US EditionUbisoft fires developer who publicly opposed its return-to-office mandate
- David Michaud-Cromp, level design team lead at Ubisoft Montreal, posted on LinkedIn, `I was terminated by Ubisoft, effective immediately,` Kotaku reported the firing followed earlier discipline.
- On January 23, David Michaud-Cromp publicly opposed Ubisoft’s return-to-office mandate requiring staff in offices five days a week.
- After the post, the company pointed to its Code of Conduct and escalation procedures, while a Ubisoft spokesperson told Kotaku `Sharing feedback or opinions respectfully does not lead to a dismissal`.
- This incident adds to Ubisoft's bad press, as unions representing Ubisoft workers recently called for a three-day strike amid last month's Tencent-funded bailout.
- Shortly after Ubisoft Halifax unionized, the restructuring led to studio closures, layoffs and cancellation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake.
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Le Journal de QuebecDavid Michaud-Cromp was said to have been thanked after criticizing on LinkedIn the new policy requiring the return to the office five days a week
Ubisoft fires developer who publicly opposed its return-to-office mandate
David Michaud-Cromp, level design team lead at Ubisoft Montreal, says he was placed on unpaid disciplinary suspension last week for publicly speaking out against the company's RTO plans. Ubisoft is forcing employees back into the office full-time five days per week, with a limited number of annual remote work days...Read Entire Article
Veteran 'Assassin's Creed' Dev Fired By Ubisoft After Serving Three-Day Suspension For Criticizing Return-To-Office Orders
After 13 years helping chart the course for the Assassin Creed franchise, Ubisoft has handed the pink slip to long-time series mission/quest designer David Michaud-Cromp – a decision that while normally nothing to write home about, raises eyebrows in this instance due to it being made just shortly after the dev was handed a brief suspension for criticizing the company’s recent return-to-work order. Arno Dorian (Dan Jeannotte) puts a French soldi…
Ubisoft has dismissed an experienced Assassin's Creed developer after he had previously publicly criticized the return to permanent office duty with the publisher.
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