So the game company that hired my partner is trying to weasel their way out of paying her the sign-on bonus and relocation money. Absolute fuckers. Not only that, they're trying to get her to give it up willingly by making her feel bad that she is "taking advantage" of the multi-million dollar company, while constantly saying it "wasn't their fault" and "for the record, we never mentioned the [sign on bonus]."
They did. I know, because I sat in on the zoom interview and read the contracts before she signed them. I went over the paper trail and prepared a response for her, but the fact of the matter is that they almost (and still might) got away with it.
My partner doesn't want to fight it. Like many others, she dislikes confrontation. She told me she's afraid the boss will "do things to make her life miserable at work". She got very scared when her boss immediately jumped to conclusions and accused her of "taking advantage" of them.
I get it. The reality is that she needs and wants this job.
But man, this industry. Might I say, the sign-on bonus and the relocation money was a pittance. Those were insulting numbers to begin with.
Bad news: your gal had to endure sifting through paragraphs upon paragraphs of fragile white male ego before formulating a response and letting the boss feel like he got a "win" so he wouldn't retaliate
I am very tired
