Massdriver Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Quote Hiring a woman into a leadership position proved impossible for Lacy, she said, and she left the company in part because of the sexism she’d personally experienced. She said her direct manager would ask her if it was hard working at Riot being so cute. Sometimes, she said, he’d imply that her position was a direct result of her appearance. Every few months, she said, a male boss of hers would comment in public meetings about how her kids and husband must really miss her while she was at work. One day, Lacy conducted an experiment: After an idea she really believed in fell flat during a meeting, she asked a male colleague to present the same idea to the same group of people days later. He was skeptical, but she insisted that he give it a shot. “Lo and behold, the week after that, [he] went in, presented exactly as I did and the whole room was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is amazing.’ [His] face turned beet red and he had tears in his eyes,” said Lacy. “They just didn’t respect women.” https://kotaku.com/inside-the-culture-of-sexism-at-riot-games-1828165483 This seems to be all too common and it pisses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Two former employees said they felt pressure to leave after making their concerns about gender discrimination known. One former male employee said that Riot’s “bro culture” is more pronounced behind closed doors, and hurts men too: One of Riot’s male senior leaders regularly grabbed his genitals, the source said, adding, “If he walked into a meeting with no women he’d just fart on someone’s face.” A truly professional organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Sounds like a riot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 ETHICS IN GAMING J O U R N A L I S M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 https://twitter.com/kchironis She has had a good experience at Riot, but says we should believe these women since both can be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 A MOBA company has a toxic culture? No way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 It’s nice to see a company reflect its fans 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 4 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: Two former employees said they felt pressure to leave after making their concerns about gender discrimination known. One former male employee said that Riot’s “bro culture” is more pronounced behind closed doors, and hurts men too: One of Riot’s male senior leaders regularly grabbed his genitals, the source said, adding, “If he walked into a meeting with no women he’d just fart on someone’s face.” A truly professional organization. I'm surprised the farting on peoples face thing happened more than once. I cant fathom a work environment where people have such low self esteem that they wouldn't stand up to someone doing that to them. Sounds like a terrible culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGLatinBoy Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Chris- said: ETHICS IN GAMING J O U R N A L I S M What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, HGLatinBoy said: What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGLatinBoy Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 25 minutes ago, Chris- said: I don't get what you're trying to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Pizzagate was less toxic than gamergate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Megan Marie -- currently at Crystal Dynamics -- describes the six months she spent working at Riot Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Quote Then came the final straw. At a work dinner, it came up that I thought I’d been paired in a hotel room with a male Rioter. It turned out to be a typo in the name, and, as was standard, I was paired with another woman. A senior staff member proceeded to repeatedly call me sexist for not being willing to room with a man I’d never met before. At first, I thought he was kidding, but he continued to make arguments to his point. I explained why I would be more comfortable sharing a room with another woman, and told him I wasn’t enjoying the conversation and would leave if I was continued to be called sexist. The conversation continued, with him eventually saying that my unwillingness to room with a man was the same as not hiring a woman due to her gender. I left the table in the middle of dinner, unwilling to take any more after six months of such behavior. I submitted my resignation shortly after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 36 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Jesus fucking Christ. 49 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Megan Marie -- currently at Crystal Dynamics -- describes the six months she spent working at Riot Games. This whole article is fucking gross. It makes me want to set something on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: Megan Marie -- currently at Crystal Dynamics -- describes the six months she spent working at Riot Games. Yeesh. Just terrible stuff, but it's good she came out and spoke. I have been active in some of these toxic comments sections. There are so many men that just plain suck. Women are still facing shit in the workplace, and there is a sizable chunk of men that are very actively denying this reality everywhere online. Anyone that disagrees is a snowflake, SJW, or insert whatever else and they move on. Quote Ok, I get the gist of the story, but honestly...you are oversensitive. You challenged the company on your first week and expect people not to laugh? Besides, men like to talk, look and even have sex with good looking women. We like to talk nasty, to stroke our ego. Also, men are more ambitious than women. Women are more passionate than men. That's why you don't see a lot of strong men complaining. I understand that some people don't like to be called "c*cksucker, p**sy, b***h, etc..", then you need to stand up and tell them to knock it off. Not to wait years, and then come and say things like .... "my feelings were hurt". If you let people belittle you, don't complain, stand your ground when it happens. People talk behind other peoples back. Usually that happens when people are jealous. You get comments like this. What gets me is the people that are denying misogyny is a factor are the same ones proving it is in their own comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: Jesus fucking Christ. This whole article is fucking gross. It makes me want to set something on fire. Holy shit that was disgusting to read. Riot needs some serious cleaning and help, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Former employee Shurelya mentions that she didn't experience sexism while working at Riot, but given the fact that it was about 7 years ago before she quit. Something must have happened during those years where this started becoming an issue. Also not a fan of Kotaku, but both r/leagueoflegends and many of current/former employees of riot are confirming this. Can't say much otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 @skillzdadirecta worked there. I can only imagine that his silence means he was also a victim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALIEN-gunner Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 That article was disgusting to read mostly because it's Kotaku, overly long, poorly written and does not contain a shred of factual information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: @skillzdadirecta worked there. I can only imagine that his silence means he was also a victim. I never saw any sexist shit when I was there, but plenty of other dysfunctional weirdness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 On 8/9/2018 at 11:46 PM, ALIEN-gunner said: That article was disgusting to read mostly because it's Kotaku, overly long, poorly written and does not contain a shred of factual information. Care to point out where it doesn't contain factual information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Brick said: Care to point out where it doesn't contain factual information? Don't bother. As much as I hate Kotaku, this one was legit enough based on the confirmation of current/former employees at Riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 minute ago, darkness35 said: Don't bother. As much as I hate Kotaku, this one was legit enough based on the confirmation of current/former employees at Riot. Oh I know, I'm asking because I know he has nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/9/2018 at 11:39 PM, skillzdadirecta said: I never saw any sexist shit when I was there, but plenty of other dysfunctional weirdness. Maybe you're just not cute and sexy enough. Try harder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 this is what happens when you hire the people who play your game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 So fucking gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 21 hours ago, Bacon said: this is what happens when you hire the people who play your game Bitches wouldn't be harassed so fucking much if they knew how to control mid lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man_of_X Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Sounds like the company has a serious cancer problem. I'll tell you right now that if the upper management and leaders at this company didn't support this shit, it wouldn't fucking happen and every last one of these motherfuckers would be out of a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/13/2018 at 9:00 PM, Kal-El814 said: Bitches wouldn't be harassed so fucking much if they knew how to control mid lane. Well it isn't dysfunctional enough if no one is inting down mid lane with their livelihoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Why I Left Riot Games by Barry Hawkins The sexual references by straight men directly towards other straight men were a more complicated issue. It would often be homosexual in nature, but could also be sexually aggressive toward your significant other. You might be talking to a leader about conflict with a peer, and they’d respond with “man, you’re acting like he had sex with your wife.” Or they might start a paragraph by saying “Now for instance, if I fucked your wife…” and then segue into what they were actually supposed to be saying. The homosexual variants would be things like “well if he sucked your dick, would you feel better about this?” or “it’s not like I’m asking you to suck my dick, but I’d be OK with it if you did.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Remember when sexual harassment could get you into legal trouble instead of just social media pooh-poohing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 WEEEEEEEEEEEW LADS. MORE DRAMA FROM THE CLOWN FIESTA DOWN AT RIOT GAMES. Oooooh boy I love the implosion happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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