Video game development is a long and grueling process. Employees begin their
careers with desires to create inspirational art only to see those aspirations slowly
fade into obscurity, as their beings turn into a submissive mush that only
exists to obey their publisher's bottom line.
Such low morale can push people to the edge only to snap unnecessarily at a
moment's instance, which is exactly what happened at a development studio
today. Without an ounce of critical thinking, a male producer was fired after
asking a female co-worker to see the next vertical slice of their company's
video game project.
For those who aren't aware, a vertical slice is a milestone that demonstrates
progress across all components of a video game project. A demo if you will — an incredibly common phrase used across the industry.
That didn't stop low level employee Dikelene Kliter from presuming yet another
male pig wanted to gasp at her teethy, inner lining.
"I went straight to HR and had that scumbag fired instantly under the
company's zero tolerance policy. I may not shower or shave my legs, but I
knew deep down he wanted to see my greasy pancake stack. Good riddance!"
A company spokesperson reached out to EraError.com to address the scandal.
"We may have had an incredibly important milestone pending to appease
shareholders for further funding that was missed, leaving
the team completely void of financial resources. We've also lost our main
producer, meaning the project is permanently unsalvageable which will result
in 100's of employees about to needlessly lose their jobs.
"However as a company we completely stand by our knee-jerk reaction which
lacked any internal investigation or complicit procedure, as it's left
nothing but positive coverage from destructive virtue signaling sites like
Kotaku and Polygon. In the end, that's what really matters in modern
society."
"If this studio wasn't completely crippled, we'd change the term 'Vertical
Slice' to something less sinister, like a 'Snatch Snap' or some dumb shit
like that. I'll go grab my belongings."
Sure glad Era Error doesn't have an HR department otherwise we'd be on the
street, just like our subject matter.
