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.

 

[Dire Bare]

Tito’s job was DM’ing the Adventures of Drunky Two-Shoes, yes?

Well, that was just ONE of his responsibilities while at WotC, yes.

 

[Dire Bare]

Post # 195 is doing the bolded part, no?

Okay, one guy is calling Tito names and misrepresenting what he posted. I missed his posts initially, maybe some more too, due to the ignore feature.

 

[Dausuul]

What Tito said was unprofessional, yes. Social media tries to convince us we're having a private chat, but it's more like writing an op-ed in a worldwide newspaper.

Nor was it particularly constructive -- it didn't shed any new light on anything or tell us something we didn't already know. I guess it's another data point in favor of "Hasbro top brass are *******s" (insert derogatory term of your choice), but I feel like that particular thesis already has plenty of evidence to support it.

But so what? The guy has changed industries, it's unlikely to have much blowback for him, and if he feels the need to let off a little steam, more power to him. I'm certainly not going to get worked up on behalf of Hasbro shareholders in response to this grievous insult. If you really want to parse out who got how much shade, it's directly proportional to the number of shares you own, which means the folks taking significant shade are anything but mom and pop investors.

 

[talien]

Just to add some context to the "shareholder" conversation, this article might be of value: D&D (2024) - RPG Evolution: The Fox in the Henhouse

In retrospect, I feel like a lot of the struggles we've seen from Hasbro and WOTC erupted after the "Free the Wizards" movement. I suspect there's a LOT we didn't see that went on behind the scenes. To quote Alta Fox then:

"“We thank our fellow shareholders for their thoughtful engagement and support throughout this year’s election contest. After five consecutive years of underperformance relative to the S&P 500 and an even longer period of questionable corporate governance, Alta Fox believed targeted boardroom change was necessary at the onset of a new Chief Executive Officer’s tenure. We ran a campaign based on the facts: absolute and relative underperformance, numerous capital allocation blunders under long-serving incumbents, and extremely poor disclosure reflective of an insular culture. While we are disappointed in the outcome at today’s Annual Meeting, we agree with Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc. that ‘all shareholders likely benefited from the campaign.'"

 

[TiQuinn]

 

[Staffan]

Just to add some context to the "shareholder" conversation, this article might be of value: D&D (2024) - RPG Evolution: The Fox in the Henhouse

In retrospect, I feel like a lot of the struggles we've seen from Hasbro and WOTC erupted after the "Free the Wizards" movement. I suspect there's a LOT we didn't see that went on behind the scenes. To quote Alta Fox then:

Dammit Finkel!

 

[Lidgar]

 

[Vaalingrade]

Employee of the Year

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

Employee of the Year

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

What Tito said was unprofessional, yes. Social media tries to convince us we're having a private chat, but it's more like writing an op-ed in a worldwide newspaper.

Yep. I wish more people would understand this.

Never post something to social media that you'd regret posting later.

This is a lesson learned far too late by most people.