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[–] [email protected] 107 points 1 year ago (5 children)

While not being directly related it might be worth noting that a former employee of lmg has now come forward on twitter to describe in gory detail the kind of treatment she received while working there. The culture there sounds utterly disgusting and based on their history it is all extremely believable. Link to the post

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really makes me think they need a union. Also makes me wonder what all Linus learned from this guy who "taught me everything about management" if this is his style of management.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

Linus is explicitly anti-union. He's stated on camera that "if you treat your employees well, you don't need a union." All this bullshit coming out proves that's a fuckin' lie.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This post should be pinned. I went in not liking her because to be she came off on camera as unlikable (giving you this context so you know my mindset going in to the read).

By the end, I was sickened, disgusted and appalled at the treatment she got. I have obviously unsubbed. I was going to wait this out to see how LMG solved this but fuck them. I wish her all the best and as swift a recovery as possible.

The saddest thing is, reading that post, you can tell exactly when she's quoting linus even when she doesn't mention him.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Is Madison the one that became popular in the community after being snarky in a video while they were building a new PC for her? I think I remember her getting a job there afterwards. If I remember correctly, she was really funny.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is there an archive of the chain somewhere? I dont have twitter/x, and it won't let me see anything other than the main tweet

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't read past the opening tweet without logging into twitter. Could you summarise or link to an article containing the info?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Basically Madison got misled when getting hired, was expected to do way too much work, was verbally and physically sexually abused, and overall just treated like absolute shit. Not to mention that she was belittled when she complained about it