Not sure what you mean. But anyways. The book goes on to expand on how they are focusing on changing Microsoft's culture to be one of collaboration and not competition, of empowerment and not politics, of empathy and not malice, and so on.
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MS investigating claims of sexual harassment - "at Xbox, every woman, except for 1, had been called a bitch" (Update: MS Responds)
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Not sure what you mean. But anyways. The book goes on to expand on how they are focusing on changing Microsoft's culture to be one of collaboration and not competition, of empowerment and not politics, of empathy and not malice, and so on.
LOL, simply stating the obvious about humanity unfortunately and large groups of them working together. There were indications that Sony HR ignored reports of Naughty Dog sexual harassment when that came up last year.
Because misogynist fuckbags are taught they can get away with it, and they do, repeatedly.
People are talking about Microsoft and Xbox in this thread because the subject of this specific thread is about issues in Microsoft and the Xbox Division.
Good damn, these articles are astonishing to read. After reading the disgusting Riot Games events, and now this. It literally seems that the whole business culture around America (I know its not just America) is based on sexism, it really is a societal thing. Not just a company, more laws need to be created to stop this abuse and make it less in the grey area, aka 'flirting'.
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Yes I favor Xbox as my primary platform (I do own a PS4 Pro and Switch also), but I have clearly stated that any issues should be dealt with. I think that you would find a good number of the most concerned folks in this thread have a post history that indicates a favoring of the Sony platform.
I agree though there is a personal aspect to boycotts as well. I know it won't make a difference but I refused to buy Kingdom Come Deliverance new because I didn't want the studio to get my money after all the BS over the studio head.
Sorry I was referring to the reports of abuse and harassment within MS, that needs to stop.
The irony of this fanboy post and your fanboy history. Just couldn't resist could you.
you should be embarrassed that you're bringing console wars into a very serious human issue. Get a grip. Go outside.
Dude, you're turning this into a console war. You have no shame?
Edit. And you've been banned. Good. No idea why you decided to turn a thread about sexual harassment into console wars.
This isn't about some console war bullshit. No one cares what consumer electronics you own.
I think the issue here and every where in the world is that the point of HR isn't to create a great working environment but to make issues go away. Not the fault of HR since companies expect you to do that. They say "no bullying" because that's what people that don't have issues feel safe. This problem isn't just in the work place but in schools as well. It's easy to say no bullying when you don't have an emotional state involved because there aren't any humans to deal with. When we watch movies that deal with this kinds of issues it's easy and quick to chose a side but when you're in their shoes it's a different ball game.
I'm not trying to excuse human behaviour that's wrong but this isn't a simple boycott Microsoft but an issue that needs to be fixed globally, not just from an outside perspective as that's what HR will do but something that shouldn't be an issue in the future but that seems like an impossible task that businesses won't put into much effort to resolve.
I'm not trying to excuse human behaviour that's wrong but this isn't a simple boycott Microsoft but an issue that needs to be fixed globally, not just from an outside perspective as that's what HR will do but something that shouldn't be an issue in the future but that seems like an impossible task that businesses won't put into much effort to resolve.
Wtf I thought this was about female employees when they play on Xbox Live, but in the workplace? Big fucking yikes.
this sucks
i've gotten this vibe from xbox due to certain remarks said on stage sometimes during their e3 conferences, and also certain stunts they've pulled, like that gdc party with "erotic schoolgirl" dancers they hosted a few years ago
but it's likely not unique to xbox. it's probably everywhere in this male-dominated inudstry, unfortunately
good to see that people are speaking out.
i've gotten this vibe from xbox due to certain remarks said on stage sometimes during their e3 conferences, and also certain stunts they've pulled, like that gdc party with "erotic schoolgirl" dancers they hosted a few years ago
but it's likely not unique to xbox. it's probably everywhere in this male-dominated inudstry, unfortunately
good to see that people are speaking out.
Barely anyone responded to the thread. Fuck's sake people.
Yikes!
Sounds like they need to clean house over there. Reading through the article I fail to see how any of that should be acceptable behavior. If this has been getting swept under the rug (for what sounds like years) heads need to roll.
This + Some more prominent devs in top positions are Helen Chiang from Mojang/Minecraft and also Nina Kristensen who is pretty much the head of Ninja Theory. Ashley Speicher is also GM of Xbox Game Pass.
Always, ALWAYS this. The name says it all, they manage humans as "resources".
This is incredible common in modern workplaces. Like disgustingly common
Well, I certainly hope so, but it's not like this is news to him.
I've worked for HR for years and I've never seen such incompetence from an HR Dept at a company. Wtf.
I work for HR man. Chill out. From the experiences I've had, we always watch out for others and investigate and make decisions based on what's in front of us.
I've dealt with investigations of sexual harassment, particularly where dudes think it's fine or a normal thing but we just fire their asses for it.
I work for HR man. Chill out. From the experiences I've had, we always watch out for others and investigate and make decisions based on what's in front of us.
I've dealt with investigations of sexual harassment, particularly where dudes think it's fine or a normal thing but we just fire their asses for it.
User warned: Whataboutism, Console Warring and Thread derailing.
Theres more at xbox then there competition, there's been several women on the E3 stage for xbox.
I don't think there has ever been women in leadership positions on a PlayStation E3 stage.
Who brought up playstation? What do they have to do with it?
Sorry that happened to you. It's a story that's all too common from people who go to HR seeking help. They don't have a care in the world for actually resolving your problem, just how to best protect the company.
What a bizzare comparison to make in a thread like this.
He answered a question, which is correct. There is a lot of top level women within Xbox, many of which are publicly shown on stage. They just had an Inside Xbox celebrating women.
It of course sucks to hear about all of this, but im sure they will get it sorted out and find the person(s) involved in these cases. Microsoft is a well respected company, and Im sure they will sort this stuff out. Its also a very big company, so i dont find it hard to believe situations like this will occur. Now that the right person has heard, they can figure out how to best deal with it.
The truth is, I think this type of thing is much more common than we realize among most companies. We just dont usually hear about it publicly. We can always try to better the future, and its something we need to work on across the world, which is treating everybody equally, whether that be gender, race, or religion.
No idea about Japanese politics to tell what Sony and Nintendo donate to... but fuck that. Roy god damn Moore?
Sony's E3s are usually a 1-2 man show, so E3 stages are not the best barometer.
Shannon Sudstill leads one of the biggest studios they have (Sony Santa Monica), just like Bonnie Ross heads up 343. Just because Bonnie is on stage doesn't make her or any other women at Xbox any more or less subject to harassment.
Not saying it is, but this looks extremely easy to fake, plus that transaction id number is cut off.
https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00227546&cycle=2018
This list says they gave Byrne $2,000. It's probably true. In recent years big corps. like Google and MS have set up offices in places like DC and are paying politicians on both sides so no matter who's in power it won't fuck up their interests.
https://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/technology-culture-politics-112190
It's not a fake. This was retweeted by an association of Microsoft employees who were united to fight against its decision of developing weapons for the US Army.
Thanks to their actions, they were able to make this story visible in news sites like Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...p-450-million-u-s-army-contract-idUSKCN1QB2LV
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This is not a good look for MS nor the Xbox brand considering there dudebro shenanigan of last gen. I have confident that Phil will fix this up though.
Quick! Someone put out a press release/E3 speech about how Microsoft values diversity and women! Aka the preferred strategy for the last few years instead of actually dealing with this toxic bullshit.
Edit: Also Microsoft has been doing business with ICE for a while so you can pick other equally problematic things to choose from if one doesn't happen to be true.
Edit: Also Microsoft has been doing business with ICE for a while so you can pick other equally problematic things to choose from if one doesn't happen to be true.
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