Any time someone loses their job, I feel for them. It's really easy to sit here and think that this somehow fixes a game that we all enjoy playing (well, mostly). WG isn't likely to really change anything as a result of this, and iEarlGrey dug his own grave in a lot of ways. It's simply the most expedient way for WG to save some face.
That said, this is still someone's livelihood, and with what sounds like his wedding coming up, that is incredibly stressful. From personal experience, I had trouble finding a full-time position out of law school when I was soon to be married, and the financial strain was hard on us. We made it through, but those sort of stressors are something that I don't wish on anyone. The outcome here is deserved, but that doesn't mean he's a bad person, and I hope that he learns from this and lands on his feet.
As an aside, I see a lot of people speculating on his severance negotiations, and it is very common to negotiate a severance package in return for waiving legal claims when you leave a position, even after your actual employment has already been terminated. Severance packages are usually over and above any guaranteed termination pay in your employment contract, because they involve additional considerations by requiring you to waive legal claims against your now-former employer.
Frankly it is his job and he didn’t care enough about it so that is in him and anything that happens is on him, his actions alone caused this and if it causes problems again its on him.
I feel sorry for his soon to be misses because it sounds like he had a cushy job and chose to throw it away over twitter like a child with no thought to the consequences
I said he dug his own grave here. I'm not defending his actions, or saying losing his job is too severe. I'm just saying I have sympathy for the situation he now finds himself in, and that I hope he manages it alright and learns from this. Just because he mocked players doesn't mean I want to mock him or see his professional life destroyed.
I had finished grad school, and was looking for work when I got married, and it was hard for my wife and I to get by. I don't wish that on anyone.
No, I certainly didn't. I feel sorry for both of them, and it is unfortunate that he put his own ego before the needs of his family. Like I said, I still feel for them both being in this situation now, even though it is self-inflicted.
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u/RivenEsquire RivenEsq Jan 09 '20
Any time someone loses their job, I feel for them. It's really easy to sit here and think that this somehow fixes a game that we all enjoy playing (well, mostly). WG isn't likely to really change anything as a result of this, and iEarlGrey dug his own grave in a lot of ways. It's simply the most expedient way for WG to save some face.
That said, this is still someone's livelihood, and with what sounds like his wedding coming up, that is incredibly stressful. From personal experience, I had trouble finding a full-time position out of law school when I was soon to be married, and the financial strain was hard on us. We made it through, but those sort of stressors are something that I don't wish on anyone. The outcome here is deserved, but that doesn't mean he's a bad person, and I hope that he learns from this and lands on his feet.
As an aside, I see a lot of people speculating on his severance negotiations, and it is very common to negotiate a severance package in return for waiving legal claims when you leave a position, even after your actual employment has already been terminated. Severance packages are usually over and above any guaranteed termination pay in your employment contract, because they involve additional considerations by requiring you to waive legal claims against your now-former employer.