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Several employees had created a group chat on Nintendo's Microsoft Teams server called "The Laughing Zone." It was supposed to be a lighthearted place for coworkers to share memes with one another. That changed when a male translator was added to the group. Soon, he posted Reddit screenshots about why Vaporeon was the best Pokémon to have sex with. Hannah was disgusted by the explicit descriptions. When the conversation turned to Genshin Impact, the translator posted a gif of Paimon, a child character in the game. He posted about how it's okay to be sexually attracted to Paimon despite the character's childlike appearance, voice, and personality. Hannah screenshotted the sexual comments and attempted to escalate the situation with Aerotek, the staffing company she was contracted under while working at the Redmond, Washington headquarters.

Hannah also told Kotaku that she struggled to assert her financial worth while testing Nintendo's games. After working at Nintendo for nine years, she found out a more junior male contractor in her testing department was making $19 an hour while she was making $16.

Women's discomfort didn't stop at distasteful jokes, and they didn't always feel that they had a safe way to report incidents. One former contractor claimed a more senior tester stalked her between July 2011 and February 2012. He made calls and sent text messages to her phone that one witness felt were "disturbing." Kotaku corroborated reports of his persistent behavior with three other sources. The stalking victim told Kotaku that she cried at her desk and had panic attacks every day. But because the man was "friends with the right people," she didn't feel she could flag the stalking to her contracting company. Three other sources corroborated about how the stalker had free rein to torment his victim.

In fact, it was common for full-time Nintendo employees to date precariously employed contractors. "A lot of the NOA red badges had reputations for using the tester pool of associates as a dating pool," Allison told Kotaku. If you were approached by a red badge, and they appeared to be making moves on you, [other women said that] you didn't want to dissuade them too hard." The upsides of being romantically involved with NOA employees were opportunities and access. The most iconic one was the company Christmas party, which is off-limits to contractors unless they're accompanied by a "red badge." To associates who tried to improve their standing, it was worth dealing with the power imbalance if it meant being a part of the prestigious Nintendo brand.
 

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In fact, it was common for full-time Nintendo employees to date precariously employed contractors. "A lot of the NOA red badges had reputations for using the tester pool of associates as a dating pool," Allison told Kotaku. If you were approached by a red badge, and they appeared to be making moves on you, [other women said that] you didn't want to dissuade them too hard." The upsides of being romantically involved with NOA employees were opportunities and access. The most iconic one was the company Christmas party, which is off-limits to contractors unless they're accompanied by a "red badge." To associates who tried to improve their standing, it was worth dealing with the power imbalance if it meant being a part of the prestigious Nintendo brand.

Damn, they had a system in place for this shyt. :picard:
 

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In fact, it was common for full-time Nintendo employees to date precariously employed contractors. "A lot of the NOA red badges had reputations for using the tester pool of associates as a dating pool," Allison told Kotaku. If you were approached by a red badge, and they appeared to be making moves on you, [other women said that] you didn't want to dissuade them too hard." The upsides of being romantically involved with NOA employees were opportunities and access. The most iconic one was the company Christmas party, which is off-limits to contractors unless they're accompanied by a "red badge." To associates who tried to improve their standing, it was worth dealing with the power imbalance if it meant being a part of the prestigious Nintendo brand.

Everyone's in favor of the quid pro quo shyt until after they get burned by it, no incel but you can't fukk your way up the ladder then have a problem with it after it doesn't work out for you
 

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Everyone's in favor of the quid pro quo shyt until after they get burned by it, no incel but you can't fukk your way up the ladder then have a problem with it after it doesn't work out for you

needs be the first post
 
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