At one company I worked at only one thing mattered: the yearly bonus

Re:At one company I worked at only one thing mattered: the y... by rhexs on Saturday April 30, 2022 @06:11PM (#31219894)

American companies always have bored lawyers on staff, and lawsuits are just day-to-day activities for them. Suing costs the company virtually nothing, while defending against that suit as a private party can be ruinously expensive. The company can almost always afford better PR than you can, and relying or hoping your case going viral and the company backing off due to negative PR isn't going to help you sleep at night.

It isn't fair, but that's how it is. Don't poke the bear anymore than you have to. All you have to do is personally anger one executive and they can go after you.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:At one company I worked at only one thing mattered: the y... by YokoZar on Saturday April 30, 2022 @08:48PM (#31220988)

Retaliating against employees for discussing their working conditions is in fact enormously legally risky for a company. Doubly-so when doing it via SLAPP lawsuits. Why on earth would Valve take the risk?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:At one company I worked at only one thing mattered: the y... by chii on Sunday May 01, 2022 @01:42AM (#31222511)

> Why on earth would Valve take the risk?

yes, exactly. Esp. if he is the only one talking about it this way publicly. If it's truly awful, employees will vote with their wallets and quit.

And if valve wins the law suit, what reward would they have gained, other than stopping him from saying what he has already said (which cannot be taken back). There might be punitive damages to be paid, but it's not like the corporation is going to make money from doing so.

And in fact, making a law suit would legitimize the claims!

[ Parent | on HN ]