I've been grinding ranked for the sweet skin but the client is bugged, I couldn't chose my champion on my MD5 and the same thing happened to another dude in the next lobby. Please, fix the game, I imagine there's a lot of people trying to finally hit gold and losing because the client isnt working is a nasty way to fail.
Sorry to hear it, that sucks. I know the team is working on this... :/
Congratulations!!
That's my thought. Fiora killed her fourth unit before Spazie's poros hit the enemy nexus, therefore Fiora executed her win condition first.
This is it!
Read moreSo did these incidents happen or not? I'm assuming you're not speaking on behalf of Riot in this capacity and I want to communicate that the level of transparency you're willing to provide here is appreciated. In no way am I attacking you personally or any other Rioter. I completely agree with you that the facts of the investigation matter. I also acknowledge that the findings of these kinds of investigations are not public knowledge nor should we expect them to be.
The only reason I ask is that if the stance is that none of the alleged incidences occurred then I think that would be pretty newsworthy. If these things didn't happen, then why were the previous 12 months described by Angela Roseboro as "A year of Tangible Progress"? I'm not going to belabor the point with a ton of examples.
At the end of the day, the optics aren't optimal and in an era of #metoo, the level of accountability that leadership is held to should be much higher than rank and file em...
There's a principle of employee privacy. The details of these matters aren't disclosed internally. There might even be solid legal reasons for that.
So, basically. I don't know. I'm an employee and I know what happens in my scope. But I do know that the law-firm has been rigorous.
I think Angela's post discussed a lot of tangible progress... and I'd be happy to discuss any more of that if you want to know more. I'm able to speak to all of that.
I think you and I see really closely eye-to-eye when it comes to leadership accountability... ;)
Hmmm... I think the thing we found was most important was emphasizing their utility as community support, and centering our values around that over value to the business in other ways (outreach, networking, whatever, though we still do those things). I think the events we have organized are generally better quality because our first question is to how this furthers our goals around advocacy and support rather than visibility/roi.
It's not always the case, but I try not to associate myself with high visibility, low impact work. Which is fine... it's self-organized so people can do disparate things under the same umbrellas.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I think that we're empowering the groups to prioritize their impact and value.
Read moreThey staged a walk-out, and we supported it. About 100-150 people went out of 2,000. Many people went to support the cause for passion.
What is this supposed to mean? Why are you trying to minimize the support the walkout got? People came forward to express fear of participating and being labeled "anti Riot". The people who did participate did so knowing there are risks involved (you'd have to be incredibly cynical to say there aren't) so you can assume a number of people didn't. Do you really think the walkout's premises were less popular because only 10% of the employees went? Do you really think that the people who went to express support somehow don't count because they don't really feel that way?
Staging an act against your employer, no matter how well meant, is a move that requires BALLS, commitment, a manageable workload — I don't know what you were expecting, but it was never realistic that a huge proportion of t...
Sorry. I can see how I wrote it poorly. I clarified this in the other thread. My point is that the walkout was about a protest about mandatory arbitration, and my point is that 5-10% of people felt passionate about that topic.
If the walk-out was about expressing support for D&I at Riot, I'm sure you'd have pretty much everyone there.
“They want to feel like it’s over, that accusations about sexism are unfair. Most Rioters not directly affected want to and are starting to believe it.”
This is a quote from recent Kotaku article, I recommend you to read it.
This definitely sounds like it's about employees like you in Riot. Someone who wants to just move on, without actually fixing it all the way.
I hope I'm wrong.
I read the article. I think it's actually like the marriage analogy.
Here's my challenge to you: please actually read what Angela wrote and tell me genuinely whether you don't think we're taking it seriously. Please let me know.
In a not so dramatic way, if i'm applying for 20 jobs then realistically I want to be the most excited as I can about a company when I start (based off second hand information). If i'm not excited then I'm not putting in half as much effort, will entertain other options, etc.
People can only pour so much energy into an application and this kind of image just predisposes them to spend their efforts elsewhere (this was the case for me).
It makes sense!
If your executive leadership is not accountable then nothing will change. I appreciate that Riot has a very insular culture and for a lot of people its the only place they've worked. In corporate america the entire reason that you have a C-Suite is accountability. I've worked and do work for some very large companies and have had the privilege of a fair amount of direct face time with higher ups pretty early in my career. The core thing that differentiates quality executive leadership from shit leadership is accountability. Dont take my word for it, this is a common principle in the business world. My favorite book on the subject is "Extreme Ownership".
Full stop, the fact that your COO was "internally investigated" and allowed to continue speaks VOLUMES about the lack of true change.
Remind me when the next incident hits and I'll apply to COO.
I agree with everything you wrote here. And fun fact: Marc and Brandon love that book Extreme Ownership. I would be unsurprised if they haven't met Jocko.
The only question I have is: doesn't the facts/validity of the investigation matter in determining whether true change happened or not?
Hi! Under similar circumstances, I helped organize a few ERGs at my own work, so I have related knowledge. :)
Haha... I could tell you had knowledge about it. Any tips on how to do it?
I'm happy that there's effort towards making a change, I'm just sad that an article had to come out to force it.
Honestly, there was work in progress before the article. But the article helped speed it up.
I think you underestimate the cost of doing interviews.
(I can tell you exactly what it would take for me to answer the calls I've had from Riot recruiters; Scott Gelb to have left the company and a complete removal of the arbitration clause for both individual and systematic discrimination of all forms, for both new and existing employees).
Appreciate the thoughts back.
Read moreI appreciate your courage in responding, and I am sorry if you experience any sort of hate because of this comment. I disagree with some of your takes, but I think it's just because it can be hard to understand public perception from outside of an organization. Here are my expanded thoughts:
As far as Scott Gelb, I also can't know what was found in his investigation or how legitimate that investigation was, but it really feels like a "where there's smoke there's fire" situation. What I do know is that there's a difference between my opinion on whether someone did something and whether there is proof to meet a certain standard. Sure, OJ "didn't officially kill someone" but I wouldn't want him to work for me — and I fully acknowledge that is a false equivalency but the spirit is the same. There's a point where you have to take into account that there's a very low likelihood that they're all lying, and that some of the accusations (like the infamous ...
I agree the optics don't look great. But, honestly: our company screwed up and that screw-up shouldn't look good. It's going to be a long, complex walk for us to even begin to make up for the pain some people experienced. I think it's a worthwhile walk and so-far I think we're mostly making steps forward. Give us a few years and let's see where we're at.
Quick reflections back:
1) I agree with the general notion. What I see that you don't see is that there are a lot of internal cases that have been acted on at very high levels. It didn't matter that they were considered important for the business at all. The way the process is set up with the external firm doing the auditing, I don't know how anyone could protect someone. Basically I trust an impartial well-funded external law firm which only has the incentive to find issues to be the best at finding these issues. They found something, but it wasn't fire-able. I basically trust the process because I've seen it have ...
Read moreRead moreHi dzareth, and thanks for responding so in-depth to my answer! I'm glad to hear you find Riot a great place to work! And I do believe that whenever I watch some of the behind the scenes videos of the music or artwork; For example the recently released BTS video of the pantheon rework. It is absolutely amazing to follow stuff like that.
However, keeping that in mind, the gaming industry is very young, these game companies have seen a great deal of success in a very short amount of time. And in this short interval of time they have to take in a lot of people. And I don't want to demonize all of Riot, and say that all they do is burn people out and fart in their faces (it is important to also try to remember that isn't at all the industry remains. Because of this rapid growth, it also means that if the people hired at Riot, Epic Games, etc. aren't unionised and can't defend themselves, some are bound to be screwed over by the company. And this doesn't even surprise me, this...
Yes, that monetary incentive of many groups should be why folks pause and consider the full picture. Honestly, I don't even mind the biased reporting... Riot has screwed up, and we get what we deserve as a company.
Just keep in mind that at Riot we don't really have crunch or temporary 24/7 then fired workforce. We have great employee benefits and healthcare. A great campus with great catering. Our salaries aren't quite as good as tech, but we're also working on our passions and have good work-life balance for the most part. There's great parental leave policies equal for birthing and non-birthing parents. We're responsible with the player money that we're investing--but we are looked after. It's not a perfect workplace. But, it is an open workplace where you can bring up issues and address them. It's because of all this that unionization is a complex topic... I'll just say I just don't think anyone has really made the case for it for me personally. I've heard a lot about ...
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Not sure. I don't think it's because it's too small though... It's a good question.
Usually ERGs are self-organized. It's possible a Latinx one is in the works or simply hasn't been organized yet.
That's right TenTypesofBread (hi again!) the ERGs are self-organized, and they're new...
Agreed. It's a little late.
But better late than never.
If we don't fix our image, it's going to become really f**king hard to hire the best people in the industry. And that'd be a damn shame, because this is actually an incredible place to work with a lot of potential to become even better.
I wanted to work at Riot games, and not to pat myself on the back I think I'd be able to add value. Now I don't ¯\(ツ)/¯
Well... it's our loss. One thing to consider is whether you might not get a better perspective actually interviewing and talking with the people you'd be working with and making the call from that. It doesn't cost you that much to validate it more tangibly.
Read moreI think it’ll be interesting for other Rioters to see which issues are still bothering players the most. So if you comment below, just know that I see ya.
Alright then.
Your COO who was one of the most frequently called out people in this whole situation is still employed and there is no indication of anything special done in regards to changing his behavior as a powerful and visible person aside from 2 months off. He would have been fired in almost any other position or almost any other company. Way to go with "leadership accountability."
You got accused of lying to investigators and withholding information. After promising transparency that's a pretty big slap in the face.
You still have the forced arbitration. I get that it's a good business move but it's a terrible look, especially considering that...
Your employees staged a very visible walkout about it like a few months ago.
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Gonna try, but this isn't the most friendly thread. Wish me luck, I'm trying my best here.
1) I don't know any of the details with Scott Gelb's investigation, but I do know Seyfarth Shaw investigated it and that we've seen action from the company leadership to provide consequences at all levels... it's hard for me to believe this was an open and shut case--there are facts that need to be considered and I don't have them and I work for Riot. How do you know with confidence?
2) Regarding the DFEH's press release that we withheld information, we refute that claim: https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/riot-games-refutes-dfeh for what it's worth I don't think they accused us of lying ei...
Read moreOne person making one sad comment does not count as a response.
I hear you didn't like my post... Sorry, it's actually hard to write about the topic. What would count as a response for you?
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