QA employees are an integral piece of ABK, and have a right to be treated with the dignity and respect we deserve. From the recent mass rollout of PIPs with mandatory bug quotas, and a lack of transparent communication between management and employees, there is a clear systemic problem that demands immediate change informed directly by the needs and input of QA employees. These changes are in an effort to improve our work environment as well as communication, and, in turn, improve performance and productivity through the lens of quality assurance, not quantity assurance. The issue is not writing bugs, but requiring a set number of bugs to be written under the threat of disciplinary action which negatively impacts employee mental health and well being. We can make a better ABK that is inclusive of all voices who contribute to this company’s work through currently lacking good faith bargaining.

Therefore we demand the following:

• A clear appeals process with the right to a coworker witness of the employee’s choosing as well as a chance for the employee to present evidence that they have met job expectations

• Mandatory manager training on the concept of progressive discipline and a progressive discipline policy that includes at least two steps before termination

• A commitment from the company that PIPs will be used to facilitate employee growth, and not result in termination without prior warning and opportunity for continued improvement before any disciplinary action is taken

• An end to the irregular practice of requiring QA employees to meet bug quotas, and a meeting with QA employees at respective studios to set standardized metrics that more properly gauge employee productivity in alignment with standard industry practices

• More clear and transparent communication from all levels of the company to QA employees, including but not limited to live Q&A sessions

Progressive discipline and transparent communication allows for accountability both from management and employees while improving the quality of our games. Workers who are treated with dignity and respect are workers who are happy and productive, in turn making a better ABK for all of us.

Signed,

Anthony Perkins
Thomas Berg
Kara Fannon
Allen Junge
Kate Anderson
Steven Hilty
Leo Brochu
Jordan Aldera
Levi Steller
David Diaz
Zach Mahdak
Nick Bastyr
Andrew Graham
Curtis Hinkle
Ivy Shughart
Denny Yates
Carson Post
Jared Peterson
Andrew Snell
Elizabeth Daugherty
Jude David
Deanna Loppnow
Hunter Sassor
Matthew Skalla
Michael Heitkamp
Jordan Kunze
Maya Wesman
Emily Danko
Joseph Nadeau
Dylan Nightingale
Ethan Peterson
Jonathan Jansson
Sam Bendorf
Robert Moss
Ira Piros
Ozzie E Olin
Storm Hart
Roman Stetsko
Seven Larson
Jordann Biddle
Ben Vickery
Avery Kiser
Dennis Tran
Adam Erickson
Hunter Nelson
Cody Ebert
Dillon Rilea
Tristan Zawaszki
Benjamin Ledinsky
Luis Velazquez
Stanton S
Anthony Ambrose
Sean Garrett
Jordan Lamp
Taylor Vickery
Arlen Sinarath
Zach Eby
Jaedon Wehrman
Michael Rauser
Anthony Pearce
Samuel Mergens
Cormac Strahnson
Chris Roberts-Siros
Cody Allen
Hunter Sassor
Milo Yarusso
James Thornton
Amber La Macchia
Jenna Huffman
Lindsay Jones
Caitlin Hughes
Sergii Trokhanov
Owen Foster
Andy Bui
DeBair Lyde
Tara Thornton
Sofia Francisco
Ava Hennan
James Natividad
Ve Vercher
Andrea Crouch
Tiereney Ulmer
Joseph Churley
Jacqueline Grove
Scout Francke
Liam Cobb
Mitchell Mire
Spencer Harmon
Scout Weir
Hans Rosenthal
Ethan Corpus
Chase Rhodes
Elias Warren
James Anderson
Sarah Smith
James Fussell
Cliff Halasz
Alexander Zukoff
Zoe Wimberly
Ryan Petrey
Scout Weir
David Lewis