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And possibly lose their job during a massive pandemic? It’s hard to be a whistleblower.
by thomasedwards 6y ago
And possibly lose their job during a massive pandemic? It’s hard to be a whistleblower.
- tantalor 6y agoRetaliation against whistleblowers is illegal.
- p0nce 6y agoTypical developer is not allowed by contract to say anything related to the product externally. They are just respecting a contract they signed.
- meibo 6y agoThat's basically all of the game industry - from testers to PR to HR to art. When I onboarded at a global AAA game dev place in Japan, I got a separate sheet detailing my rights as a whistleblower - it's lucky to have these, but I doubt anyone would risk their standing/future in the industry because of something like this, especially during a pandemic.
- oneeyedpigeon 6y agoNot in Poland.
- cambalache 6y agoAre you actually Polish? Or are you just assuming because it is not America they dont "enjoy" America Freedom(C)?
- oneeyedpigeon 6y agoEuropean. I researched whether or not Poland has legal protection for whistleblowers and it turns out they don't.
- cambalache 6y agoI hardly doubt that many legislations will go out of their way to specifically protect whistleblowers, but what do I know about laws?
- frenchy 6y agoI'm not sure if this is being sarcastic or not. Doesn't America have some of the weakest employee protection in the developed world (because, ironically, freedom)?
- chrismeller 6y agoSure, in theory. In practice they would have let you go for performance reasons, which are only supported by this game being pulled from the store. Of course you can fight it, but while you do you still have to pay your bills and pay a lawyer, all with no income and no guarantee that it will ever make a difference, let alone when it would be resolved. EDIT: And all that presumed that the whistleblower protections would actually apply in this case. If it were something clearly illegal you’d have a better case, but really here all you’ve got is possibly fraud and a pretty mild version at that. Proving fraud is tough...
- duskwuff 6y agoEven in places where that is true, that typically only applies to employees "blowing the whistle" on illegal behavior, like violations of labor codes or hazardous conditions. It's not a blanket immunity for anyone with something negative to say about their employer.
- AntiImperialist 6y agoExcept when it's the government.
- dunce2020 6y agoIt's not always 100% correct, but when asking why someone didn't do the "right" thing you can usually answer with "their material conditions."