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Electronic Arts Facing Possible Class Action Lawsuit
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."
While I agree that we have laws for this sort of thing, we also have contracts for this sort of thing. Has it ever occured to quitting a job is ONLY not an option for people who make their decisions entirely on the criterion of lifestyle? People generally have two options in life, live within your means or adjust your means to your lifestyle.
If the company is breaking the law, they should be punished. If the company is simply enforcing contracts that people agreed to when the dollar signs overrode their common sense, the employees should shut up or consider a career change.
You either do what you need to do or you shut up about it. That includes changing lifestyle or changing careers.
Never confuse volume with power.
Where do you fucking commies come from anyway?
You just seem to seep out of the woodwork whenever some story whining about bad work conditions comes up. Quit whining and find a better job!
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
This is every "exempt" salary position in corporate America. Get over it.
This guy complains because his employer put him to work on a project he didn't like - hey, that's what they're paying you for, boyo. If you want to earn the big bucks be prepared to pay the price.
What do you guys want? A medal?
The legal profession has been doing these types of hours since...oh I don't know...the dawn of time? 13 hour days? And? So? What makes you so special?
At least your days start at 9 am ERTS, try settling down into your desk at 2:30am one day, then file your class action.
And what makes this look even more pathetic, apparently we make approximately the same salary as you bitches but we have but we have this great kicker: Hours worked don't equal hours billed.
Oh its great...we have to bill 200 hours per month, but thanks to the clients' "fee schedule" you have to work 80-90 hours per week to get the 50 your firm expects. It might take 5 hours to draft a motion to compel but client will only allow 1.8 billed. How is that for "unfair labor practices."
From the legal profession to the cry baby coders: Kiss it and use some tongue 'cause its Friday.