US EditionLeaked Discord Messages Show Reason Behind Rockstar Firing Employees
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Union rep says Rockstar’s mass-firings were meant to create fear and ‘decimate […] solidarity’
Another piece of the puzzle related to Rockstar’s firing of 34 employees has been revealed thanks to insider reporting by YouTube channel People Make Games, as an anonymous source has provided the video news channel screenshots of some of those Discord messages that allegedly breached company policy. According to the source, Rockstar had announced in […]
Thirty-four employees were brutally thanked to Rockstar for disclosing confidential information, but behind the official version is a much darker reality: a potential purge aimed at stifling union demands organized on a private discussion platform.
Leaked Discord messages show reason behind Rockstar firing employees
At the beginning of the month, it was discovered that Rockstar had let tens of employees go in what was immediately labelled an attempt at union busting. These 34 fired employees were not let go due to their involvement in a union, Rockstar said, but because they had been sharing confidential information in a Discord server. People Make Games has obtained some messages from that Discord server, in an attempt to discover what really went on behi…
Sources Claim Rockstar Fired 34 Employees Over Private Discord Conversations, Not GTA 6 Leaks
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Officially dismissed for leaking internal information, the 34 former Rockstar Games employees were reportedly actually punished for their contacts with unions. [Read more] All our articles are also on our Google profile: follow us so you don't miss anything!
It is an additional stone that the investigation brings to the massive dismissal of Rockstar Games, which runs under the accusations of the unions.
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