we built together. What will happen to our dogs. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I truly believe that if the people who made this decision understood the full human impact, they would not have intended this outcome. Mike is not just a number. He is a father. A husband. A person deeply loved.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/epic-games-layoffs-fortnite-brain-cancer-2000682941\" target=\"_blank\">an interview with Kotaku<\/a>, Griffin said Prinke&#8217;s condition was well-known within the studio, as he had frequent appointments. Some of these included specialized treatments to prevent memory loss so he could maintain a high performance at his job. <\/p>\n<p>Epic CEO Tim Sweeney spoke about Prinke&#8217;s situation on X, replying to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BackersGamesF\/status\/2038029577243554053?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">a thread<\/a> from a Fortnite news account which tagged him and asked &#8220;ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?&#8221; In his reply, Sweeney said &#8220;Epic is in contact with the family and will solve the insurance for them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is high confidentiality around medical information and it was not a factor in this layoff decision. 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