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Ex-Blizzard Exec Dragged For Suggesting Gamers Start Tipping (kotaku.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think all CEO's should create some sort of tip platform.

They do so much single handedly for the company, most companies could simply not exist or have any direction without them and their leadership.

And to make things worse they aren't appreciated and are hardly compensated.

Imagine having to go to lunches at fancy golf courses, trips with your peers to exotic locations, all for a measly few hundred million per year?

CEO's are almost being mistreated and borderline persecuted infront of us, and all they want is to be treated and compensated fairly like the average worker with 3 jobs.

Maybe if we all come together and show them that we care , and more importantly, send them as much of our money as we can, then they will feel better about their terrible circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago

Sure, put it out for free and I'll donate the same as I do for any open source software I use.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago

Blizzard is such a disgusting company nowdays. They don't even try to hide it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

They can take the tip of my dick

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

How about shareholders tip me instead?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

If there's a need for tips, your business model sucks and you should be ashamed of yourself.

If there's no need for tips, you could just take some of your perverted bonuses or some of that ridiculous amount of money you take out of children's pockets with micro transactions and show those people some love who did the actual work, you prick. They make millions and millions for you.

What a world we live in where asshats like that step forward and ejaculate their greed into the world and expect applause!

Disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Archived version

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

To all of you who still tip in this day and age: will this convince you that tipping culture only exists to underpay (usually black) workers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

As a white middle-aged guy who spent most of my youth waiting tables for a job...No.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You think we like it!? Stiffing the human who relies on those tips to survive will not change tipping culture.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sure then, tip your landlord for all I care.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Lol, nice strawman.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'd tip the developers, but not the shareholders or execs who treat the developers like slaves...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nah man. Tipping has its place and it’s not to take the place of regular payment for goods. Developer makes a product, I’ll buy it like a product.

Expanding the scope of tipping is not good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Tipping is a exploitive behavior used to underpay staff with a high variance system. Employers need to pay a living wage.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 7 months ago (3 children)

“I’ve often thought ‘I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn’t try to nickel and dime me every second,’”

You know what, I could agree with that opinion if the irony wasn't lost to folks

No. One. Would tip for a blizzard game.

Blizzard DOES nickel and dime you at every second. Literally.
Blizzard has not produced a good game since Overwatch 2.
Blizzard made 8.71 Billion in 2023. They can afford to pay their developers without relying on public donations.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I don't think he's saying to tip for a Blizzard game. He's not at Blizzard anymore (probably still has stock though).

I basically agree, I mean, I'd tip for a game I really like. Actually I do, indirectly. I buy other things from companies like FromSoft. I would go further than you and admit I agree with him despite the irony.