It baffles me that people continue to make spectacularly poor decisions on social media and then others act shocked when jobs are lost.
People have lost their jobs over much less ridiculous tweets. Here's an example, and it also applies on another level because it's probably what many people in that office are thinking today.
Also she celebrated Total biscuits Death I would have fired her already at that point.
People have lost their jobs over much less ridiculous tweets. Here's an example, and it also applies on another level because it's probably what many people in that office are thinking today.
I think Colin did that on purpose. He wanted to do his own thing, and he probably got tired being with the people who don't like his politics.
She won't.
She and her allies will push the narrative 'Gamer Gaters force out another female dev'.
I'm not being facetious. That's just what will happen
Lol she used the phrase "speak truth to power" in the Kotaku interview - can't get much more deeply embedded in the psychobabble of modern sociology than that.
Additionally, while she complains about the "precedent" of getting fired over doing dumb shit on twitter, this event itself isn't a precedent. Getting fired due to dumb social media posts have been going on for years, for both sides of the political spectrum.
She posted a "thread" on Twitter (multiple tweets)So she did a thread on reddit explaining her view on development
youtuber with tiny 8k followers debates
she reacts the wrong way to critism
gamergate/kotakuinaction upvote gw2 subreddit and invade her twitter
another dev tries to defend her, says nothing wrong
both are fired
honestly situation is bad both ways
She posted a "thread" on Twitter (multiple tweets)
An ANet partnered content creator wanted to spark a discussion - this is not a simple youtuber for ANet, Deroir is one of the few people who have gotten an NPC in the game (just like Dulfy) because of their community work.
She plays the sexism and mansplaining cards for no reason.
There was no gg/kia involvement in the gw2 subreddit and not everyone who told her how wrong she was on Twitter is a gamergator. Deroir is known in the GW2 community and hence it is pretty normal for this topic to hit the frontpage without any KiA help. Where the hell does that even come from?
Additionally, while she complains about the "precedent" of getting fired over doing dumb shit on twitter, this event itself isn't a precedent. Getting fired due to dumb social media posts have been going on for years, for both sides of the political spectrum.
Social/financial consequences are FREE SPEECH WORKING AS INTENDED.
Exactly, when I first discovered the article I didn't feel bad about their decision whatsoever. I'm actually surprised it didn't happen a long time ago considering her unfortunate track record. People know who she is, what project she's connected to, etc. Publishers and developers have EVERY right to do away with someone that is a source of negativity, drama, or just gossip. No questions asked. If you're concerned about saying something that could be targeted, maybe have a personal private page with only family and friends.Nice work ArenaNet!
When are these self-entitled little babies going to grow up? I 100% stand behind firing everyone who uses Twitter to act like a petulant child and berate others, no matter the reason. These companies have every right to protect their brand and hold their employee to some sort of behavioral standards.
Exactly, when I first discovered the article I didn't feel bad about their decision whatsoever. I'm actually surprised it didn't happen a long time ago considering her unfortunate track record. People know who she is, what project she's connected to, etc. Publishers and developers have EVERY right to do away with someone that is a source of negativity, drama, or just gossip. No questions asked. If you're concerned about saying something that could be targeted, maybe have a personal private page with only family and friends.
This literally reads like a mafia threat. It'd be a shame if you woke up with a cow head in your bed, @ArenaNet @GuildWars2, wouldn't it? I mean damn.I doubt she will especially when you have people like these defending her and spinning it as if there's a nazi agenda at work.
Why are these considered news in video games? We don’t need to hear about every HR decision a game company makes. If an employee is acting like an asshole, then they get punished. It is the same in all industries.
The face that it keeps happening is kinda amazing. The fact people are more than willing to put their jobs on the line for twitter browny points is pretty astounding.It baffles me that people continue to make spectacularly poor decisions on social media and then others act shocked when jobs are lost.
It’s been going on for years. If you say something stupid on a social media account, it goes viral, and you have any kind of link to your employer in your profile? Yeah, your ass is probably getting fired. It matters not if you use that pointless “comments are mine and not my employer’s” disclaimer (which is never valid).
You absolutely need to think shit through before you post (or respond to) stuff on social media. You need to consider how it’s going to be interpreted from almost every angle. Like it or not, if you’ve attached your employer to any of your online social media accounts, you need to think about your post’s effects.
This is why I almost never post political shit. I stay out of incendiary topics. I stick with video games and sports, and after 10+ years, I’ve avoided the dreaded “viral post”.
Termination for the woman in this case is SOP. She took a Twitter shit on a customer at best, and an important partner to the employer at worst. I don’t care what her excuse is for behaving so poorly; she willfully engaged (multiple times!) in an unacceptable manner and earned her dismissal.
The man’s case is a bit less clear-cut, though he probably should have just stayed out of it.
I doubt she will especially when you have people like these defending her and spinning it as if there's a nazi agenda at work.
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There’s no question that social media exchanges between fans/consumers and creators/developers in the video game biz can be shitty. Oftentimes it’s the fan or consumer being the aggressor, and that’s shitty in and of itself.
Also she celebrated Total biscuits Death I would have fired her already at that point.
Kotaku are like flies on shit with these stories.
She knows how conservatives are supposed to behave given the free speech tweet a few posts back, but that isn't supposed to apply to people on the right side of history.Every time this happens it reminds me of that South Park episode about save spaces on the internet. Poor Butters must have worked overtime again.
I don't get it, she knows about tech, so she must have known how to behave on social media. I know a lot of comic artists like to insult their customers, but they also earn next to nothing, need go fund me to even cover the basics. If you don't want to end like them, be professional on social media or don't go on social media.
Apparently Polygon released an article that promotes Price as a "victim", and of course our favorite little weasels are coming out of the woodwork to defend little poor Price and her toxic attitude.
At this point she has to troll right?
Publicly burning bridges with past employers always looks good when applying for new jobs. "Should we hire her? I mean, look at how she tore apart her last job." Unless a company is 100% committed to "choosing a side" and is willing to deal with the baggage that comes with this woman, the safest move is to not hire her.
Bet she will go into game journalism at this point. she is a writer, yea story writing is different than writing articles, but they seem to be quite welcoming of her.
I'm sure Bioware is always looking for talented writers with cool political views.