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Source: posted to Twitter just now by Jon Renish [link]

Transcript:

"Terminated BioWare Employees Sue for Better Severance On August 23 of this year, Edmonton video game studio BioWare ULC terminated 50 employees without cause. In most recent court cases of termination without cause, Alberta Courts have awarded at least one month of severance pay per year of service, with the full value of all benefits included; the severance that BioWare offered to these employees was significantly less than this amount. Several of those ex-employees attempted to negotiate with BioWare for adequate severance, but BioWare refused to increase its severance amounts. Seven employees, with an average of 14 years at BioWare, have refused to accept BioWare's low offers, and have filed a Statement of Claim with Alberta's Court of King's Bench, requesting fair severance pay and including a request for punitive damages for what they say is unreasonably poor treatment by BioWare. "In light of the numerous recent industry layoffs and the fact that BioWare's NDAs prevent us from showing any of our recent work on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf in our portfolios, we are very concerned about the difficulty many of us will have finding work as the holiday season approaches," said one of the terminated employees, "While we remain supportive of the game we worked so hard on, and of our colleagues continuing that work, we are struggling to understand why BioWare is shortchanging us in this challenging time." R. Alex Kennedy, counsel for the seven employees, says that even in cases where BioWare has contracts that discuss termination, BioWare may have included illegal provisions: "There are many situations where employers include termination provisions that are not enforced by the Courts," he said, "and I think we see that in this case too. BioWare attempted to reduce its obligation to these employees well below what the courts typically award, including by eliminating benefits from its termination pay - that appears to be contrary to the Employment Standards Code." In Kennedy's opinion, these employees deserve generous severance pay: "These people are artists and creators who have worked very hard and for a very long time in a difficult industry, producing big profits for their employer. Their termination without cause en masse like this calls for a response. Employers here can terminate anyone at any time without cause, but with that right comes a responsibility to the people they put in that situation.""

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being in a fandom long term: urrrrrrrrrrgh not this shitty argument again we’ve covered this

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—There were 137 regulations telling me I couldn't

—So you got them changed?

—No. Now I just don't give a damn

*a few moments later*

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Thane: kolyat, I've taken many bad things out of the world.

Thane: You're the only good thing I ever added to it. 🥺

Me:

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There are not enough people horny for this woman… my god look at her😩✨🫶🏾

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so that new barbie movie trailer, huh?

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Archangel 🌇

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HOW IS THE FIRST KISS IN THIS CAMPAIGN BETWEEN ROBOTS AND HOW IS IT SO SWEET

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shepard during the leviathan dlc: [climbs into a questionable mech] [solos an underwater mission to meet an ageless being] [returns completely disoriented] [passes out mid-battle] 

garrus, dragging her to cover: YOU! STRESS! ME! OUT! SO FUCKING BAD!!!!!!

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Shadow Broker intercepted pt 2. Post Arrival DLC.

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Subject(s): Tali’Zorah Vas Normandy, Garrus Vakarian, Jeff Moreau.

Location: Normandy SR2.

Mode: Text.

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[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]

19:22- TZ: is Shepard taking visitors yet?

19:22- JM: Nah. She’s always a monster after an injury, wouldn’t want to see her yet anyways

19:22- TZ: how bad is it?

19:22- GV: Hackett is a raging moron, if he pulls a stunt like this again…

19:22- JM: Bruised lung, third degree burns, concussion, a handful of gunshot wounds. Pretty typical for LC actually

19:23- TZ: Garrus try to talk to her, she’s not answering me

19:23- JM: Word of advice Big Guy—— DONT. She’ll rip you apart

19:23- TZ: don’t listen to him. for some unknown reason she has a soft spot for you

19:23- GV: i cant believe she followed that order. reckless and ridiculous

19:23- TZ: shut up and go

19:23- GV: fine

[END TRANSCRIPT]

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SUBJECTS: GARRUS VAKARIAN, JANE SHEPARD

LOCATION: NORMANDY SR2

MODE: TEXT

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[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]

19:23- GV: any room in the medbay for your favourite turian?

19:23- JS: thought i already told you, Oraka’s my favourite turian.

19:24- GV: i know, but he couldn’t make it, sadly.

19:24- JS: pity

19:24- GV: so?

19:24- JS: no room

19:24- GV: bullshit

19:24- JS: sorry garrus

19:24- GV: cmon, everyone’s worried about you.

19:24- JS: fucking exactly. im not the victim here. this isn’t about me.

19:24- GV: people tend to worry when you leave a trail of blood leading to the medbay. I would know

19:25- JS: you’re worried about me? I’m blushing

19:25- GV: let me see?

19:27- JS: fine. get your flat ass over here.

19:27- GV: grumpy.

19:27- JS: bring my rations, im fucking starving

19:27- GV: Joker advised i stay away from you. He might’ve been right

19:27- JS: where’s my fucking food

[END TRANSCRIPT]

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im on vacation have a fenhawke kiss

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“You sacrificed your power so you could walk?”

“I sacrificed my power so that I could sleep.”

Good God. Who let the writers do this to me. Two years later and I still think about this scene all the time 😭✋

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I compiled some of Garrus from the Citadel DLC content this has all been posted somewhere by someone but idc i wanted to post my own shepard now listen to me ramble:

Keep reading

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*All of Shepard's friends making fun of her for falling through a fish tank*

Shepard, who was getting shot at and almost plummeted to her death:

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Went a little silly this time lol. Fun in the sun for Shepard & Garrus!

Thank you so much @leafy-yezi !