GameStop Employees Walk Out, Post Sign Criticizing District Manager
Seeing an increase in relevance lately thanks to meme stocks, GameStop rose over seven points today as part of its upward trajectory that started on May 24. Despite stock increases, some GameStop employees are walking out, with one notable team leaving a sign criticizing their district manager on the door to their store.
Since the stock memes brought GameStop out of a downward spiral, the specialty gaming business has changed its model in multiple ways such as the company getting into other meme investments like NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain. Traditionally, GameStop has made revenue through trades, add-on insurance, and memberships, but it is diversifying its portfolio for interested investors. Some GameStop employees that don't share those interests have walked away from their jobs over the weekend in protest of a district manager in Nebraska.
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As spotted by Kotaku, four employees at the Gateway Mall location in Lincoln, Nebraska have made the decision to quit GameStop simultaneously, leaving the door to the busy location locked to any gamers looking to make a purchase. With a note from the GameStop employees taped to the door, shoppers were informed that the team quit because their «district manager has no respect» for them as «employees or human beings.» According to the post, sales quotes and performance weren't being met despite the employees' best efforts and the team had less than six months to reach the lofty expectations referred to in the note.
The GameStop employees from Lincoln weren't content leaving their customers waiting for the items they went to the mall to shop for; their note mentions stores that they can still find products at like EntertainMart,
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