news scoop: insider account of how the statement was drafted, and the fear-based culture in Wizards offices

[Scribe]

Pretty

True. I just assume that is the norm in every organization.

Much.

"We want feedback."

"No, not that kind!"

 

[Dungeonosophy]

True. I just assume that is the norm in every organization.

In Green Ronin, Goodman Games, and Kobold Press?

 

[Scribe]

In Green Ronin, Goodman Games, and Kobold Press?

Any org of sufficient size and value.

 

[Dungeonosophy]

you're just a poster

Just a chump/punk. Sounds like Corporate-speak.

I’m not just a poster, I’m a patron and participant in the ENW culture and ENP. Tho I’m not currently, I was a basic financial patron of ENW for a long while.

like me, your post is on the verge of "Thanks for this forum but hey you are not doing your job. This is your job, please do it."

Exactly. That’s what I’m saying to ENWorld D&D News! I’m sayin’ it in the most friendly tone (I like Morrus and all them)…but yeah, I am saying that.

Get on top of these leak pipelines, by personally reaching out to the ones whose stories have proven true.

 

[clearstream]

Down in the package room, nobody cares if you wear a uniform. Or pants.

I just want to chime in that some among your audience care if you wear pants... or at least, that you don't over-share vis-a-vis your pants wearing situation.

 

[jerryrice4949]

In Green Ronin, Goodman Games, and Kobold Press?

Maybe. But most of their staff are probably freelancers. How many full time staff does Green Ronin have? I would guess between 2 and 5.

 

[Haplo781]

I came across this yesterday on Facebook. There's part of it we can check: "Numerous employees have reportedly been fired from Wizartds of the Coast's D&D division for nothing more than voicing their opinion when asked for it."

Has anyone heard even a glimmer of multiple firings?

Lemme just check the public firing notices

 

[Gammadoodler]

Down in the package room, nobody cares if you wear a uniform. Or pants.

Ohhhhh...So that's why it's called "the package room".

 

[Umbran]

I just want to chime in that some among your audience care if you wear pants... or at least, that you don't over-share vis-a-vis your pants wearing situation.

Anyone who takes that seriously enough to feel discomfort can perhaps spend their boundless imagination on a kilt, rather than.... other things.

 

[Dausuul]

I agree that if there have been a substantial number of people fired recently, that should be possible to dig up either via LinkedIn or anecdotally from people in the industry (of whom there are many on ENWorld). However, the source does not claim all these firings were recent -- they might be spread out over the last year or two.

I also note the word "reportedly" in the section that is quoting the source -- i.e., it is the source who is saying "reportedly," not DND_Shorts. Now, this has been run through a bot so we don't want to read too much into the precise wording; but "reportedly" suggests that the source is giving us secondhand information about the firings. And it is often very hard to get the straight dope on exactly why a coworker was fired.

I don't question that DND_Shorts is accurately reporting what they've been told, and I'm quite ready to believe that the overall atmosphere at WotC is as described. However, we are getting one very narrow glimpse of what's really going on. I'll be interested to see if Linda Codega picks up this one, and if so, what they dig up.