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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/5340114

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San Francisco police told Polygon that officers responded to Unity’s San Francisco office “regarding a threats incident.” A “reporting party” told police that “an employee made a threat towards his employer using social media.” The employee that made the threat works in an office outside of California, according to the police statement.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then why don't they look for work at another company?

Making death threats is still a major dick move regardless of the circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is, but all we have right now is Unity's claim that this is what happened. We don't even know the content of the threat, who made it, why they made it. All of that context could cast this in a wildly different light. I am very suspicious of Unity the company's motives here in saying this when we haven't heard from anyone else.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think it was the police who found out it was an employee.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It might have been wiser, but seems to me we got to a point we should be thinking of the circumstances.

Besides, that only would have solved their individual problem, IF they even managed it. The way the company is being run would remain the same. How it would impact all the people who rely on that engine would remain the same.

It's "never acceptable" to threaten someone, but intentionally ruining countless people's livelihoods is "nothing personal". Something is off about that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't just solve a company's culture by yourself.

You can either convince enough people to unionize, or you can save yourself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Agreed but I can still understand the frustration.