That's literally what crunch culture leads to lmao.
Maybe? I crunched like crazy at my last job, but the patch cycles here don't usually require it. I have busy times, sure. I wrote 7 BTS articles for Spirit Blossom. But now I'm back to playing a game of League (or 2) every day with further out deadlines.
wait ur the insights guy
I am! But Riot KDan is a sound designer I worked with and another sound designer was working on Saturday to send me some files and I told him to get off Slack.
and the writers are the jocks. ez
Read my articles or give me your lunch money, NERD.
is there a higher resolution version of this image
honestly of all the images there that arent from the videos
Read moreIf anything we have a "please use your PTO" culture. I can't tell you the amount of times my manager, team members, and team lead have said, "Please take off time. Get off Slack. Disconnect."
This makes me wonder, is there a disparity between "work culture" per corporate / management messaging and "work culture" in unspoken practice? Because in another comment you say...
...I think the empathy and compassion for our teammates can definitely impact the amount of time we take off. I know I want to make sure my coworkers don't have to pick up my slack if I'm taking off.
...and I believe that is exactly what the parent comment was referring to by
i wonder if they have a "never use your PTO" work culture. can't imagine why this would be necessary otherwise.
It doesn't really matter what the "please take PTO" messaging from management is, if the prevailing sentime...
I wouldn't say it's a prevailing sentiment. I just think Rioters, overall, really care about one another. I work with some of my best friends, and I'm so grateful for that. But on the flip side it comes with my absolute inability to add to their workload--which they wouldn't view it as, let me make that clear.
It's just a perception thing, I think. "I don't want to take off because I don't want Riot Aryeila (or bananaband1t or Dyquill or whatacoolwitch...) to take on extra workload." But the reality is they wouldn't have to. Things can get pushed back. It's fine. It's just us being concerned for our friends and coworkers and wanting to make sure they can focus 100% on the stuff they're doing.
TL;DR: I don't think it matters. I'm just neurotic and don't want to add any perceived workload to my friends. But the reality is they wouldn't have to pick up the slack from me being out.
Is there a bonus program in place that corresponds to hours worked at all? At companies with unlimited PTO policies there is usually some sort of program in place to incentivize employees not to abuse it. In my experience this ends up encouraging employees not to use PTO at all, however.
My company has unlimited PTO, and definitely encourages employees to take time off, but because employees want a fat bonus they don't take time off.
No, and I don't think that would be healthy, personally. I wouldn't want to work for a place that gave me a bonus to not take personal time to reset and recharge. I'm really glad Riot doesn't do that.
+1 On this! Sometimes during my PTO I would try to sneak back in for something and some people catch me and tell me to get off slack. haha
You mean like I had to do with a certain other sound designer over the weekend???
If anything we have a "please use your PTO" culture. I can't tell you the amount of times my manager, team members, and team lead have said, "Please take off time. Get off Slack. Disconnect."
My team was cut down to 5 people in March when we started WFH across the org, I hadn't taken a day off since October of last year. Our boss went to each one of us in the past 2 weeks and demanded we take time off.
While it's a nice gesture, it's the sign that even management knows they have worked their people too much. It sucks when you are on a small team that handles so many applications/systems, you feel guilty when taking days off.
Sure, I'm only gone for 2 days, but my team was even more shorthanded than normal for those 2 days and everyone had more work because of it.
I get that completely. And I think the empathy and compassion for our teammates can definitely impact the amount of time we take off. I know I want to make sure my coworkers don't have to pick up my slack if I'm taking off.
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That's not the case in my opinion. But I think a lot of Rioters have kind of been like, "What's the point?" with taking PTO during COVID because it's not like we can go anywhere or do anything.
If anything we have a "please use your PTO" culture. I can't tell you the amount of times my manager, team members, and team lead have said, "Please take off time. Get off Slack. Disconnect."
Sorry for dissing on your article, my dude. :(
The event has charm and everything looks great, but I'm just more interested in when the new champ will be coming out and will I get a discount champ shard like we did with Lillia.
Lol you're fine! Reading's for nerds.
Unsure about everything Yone, unfortunately. But I believe the Player Support article will have the information!
If a Rioter said it then it is canon
Lol noooo narrative doesn't need a reason to hate me!
So what exactly is spirit blossom yasuo? The myth representation of the yasuo we saw in the cinematic?
Yasuo and Yone embody the myth of two brothers, which is very prevalent in a lot of cultures.
Can someone please give me a TL:DR on this.
I can never figure out what these posts are about.
:squint:
TL;DR: The Path, An Ionian Myth and Kin of the Stained Blade work together to tell a greater story: The story of two brothers, their shared history, their reunion, and their absolution. The choices they have made and continue to make impact each other and the world around them. And while they've ended one chapter of their lives, they're moving on to new ones which they themselves can write.
Still TL;DR: :(
My main confusion is which of this lore is skin universe and which is main canon, spirit blossom yone being released with normal yone and all.
Is spirit blossom ahri for example now main canon as yasuo interested with her?
I explained this a bit in the first article, so Spirit Blossom the festival is canon. It exists in Ionia and is part of core Runeterran lore. The skins are champions embodying the popular myths and folklore from Spirit Blossom.
The Path, An Ionian Myth is a folklore interpretation of Yone's journey. Is it exactly what happened? /shrug Is it close to what happened? Yes. Yone died to Yasuo, he woke to find himself in the spirit world and was set upon by an azakana. They fought, he took its blade, and won. But not completely. When he woke he had the mask fixed to his face and the azakana was trapped within it.
Imagine that yone kills tahm kench and says "Big'Chungus"
"Thomas Kench"
Is this where the rp art rp comes from?
Completely separate!
Hey, unrelated but I just wanted to say how great the behind the scenes Spirit Blossom posts have been, you do a great job putting them together!
Thank you! There are two more coming up! We'll be diving deeper into the two videos (The Path, An Ionian Myth and Kin of the Stained Blade) and the sound design done for the skins. Really excited to have those two come out! It's been a long journey and I'm honored to tell the devs' stories.
So, is the amount different for everyone? If so, what determines how much a rioter can give away?
It's the same for everyone. 40k I believe per year.
From what i can gather rioters have a monthly (or weekly, i don't remember) amount of RP that they are allowed to gift or giveaway on streams
It's an annual amount called the Riot Pls Gifting Fund. :D
I am not a loser!
This is him^
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