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EA Spouse Outed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hope-someone-still-has-their-job dept.

patio11 writes "EA Spouse, who sparked a revolution (or, at least, a wave of lawsuits and promises for improvement) in the game development industry with a blog post decrying labor practices at Electronics Arts, was outed as Erin Hoffman in a Mercury News article. She and then-fiance, now-husband Leander Hasty were plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits against EA and continue to develop games and be activists for better working conditions for game developers." From the article: "More than a year later, game developers have won settlements in three class-action lawsuits alleging EA created exhausting work schedules without paying overtime and successfully pressed employers to ease unrelenting workloads. And EA Spouse, whose true identity has been cloaked until now, is becoming a voice against America's culture of overwork."

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  1. Right on! by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...has been cloaked until now, is becoming a voice against America's culture of overwork....

    I, for one, am tired of this culture of overwork in America. Occassionally I have to close my browser and answer a phone call. This is intruding into my social life entirely too much.

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  2. right back at ya, fascisst pig! by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Work hard, millions on welfare are depending on you!

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  3. Re:Ingrained Behaviour by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is not only good for the economy as a whole, but it's also a good way to increase personal income and purchasing power.

    Absolutely - when I was over in the USA the other week, I found my effective personal income and purchasing power was greatly increased by the sorry state of the Dollar compared with the Euro.

    So please, carry on! I have my eye on a rather nice telephoto lens to complement the one I bought last week, and the reduction is price is brilliant! :-)

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  4. Re:Ingrained Behaviour by sesshomaru · · Score: 4, Funny
    Encouraging Chinese production and foreign purchases. Thus your money is going into Chinese pockets instead of European pockets. Which is good for the Chinese at the moment, and very, very bad for the EU countries currently experiencing a recession.
    Fixed that for you.
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