Former Blizzard employee claims he was fired for World of Warcraft corporate greed parody
A former Activision Blizzard employee has claimed he was fired for writing jokes parodying corporate greed in World of Warcraft.
Blizzard scribe Eric Covington says he wrote jokes «lampooning generic corporate gree» for the game's Loot Specialist loot goblin, a character working for the in-game Venture Company.
However, Covington claims Blizzard leadership then «saw a reflection» in his words, and he was swiftly fired after nine years of service.
«I wrote jokes lampooning generic corporate greed for a Venture Company loot goblin (very in-character), but then leadership walked face first into the joke after string lock while my focus was getting the patch done,» Covington wrote on Twitter.
«Because of their embarrassment, I'm no longer at Blizzard.»
He continued: «No consideration or trust [was] extended to at least ask me what my intentions were for the character (Was it targeted at anyone? Nope.)
»[There was also] no polite request to let me handle it and hotfix some lines because of circumstances (I would have willingly and understandably helped)."
Some of Convington's lines include: «Time to go back to the office!», «Another record quarter for revenue!», and «Let's call this a cost-of-living adjustment».
I wrote jokes lampooning generic corporate greed for a Venture Company loot goblin (very in character), but then leadership walked face first into the joke after string lock while my focus was getting the patch done. Because of their embarrassment, I’m no longer at Blizzard. https://t.co/jrPmKnGig4 pic.twitter.com/EqspeWGXCQ
He additionally noted that his jokes were included in marketing materials, even after he'd left the company. «They took it down after I pointed out the hypocrisy,» he added.
«Nine years of
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