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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8433956" data-attributes="member: 6879661"><p>Both third parties were banned though right? I think if Paizo had eventually resolved the stuff they are accused of, there wouldn’t be a union forming right now.</p><p></p><p>When Jessica Price raised her many and varied points on twitter, it was echoed by several other staff with their own issues, and about half the company came together to raise very specific issues about sexual harassment, unsafe working conditions and mismanagement along with overall HR accountability. Issues that they felt were still unresolved.</p><p></p><p>When Orion Black raised their concerns about feeing isolated, one of the senior designers apologized and said they could do better. Followed by deafening silence.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A banned third party commentator didn’t get as much profile as they would have liked on a community page.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There isn’t enough diversity among employees</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A banned third party play tester was removed from the credits but not fast enough.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A senior employee that handled playtesters defended the playtester when he shouldn’t have and so was removed from handling playtesters and removed from the public face of D&D…. But should have been sacked.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A distasteful card from 25 years ago was removed from print but still had an online URL.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An employee mentioned a company decision on social media and was told not to.</li> </ul><p></p><p>If WOC staff, past and present had reacted to Orion Black’s announcement or Mr Chan’s concern the way team reacted at Paizo then I wouldn’t be challenging you. You seem to be claiming that the reason for lack of similar outcry is that the WOC a smothered by a conspiracy of silence. That WOC is just as bad but people are too scared to say. I simply don’t believe if that were true that out of 940+ employees there aren’t people willing to come forward when a call to arms is sounded as in Paizo’s case. Even ex employees. A much simpler answer is that the issues just aren’t at the same magnitude.</p><p></p><p>Social media bans hold no sway over ex employees. They didn’t stop Jessica, or Crystal or the others that have spoken up. Social media policy has nothing to do with company size. It is common business practice. I get that you-tubers or twitchers might be outraged that they’re not allowed to say what they like on their social media but frankly that’s the price of doing business in most industries.</p><p></p><p>D&D is being more progressive in the last 8 years than its ever been in its history. Is it moving fast enough for some people? Clearly not. It doesn’t mean they’re a bad employer as you seem to be so vehemently suggesting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8433956, member: 6879661"] Both third parties were banned though right? I think if Paizo had eventually resolved the stuff they are accused of, there wouldn’t be a union forming right now. When Jessica Price raised her many and varied points on twitter, it was echoed by several other staff with their own issues, and about half the company came together to raise very specific issues about sexual harassment, unsafe working conditions and mismanagement along with overall HR accountability. Issues that they felt were still unresolved. When Orion Black raised their concerns about feeing isolated, one of the senior designers apologized and said they could do better. Followed by deafening silence. [LIST] [*]A banned third party commentator didn’t get as much profile as they would have liked on a community page. [*]There isn’t enough diversity among employees [*]A banned third party play tester was removed from the credits but not fast enough. [*]A senior employee that handled playtesters defended the playtester when he shouldn’t have and so was removed from handling playtesters and removed from the public face of D&D…. But should have been sacked. [*]A distasteful card from 25 years ago was removed from print but still had an online URL. [*]An employee mentioned a company decision on social media and was told not to. [/LIST] If WOC staff, past and present had reacted to Orion Black’s announcement or Mr Chan’s concern the way team reacted at Paizo then I wouldn’t be challenging you. You seem to be claiming that the reason for lack of similar outcry is that the WOC a smothered by a conspiracy of silence. That WOC is just as bad but people are too scared to say. I simply don’t believe if that were true that out of 940+ employees there aren’t people willing to come forward when a call to arms is sounded as in Paizo’s case. Even ex employees. A much simpler answer is that the issues just aren’t at the same magnitude. Social media bans hold no sway over ex employees. They didn’t stop Jessica, or Crystal or the others that have spoken up. Social media policy has nothing to do with company size. It is common business practice. I get that you-tubers or twitchers might be outraged that they’re not allowed to say what they like on their social media but frankly that’s the price of doing business in most industries. D&D is being more progressive in the last 8 years than its ever been in its history. Is it moving fast enough for some people? Clearly not. It doesn’t mean they’re a bad employer as you seem to be so vehemently suggesting. [/QUOTE]
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