WotC Greg Tito On Leaving WotC: 'It feels good to do something that doesn't just line the pockets of *****'

We reported earlier that WotC's communications director Greg Tito had left his 9-year stint managing the Dungeons & Dragons brand for a political appointment as Deputy Director of External Affairs for the Washington secretary of state's office.

Greg Tito Leaves Wizards of the Coast

Greg Tito, formerly the communications manager in charge of overseeing messaging for the Dungeons & Dragons brand, is departing Wizards of the Coast for a career in the public sector. Tito announced that he would be joining the Washington secretary of state's office starting this week, ending an...

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In a surprising turn of events, Tito criticized his former employers, saying "It feels good to do something that doesn't just line the pockets of a**holes." He later went on to clarify "Sorry. I meant "shareholders".

Tito is now Deputy Director of External Affairs for the Washington Secretary of State office in Olympia, WA.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Mod Note:

Methinks the Zak S tangent has been discussed enough for this thread. Thanks.

 

[OptionalRule]

Wait, what?

A year of apology tours and he said "nothing"? Who do you think organized all that? Who do you think was the one who was being held responsible for fixing the PR disaster?

I really get the sense that people have no idea what Tito's job actually was.

What are you on about? Official communications aren't personal statements. How is it possible you don't understand that and try to claim other people don't understnad his job.

 

[Eric V]

Not "unemployable forever", just less employable. My opinion of shareholders as a greedy mob is low. Very low. But, I'm not in the market for a job.

Neither is Tito; he has one.

 

[Eric V]

Wow.

After reading (or skimming) through most of the 20+ pages so far . . .

I don't think anybody in this thread is accusing Tito of being unethical, immoral, or otherwise "wrong" in expressing his distaste in making money for shareholders . . . or for criticizing his former employer . . . but rather, "unwise".

Post # 195 is doing the bolded part, no?

 

[TiQuinn]

The point that I still think is the most significant is it’s the second noted remark from someone leaving the company or having left the company in about a month, and as far as I can tell, that has not been normal for WotC.

 

[Distracted DM]

Out the door and crapping not just the people he worked with, but the sabordinates that worked for him. That's trash behavior.

I missed this part- he said bad things about his fellow employees?

 

[Hussar]

What are you on about? Official communications aren't personal statements. How is it possible you don't understand that and try to claim other people don't understnad his job.

Wait. I'm really confused now. You're criticizing the head of public relations for a major company for not posting personal statements in public forums WHILE he's head of public relations?

Yeah, I'm going to say that you really don't understand his job.

 

[Oofta]

I missed this part- he said bad things about his fellow employees?

It's kind of implied that everyone that works for HASBRO is supporting something he claims to hate because they continue to enrich the stockholders. That somehow because he left, he's more "pure" now which casts shade on those left behind.

 

[Azzy]

It's kind of implied that everyone that works for HASBRO is supporting something he claims to hate because they continue to enrich the stockholders. That somehow because he left, he's more "pure" now which casts shade on those left behind.

That's a real stretch in logic.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It's kind of implied that everyone that works for HASBRO is supporting something he claims to hate because they continue to enrich the stockholders. That somehow because he left, he's more "pure" now which casts shade on those left behind.

I don't see that implication at all. He was talking about shareholders, not co-workers. Why assume otherwise if you're trying to be objective?