game news They all stopped on the day of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom release!
On May 12th, Nintendo was finally ready to release The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. For a number of shops and retailers it was clearly one of the new releases of the year and an event not to be missed. However, it was also the perfect opportunity for these employees to sound the alarm about their working conditions.
The release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was a real phenomenon
For many months, players counted the days that separated them from release The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In another world, the wait could have been much shorter since then Nintendo recently announced that the game had been “done” for some time
Speaking of hours, players who wanted to get their copy of the game as quickly as possible also made every sacrificeeven if it means The crane base in front of the shops or going to bed late on the evening of May 11 and 12 after picking up their cartridge in the middle of the night at a participating store. Others, wiser, have taken the lead at the time of Klar’s final official release date announcement Tears of the Kingdomto take some time out and spend a few days playing hard with Nintendo’s newest exclusive game. However, one amazing category remains: the one that includes employees who made the decision to step down on the day of exit. Since this was not possible due to the love of the game, this decision had a very specific reason!
These weary employees are closing up shop when Tears of the Kingdom releases!
Across the Atlantic, GameStop video game store business was booming sharpen etc SocksTherefore What an incredible story in January 2021. Adding to this climate of instability sometimes appalling working conditions for the staff who wanted to denounce them during the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. For a very large number of stores in the land of Uncle Sam is the introduction of the suite of breath of the wild was a phenomenon that led to queues stretching as far as the eye could see and a surge in shopping, in store and online, like no other. It was therefore a godsend for GameStop and, as in France, some stores had organized night openings to distribute the game from midnight.
According to a post on Facebook and Reddit, all staff at a Michigan GameStop have quit because of poor working conditions pic.twitter.com/9NOjDpDhK6
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Unfortunately, due to the poor working conditions, GameStop employees in Brighton have made the decision to resign with immediate effect which does not outweigh them.
It wasn’t the same for the Brighton, Michigan store. According to some local residents, if the store had opened its doors at night, Shoppers arriving the next morning found the door locked. At the shop window front, the employees had paid attention to the presentation a message to announce her resignation. It is therefore not entirely clear whether the fire broke out last night or whether this decision was made well in advance. Nonetheless, that morning the staff had decided to close the curtain after mounting difficulties (Work overload, low salary, management problems, threats, etc.). Just three hours after the announcement of these resignations, the store was able to welcome customers again. The press release posted at the entrance can be found above.
