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Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by tantalor on Friday December 18, 2020 @08:57AM (#25467082)
Retaliation against whistleblowers is illegal.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by chrismeller on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:05AM (#25467151)
Sure, in theory. In practice they would have let you go for performance reasons, which are only supported by this game being pulled from the store.

Of course you can fight it, but while you do you still have to pay your bills and pay a lawyer, all with no income and no guarantee that it will ever make a difference, let alone when it would be resolved.

EDIT: And all that presumed that the whistleblower protections would actually apply in this case. If it were something clearly illegal you’d have a better case, but really here all you’ve got is possibly fraud and a pretty mild version at that. Proving fraud is tough...

Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by p0nce on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:03AM (#25467132)
Typical developer is not allowed by contract to say anything related to the product externally. They are just respecting a contract they signed.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by meibo on Friday December 18, 2020 @12:09PM (#25469213)
That's basically all of the game industry - from testers to PR to HR to art.

When I onboarded at a global AAA game dev place in Japan, I got a separate sheet detailing my rights as a whistleblower - it's lucky to have these, but I doubt anyone would risk their standing/future in the industry because of something like this, especially during a pandemic.

Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by duskwuff on Friday December 18, 2020 @03:58PM (#25471914)
Even in places where that is true, that typically only applies to employees "blowing the whistle" on illegal behavior, like violations of labor codes or hazardous conditions. It's not a blanket immunity for anyone with something negative to say about their employer.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by oneeyedpigeon on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:04AM (#25467139)
Not in Poland.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by cambalache on Friday December 18, 2020 @10:47AM (#25468149)
Are you actually Polish? Or are you just assuming because it is not America they dont "enjoy" America Freedom(C)?
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by oneeyedpigeon on Friday December 18, 2020 @11:26AM (#25468600)
European. I researched whether or not Poland has legal protection for whistleblowers and it turns out they don't.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by cambalache on Friday December 18, 2020 @07:48PM (#25473907)
I hardly doubt that many legislations will go out of their way to specifically protect whistleblowers, but what do I know about laws?
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds by frenchy on Friday December 18, 2020 @01:15PM (#25470072)
I'm not sure if this is being sarcastic or not. Doesn't America have some of the weakest employee protection in the developed world (because, ironically, freedom)?