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Electronic Arts Facing Possible Class Action Lawsuit

Posted by Zonk on from the what-goes-around-yada-yada dept.

As a follow-up to yesterday's story about a frustrated EA employee's spouse, several readers wrote in to report that EA is now facing a possible class action lawsuit from disgruntled employees. Besides the Gamespot coverage, Kotaku has a discussion of it as well. To add to the "frustrated EA worker" momentum, a former employee named Joe Straitiff has posted about his experiences as well. From his post: "So I'm posting under my real name -- you have to stand up to this type of thing or it will continue. And every company will become EA so that can compete... Remember, you can't spell ExploitAtion without EA."

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  1. Former EA Employees? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't that like, the whole gaming industry?

    1. Re:Former EA Employees? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      If enough people get up and walk out at once, they're screwed.

      You know, "Prisoner's Dilemma" would be a totally kickass name for an RPG.

    2. Re:Former EA Employees? by iamacat · · Score: 2, Funny
      Do yourself a favor and join a big company. You will get:

      • No overtime paid
      • Incompetence in management
      • Unimpressive salary for your job description, but Ok for living.
      • A risk of a layoff for outsourcing reasons or just to make balance sheet look good to shareholders.


      but probably will not be tortured otherwise. Just medical liability lawsuits for repetitive motion injury would kill them. Hopefully we'll see EA part with their ill-gotten profits soon enough.
    3. Re:Former EA Employees? by rah1420 · · Score: 5, Funny

      My grand-dad was a railroad telegrapher. He once told the supervisor that he was going to take the afternoon off and go fishing. His supervisor said "Dick, I'd appreciate it if you ASKED me if you can take the afternoon off."

      My grand-dad looked at him witheringly. "I will NEVER ask you if I can leave work. I may, however, ask you if I can come back..."

      --
      Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.
  2. If this was a football game... by Zeppelingb · · Score: 5, Funny

    John Madden says, "You just hate to see that!"

  3. Wonder how long it'll take them... by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny
    to come up with NLA Lawsuit 2005.

    "Starting this week and lasting through the end of the season, you can get the #1-selling lawsuit game for an unbelievable $29.95!"

    --
    An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
  4. Re:A few thoughts by petril · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they are studying a human behaviour in extreme conditions using their own employees, for next Sims?

    --
    "Never give up, never surrender!"
  5. Words to live by... by telstar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't hate the player ... hate the game!

  6. How much do you want to bet... by JumperCable · · Score: 3, Funny

    that the class action results in an award for payment of lawyer fees & $5 off their next EA game purchase.

  7. errrrm by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Electronic Arts news release: due to popular demand, and the growing number of civil actions filed in this country, Electronic Arts announces a new game due to hit stores just in time for Christmas '05

    commercial begins

    -Johnny Cochran comes out-

    EA COURTS : it's in the game!

  8. "Disgruntled?" by GSpot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Has anyone ever heard of a "gruntled" employee? Just wondering.

    1. Re:"Disgruntled?" by jratcliffe · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sure, they're people who work at companies with an "ept" management team. :)

    2. Re:"Disgruntled?" by scribblej · · Score: 4, Funny

      I used to work at a place like that. I was whelmed.

  9. Re:Can you smell the outsourcing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, but EA Cricket 2005 will kick ass

  10. There's no balance by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 5, Funny
    The responses so far

    So quit! --- 51%
    Unionize! --- 48%

    Odd... I've seen those numbers somewhere before.

    --
    --- Ban humanity.
    1. Re:There's no balance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, it's a clear, unambiguous mandate to quit!

  11. Re:Long hours at Angel Studios - but no complaints by mikael · · Score: 2, Funny

    really good food, lunch time barbecues, lunch time head shavings, etc.

    The food part sounds good, but I'd prefer to work for a company that gave me at least 30 minutes of spare time every three months to get a decent haircut. Or do they take missing deadlines really seriously?

    --
    Vintage computer adverts: http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/computers-and-software-ads
  12. Re:A few thoughts by LegionX · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well.. my sim just died of exhaustion from working too much and having too little spare time.. i guess some of the EA people know how it works, just not the right departement :)

  13. Re:just quit by f8free · · Score: 2, Funny

    I could do a boycott... I was getting tired of taking every damn sport to "the street," anyway.

  14. Re:sweatshops usually make the nice clothes... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Video games make the nice clothes?