Zynga Responds to "Gross Exaggeration" of Work Conditions
Calls out anonymous poster for claiming disastrous crunch times.
Zynga's general manager, Niko Vuori, has publicly responded to 'grossly exaggerated' claims of dire working conditions at the social games company.
"No one is forcing anyone to work here against their will," writes the studio manager. "If you are a top performer, you WILL be rewarded (no politics required). If you are not a top performer, it might suck a little bit. But you can vote with your feet, and just take off."
What caused all this hubbub? An anonymous response to a question on Quora, which asked how Zynga employees felt about the company's share price crash earlier in the summer. The unverified writer alleged that his start up, after being acquired by Zynga, suffered a work crunch that resulted in breakdowns and relationship disasters.
"I watched alcoholism and substance abuse skyrocket, relationships crumble (including my own), people slept on office couches, two developers got divorced, one nervous breakdown," he claimed, adding that the staff were promised an "around $20 a share" when the financial results came through.
Needless to say, other users on the site weren't impressed - including Vuori. Other writers claiming to also be Zynga employees took to the website to argue the claims. The original post was later deleted.
The identity of the writer in question has yet to be discovered.
"No one is forcing anyone to work here against their will," writes the studio manager. "If you are a top performer, you WILL be rewarded (no politics required). If you are not a top performer, it might suck a little bit. But you can vote with your feet, and just take off."
What caused all this hubbub? An anonymous response to a question on Quora, which asked how Zynga employees felt about the company's share price crash earlier in the summer. The unverified writer alleged that his start up, after being acquired by Zynga, suffered a work crunch that resulted in breakdowns and relationship disasters.
"I watched alcoholism and substance abuse skyrocket, relationships crumble (including my own), people slept on office couches, two developers got divorced, one nervous breakdown," he claimed, adding that the staff were promised an "around $20 a share" when the financial results came through.
Needless to say, other users on the site weren't impressed - including Vuori. Other writers claiming to also be Zynga employees took to the website to argue the claims. The original post was later deleted.
The identity of the writer in question has yet to be discovered.
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