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Subnautica Dev Fired Over Controversial Twitter Comments

posted by Fnord666 on Friday February 16 2018, @07:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the get-fired-in-140-chars-or-less dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

A Subnautica developer has reportedly been fired over controversial comments he previously posted to Twitter, with the game's sound designer Simon Chylinski tweeting that he has been ousted from his position at Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

Chylinski has come under fire recently after a number of recent comments he posted to Twitter were placed under the spotlight. The sound designer took to Twitter yesterday to post an update on his status with Unknown Worlds Entertainment, tweeting: "so. i just got fired.. :("

Isn't it illegal to fire someone for their political views in California? Unknown Worlds Entertainment may be in for one hell of an uncapped damages lawsuit.

Source: http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/366749-subnautica-dev-fired-controversial-twitter-comments

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by NotSanguine on Friday February 16 2018, @11:25PM (2 children)

    by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Friday February 16 2018, @11:25PM (#639116) Homepage Journal

    I work in a place where I probably wouldn't make any friends if I let some of my opinions be known. So, I keep my mouth shut, and I also don't post shit on the Internet under my real name for anyone to find with a Google search. Posting controversial stuff on Facebook and Twitter is completely stupid: anyone (including employers or potential employers) can read it, and worse, they can dig it up years later, when you may have changed your views.

    And that's because you're not an idiot.

    Simon Chylinski wasn't fired for his beliefs, his principles or because of his (self proclaimed) proclivity for trolling. He was fired because he was too stupid to separate his personal life from his professional life.

    Perhaps he should move to Alabama and run against Doug Jones in 2021. He might even win, not in spite of his tweet history, but because of it.

    It's not that hard. I don't use the handle 'NotSanguine' anywhere else but here (well, I used it at that other place too). Yes, SN staff, and presumably anyone who hacked the DB could probably figure out who I am IRL pretty easily. However, I keep my social, political and other personal opinions/beliefs to myself in the professional arena. Mostly because they aren't relevant to my professional life.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 17 2018, @09:32PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 17 2018, @09:32PM (#639467)

    NotSanguine, ladies and gents. He thirsts for your blood, thus his dislike of speech used freely.

    Also note that his earlier retort to claimed facts by the ex-dev was to completely dismiss them... using mere ad hominem.

    • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Saturday February 17 2018, @10:55PM

      by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Saturday February 17 2018, @10:55PM (#639498) Homepage Journal

      NotSanguine, ladies and gents. He thirsts for your blood, thus his dislike of speech used freely.

      Also note that his earlier retort to claimed facts by the ex-dev was to completely dismiss them... using mere ad hominem.

      Interesting that you employ the same tactics of which you accuse me. Please review my posting history [soylentnews.org] and show me where I've expressed anything even remotely like what you claim.

      You won't be able to because I've never expressed such a thing.

      In fact, I've even mentioned just that in this thread [soylentnews.org].

      It's actually kind of cute reading your weak attempt to be derisive. Surely you can do better that that, can't you?

      Kissy kissy honey!

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      No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr