Madison reveals experiences working at LMG

[Rackneh]

6 minutes ago, redf5 said:

It is really hard to know. Her posts scream mental issues to me. No report, no lawsuit, I'm sorry, but I can't believe her on everything she claims on a ... trust me bro basis. If her mental state prevented her from pursuing a lawsuit, that's a shame, but now we can never know.

Do you think she can't sue anymore?

She just decided to go public and if the treatment she received is indeed that bad I can imagine it caused some mental issues.

That aside she said in the thread (That you maybe wanna actually read through) that one of the reasons she didn't go legal is because she was afraid of fighting a big company legally.

[Orbital_Aurora]

1 minute ago, mr_vpw said:

Generally speaking, I would never expect a company to publicly comment on a employee. It's strongly advised against by any vaguely credible HR firm.

As a company that relies solely on their following it may be different, and Linus has a tendency to not shut up when he should, so I would not bet my life on that.

[RWxAshley]

5 hours ago, DaytonaDragon said:

 

Ooooooook.... I'm officially out of here.

Edited August 16, 2023 by LogicalDrm

[the_real_ch3]

3 minutes ago, William Isted said:

Are you for real? "internal investigations" ... yes. But by who? The company that is alleged to have behaived in this manner including if not primarily the managers?

The company hires an outside law firm to do the investigation.

[mMontana]

@digitalscream your personal condition might be a "special lens" to read people through their words and willing to express.

[Empyreal]

21 minutes ago, Hendo16 said:

How exactly is Madison getting rich from this? And why are you being so presumptuous that its completely fake as opposed to having a more nuanced view?

No evidence = baseless. There's no arguing about it.

[Entersprite]

I'm sorry but I just find this a little bit "well-timed". She is with the company for almost 3 years now (or maybe longer), why didn't she bring these accusations up earlier? Why now, when the house is already burning anyway? If I'd be mistreated by my company, I'd silently look for another job and either quit, or confront with my employer when I have a new place to go in case of firing, but definitely not when it's already going down. She's just poking holes on a side of a sinking ship, what exactly is she expecting from this? Revenge? I find this new "shoot-first-ask-later" trend disgusting. If you are harassed at your workplace, go to court, do it properly.

[Permux]

4 minutes ago, William Isted said:

Are you for real? "internal investigations" ... yes. But by who? The company that is alleged to have behaived in this manner including if not primarily the managers?

Who?

There are many company’s and division which are specialised for it. Even KPMG, PWC etc. or Lawfirms like Hogen Lovells , Kirksland & Ellis to name only a few

[Middcore]

Just now, Entersprite said:

I'm sorry but I just find this a little bit "well-timed". She is with the company for almost 3 years now (or maybe longer)

 

She left LTT in early 2022, I believe January 2022. It was discussed at the time. Baffling to me how many people in this thread think she's still been at the company this whole time. 

[Rackneh]

7 minutes ago, Tehkast said:

This whole thing just reads like she was a bad fit for LTT they both knew it and had different expectations. 

 

From LTT side she needed to be put her place regarding her workload start on a bad footing, what is expected is just disregarded you never overcome that later and get genuine worker take the piss early always will.

 

From her side The only part that is wrong is the grabbing if that is true should of just reported it to the police then and there screw work place politics at least have a file opened, as far as comments hard to know what is a joke now days when you're on good terms its all fine once soured that same thing was ok before now isn't and easy to change context.

 

Best thing for this is both sides just don't interact again LTT shouldn't even acknowledge this short of her bringing proof of sexual assualt.

This isn't just about heavy work, it's about alleged innapropriate behaviour by higher ups. From verbal abuse to sexual harrasment.

Even if it's just verbal abuse: That should 100% be adressed and who ever thought it was okay to let their feefees dictate how they treat employees should be axed immediately.
If they're not they can be more honest and show us the toxic work enviroment during behind the scenes content. If people are actually being yelled at and degraded then either fix it or have the balls to flaunt it.

 

[Mikensan]

There's probably some truth and some embellishment. People get wronged and when they try to right those wrongs they exaggerate the situation for a more desirable outcome. "Because my shipment was delayed I had to stay home and miss a funeral - how are you going to make this right?!" While true, it's likely they never wanted to go to the funeral in the first place. So keep that in mind when reading any complaint - it's probably true but there are also some things stretched out, left out, and misrepresented.

 

Assuming she really cut herself to get time off, it clearly demonstrates she has some deeper rooted issues. Having issues does NOT mean she's a liar, only that her perception of the world and its events are skewed. I think her biggest mistake in coming out, was that statement. It shows 1 - nobody at the office was going to give her shit for needing medical treatment (she said it was the only way to not get "told off" much like with Linus' assistant who had his wisdom teeth removed without any complaints). 2 - Shows that she's mentally unstable.. between the public opinion and very likely in a court of law, will be used against her. While I think if she's been wronged she should definitely speak out about it, I worry in her current mental state whether or not she can handle it. She would probably have a total meltdown if she read some of the shit in this thread. 

 

And that's what I mean by she could be telling the truth but not the whole truth. She's proven LMG would give you space and time for medical treatment but painted the picture black with self-harm and that the sick-time she did request prior was used against her. She didn't elaborate as what the "told off" meant but clearly she wasn't taking sick time for medical emergencies. It's easy to speculate and go down that rabbit hole - but clearly there's more to the story.

 

Before rushing to attack her or LMG, maybe wait for more information? Understand she's hurt and is trying to tell her story - even if she's not telling the whole story it's important to listen for the bits that may be accurate.

[Vexenar]

Is there a reason why this topic was removed from public view for a couple of minutes? 

[affa]

4 minutes ago, mr_vpw said:

Generally speaking, I would never expect a company to publicly comment on a employee. It's strongly advised against by any vaguely credible HR firm.

Still no need to address this situation directly, but what they can do, is to say how they are going to handle issues a co-worker opens up. Code of conduct and so on.  I guess some clear guidelines for the employees, and transparency about those to the community, that would make this rocky boat a bit more solid.

[HesCalledTheStig]

6 minutes ago, axbu89 said:

Yeah I'm done. It's been 10 years and I am all the way out.

Came here just to tell us that?  Don’t let the door hit ya….

 

Maybe give this time to play out.  No one knows all the details but the people involved. Hell, we don’t know if this is true or not. I’m sure LMG has its reasons for not responding to this. Why would they?  It would only stir the pot more. If they admit to any wrong doings the community will lynch them.  If they don’t respond the community will lynch them. If it gets handled silently the community will lynch them. It’s a lose lose situation any way you look at it. There are too many questions and speculations at this point. 
 

Any way, back on point, peace out Girl Scout. Good luck with your protest!

[Skipple]

Just now, affa said:

Still no need to address this situation directly, but what they can do, is to say how they are going to handle issues a co-worker opens up. Code of conduct and so on.  I guess some clear guidelines for the employees, and transparency about those to the community, that would make this rocky boat a bit more solid.

There was a video that was leaked from an internal meeting at LMG that was just this. IMO, this is an internal topic at LMG and doesn't need to be / shouldn't brought into the open. 

[Tehkast]

3 minutes ago, Rackneh said:

This isn't just about heavy work, it's about alleged innapropriate behaviour by higher ups. From verbal abuse to sexual harrasment.

Even if it's just verbal abuse: That should 100% be adressed and who ever thought it was okay to let their feefees dictate how they treat employees should be axed immediately.
If they're not they can be more honest and show us the toxic work enviroment during behind the scenes content. If people are actually being yelled at and degraded then either fix it or have the balls to flaunt it.

 

All about context can see people would of thought Berckle (Sorry for spelling) was not always appropriate for the workplace but that was the chosen environment. You cannot turn up has a difference of expectations and expect everyone to change for you. 

 

This is all ofc within reason but be that jokes/banter/just manner of speaking she just clearly didn't fit that environment.

 

Toxic is subjective.

 

Just also wanna add LTT could all be bellends never worked there but just want to make sure we don't do what seems to happen believe one side and just make up our minds otherwise would could end up with a Turd in our beds all over again.

[Vexenar]

14 minutes ago, Entersprite said:

I'm sorry but I just find this a little bit "well-timed". She is with the company for almost 3 years now (or maybe longer), why didn't she bring these accusations up earlier? Why now, when the house is already burning anyway? If I'd be mistreated by my company, I'd silently look for another job and either quit, or confront with my employer when I have a new place to go in case of firing, but definitely not when it's already going down. She's just poking holes on a side of a sinking ship, what exactly is she expecting from this? Revenge? I find this new "shoot-first-ask-later" trend disgusting. If you are harassed at your workplace, go to court, do it properly.

Why do women come out with sexual allegations years after the fact? 
Shame? Fear of future employment? Backlash from a community? 

Let's be real here and say it like it is, LMG's fanbase base has very vocal minority that harass employees, send death threats and in their eyes LMG (or more specifically Linus) can't do anything wrong. The most likely reason she decided to write those tweets now is because most of the attention is directed at Gamers Nexus their piece, so the potential fallout against her is less severe from the fanbase when they are preoccupied with Steve and his allegations about bad work practice. 

She was hired at a pretty young age without a lot of experience in the field so to realistically expect her to flourish at a company like LMG that has a track record of burnout and high work pressure probably wasn't the best situation for her. Not to mention the lack of handrails the company has to help people who are dealing with burnout or mental issues from the work pressure. 

And it's not just about the workload, it's also about inappropriate actions. 

[HesCalledTheStig]

2 minutes ago, Skipple said:

There was a video that was leaked from an internal meeting at LMG that was just this. IMO, this is an internal topic at LMG and doesn't need to be / shouldn't brought into the open. 

Exactly!  The toxicity of social media just ensures that everyone is going to jump to conclusions before knowing any truths or details. For all we know this is already being handled and there is a reason LMG isn’t responding to any of this.  

[DrHax34]

2 minutes ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

Exactly!  The toxicity of social media just ensures that everyone is going to jump to conclusions before knowing any truths or details. For all we know this is already being handled and there is a reason LMG isn’t responding to any of this.  

LMG isn't responding to any of this because it's like 6AM in Vancouver, calm down and wait till they wake up.

[Middcore]

2 minutes ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

For all we know this is already being handled 

Just like the Billet Labs situation was "already being handled," and Steve would have known it if he'd asked Linus, when in reality Billet didn't hear from LTT until Steve's video came out?

[ginsardi]

This is literally not a topic for community discussion. If she feels she was discriminated against and a victim of a hostile workplace, she needs to go talk to a lawyer. THIS IS NOT A COMMUNITY TOPIC FOR ENTERTAINMENT. She needs help. Throwing gasoline on an accusatory fire is absolutely not the way to go about this. Leave that girl alone, and if she's reading this, go get help, both legally and psychologically.

 

Threads like this are how people end up harming themselves even more than they already have. STOP!

[Hendo16]

15 minutes ago, Empyreal said:

No evidence = baseless. There's no arguing about it.

Hey everyone, its okay! We've got an expert on SA accusations and what makes them valid - because she didn't have a camera setup documenting the incident then there's absolutely no way it could've happened, it must be a lie. Couldn't be a more nuanced issue, it really is that black and white! Case closed, move on!

[HesCalledTheStig]

Just now, DrHax34 said:

LMG isn't responding to any of this because it's like 6AM in Vancouver, calm down and wait till they wake up.

Lol. Look at you, telling me to calm down when you’re the one that seems all worked up. Re-read what I said and tell me where I’m worked up

[hassam222]

23 minutes ago, avg123 said:

Has linus said anything about madisons tweets?

Dude is asleep. It's not even 7 am where he is.

[Middcore]

1 hour ago, HesCalledTheStig said:

Out of all the employees in the company, she is the only one that was singled out, belittled and sexualized?  

 

It's that hard for you to believe that one of the only female employees in the company (especially at the time) and the youngest was the one who got treated this way? Really?