A headline that should've happened for Sun Microsystems back in the day but never did. Mind-boggling abuse 2-4 decades ago never made headlines and was swept under the rug of history.
The article talks about behavior like binding a woman to a chair, putting her in an elevator and sending her on trips to random floors. how is that kind of behavior necessary to make a video game?
> but perhaps cultural fit is more important in companies that want to capture this vibe, and when you grow into a corporation, you need to let [team of wild and rebellious dudes horsing around] go.
Yes... but no...
From the article :
> At a 2015 office Christmas party with a Back to the Future theme, François allegedly told a member of staff that he liked her 1950s dress. He then allegedly stepped towards her to kiss her on the mouth as his colleagues restrained her by the arms and back. She shouted and broke free.
Every team and sub culture will have an "energy" and different attitude etc... sure
But this is much more than racy poster on the walls... This behavior was never acceptable.
I find it fascinating that we have to rediscover and relearn every generation why professional etiquette is so important. And what happens when. We blur the line between professional life and "familial" attitudes
This is a really badly written headline and should read "Three Ubisoft chiefs found guilty of sexual harassment and abuse".
Read the article! This isn't boys being boys- it's actual abuse.
Only one of them was found guilty of sexual harassment. If you're going to pull out the read the article bit... you know...
A headline that should've happened for Sun Microsystems back in the day but never did. Mind-boggling abuse 2-4 decades ago never made headlines and was swept under the rug of history.
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The article talks about behavior like binding a woman to a chair, putting her in an elevator and sending her on trips to random floors. how is that kind of behavior necessary to make a video game?
That's exactly what he's saying?
>Not saying that harassment is OK [...]
> but perhaps cultural fit is more important in companies that want to capture this vibe, and when you grow into a corporation, you need to let [team of wild and rebellious dudes horsing around] go.
Yes... but no... From the article : > At a 2015 office Christmas party with a Back to the Future theme, François allegedly told a member of staff that he liked her 1950s dress. He then allegedly stepped towards her to kiss her on the mouth as his colleagues restrained her by the arms and back. She shouted and broke free.
Every team and sub culture will have an "energy" and different attitude etc... sure
But this is much more than racy poster on the walls... This behavior was never acceptable. I find it fascinating that we have to rediscover and relearn every generation why professional etiquette is so important. And what happens when. We blur the line between professional life and "familial" attitudes
Ubisoft is currently going broke because people hate the joyless, passionless formulaic gamedesign process.
I wish there was a clear way to filter these "professionals " out of creation platforms like fiver where they try to censor artistic expressions .
> Ubisoft is currently going broke because people hate the joyless, passionless formulaic gamedesign process.
Source? Juicy if true.
A brief Kagi search returns at least 10 different sources for that claim. Here’s one: https://tech4gamers.com/ubisoft-bankruptcy-in-2025/
Well not saying violence is ok \s. BUT every man that does such thing deserves a solid beating.
What does this have to do with the post? “NOT saying that harrasment is OK” what does this mean?
This is unacceptable on every level and doesn’t have anything to do with games